News Index
St. Vincent de Paul selected to run two Sonoma County homeless shelters
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today authorized St. Vincent de Paul to provide interim shelter support services and site management at County shelter sites Mickey Zane Place and Eliza’s Village. The contract will be effective Aug. 1 and will last for three years with an option to extend. Additionally, the Board authorized an amendment with St. Vincent to cover current services at Los Guilicos Village through Aug. 31, 2024 or until all Los Guilicos Village guests and operations are transitioned to Eliza’s Village. The budget for the two actions together amounts to just over $5 million. Read full story
District 1 July 2024 Newsletter
On June 14th, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an approximately $2.5 billion balanced budget for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025. Read full story
Weekly roundup for July 19, 2024
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) District Attorney settles consumer protection case against Home Depot; 2) Help shape County land use policies at July 23 Board of Supervisors meeting; 3) Registrar of Voters to host open house on Aug. 1; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note. Read full story
Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore named President of National Association of Counties
Sonoma County District 4 Supervisor James Gore this week was named president of the National Association of Counties, an advocacy organization founded in 1935 to represent the priorities of county governments in the United States. Supervisor Gore was sworn in on July 15 during the association’s Annual Business Meeting in Hillsborough County, Fla., after receiving broad, bipartisan support from elected leaders representing 3,069 rural, urban and suburban counties nationwide. Read full story
Evacuation exercise planned in Sea Ranch on July 21
The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with The Sea Ranch Association and other community preparedness groups, will be holding an evacuation exercise on Sunday, July 21 for the Sea Ranch community. This is the third in a series of evacuation exercises the Department of Emergency Management conducts annually. Read full story
Registrar of Voters invites public to attend Open House on August 1
The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office will be hosting an Open House on Aug. 1, as announced today by Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters. The event will feature two sessions, each including a Q&A "mini-session" to engage with the community and address any questions. Read full story
Fitch Ratings upgrades Sonoma County’s credit rating on Pension Obligation Bonds to AA+
International credit rating firm Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sonoma County’s pension obligation bonds to AA+ from AA, a sign of increasing fiscal stability. Fitch Ratings also affirmed Sonoma County’s Issuer Default Rating at AA+ and provided a “Stable” ratings outlook. Read full story
The CDC is moving!
This Fall, the Community Development Commission and Sonoma County Housing Authority will be relocating to new offices located at 141 Stony Circle, Suite 210 in Santa Rosa! Check back for official move announcements along with public transportation service to our new location. Read full story
Nomination period opens Monday for November 2024 General Election
Candidate nominations open on Monday, July 15, for school, municipal and special district offices up for election in November, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Deva Marie Proto announced today. Read full story
Weekly roundup for July 12, 2024
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Get a sneak peek at the 2024 Hall of Flowers on July 31; 2) New edition of County newsletter is now available; 3) Permit Sonoma revises proposal to regulate cannabis farms; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note. Read full story