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June 21, 2018 | County of Sonoma

First Rebuild in Unincorporated Sonoma County

Today the County issued the certificate of occupancy for the first completed rebuild in unincorporated Sonoma County. This property is located in the Berrybrook neighborhood of Santa Rosa and was destroyed by the devastating 2017 Sonoma Complex Fires. Find out more including photos Read full story

June 20, 2018 | County Administrator's Office

Dispensary Update

The County has been issuing land use permits for dispensaries since 2007. No more than 9 medical cannabis dispensaries can be permitted within the unincorporated county at any one time. There arecurrently 5 permitted dispensaries and 4 applications that have been deemed complete. At this time, the county is not accepting any new dispensary applications. Read full story

June 18, 2018 | Natural Resources

Youth Workers Kick-off 10th Year of Summer Jobs and Ecology Program

On Thursday, June 21, 2018 more than 40 Sonoma County youth and young adults will be engaged in activities ranging from invasive species removal to watershed education and riparian habitat exploration at Westside Water Education Center. Read full story

June 13, 2018 | Climate Action and Resiliency

Free Training for High Performance Residential Design and Construction

Provided by PG&E in collaboration with the County's General Services Energy and Sustainability Division, the MI-BEST is a series of five consecutive days of training designed to be taken in sequence. MI-BEST joins the art of construction to the science of energy and moisture management. It provides building professionals an opportunity to learn and practice techniques that might otherwise take many residential projects to experience and troubleshoot. Participants are encouraged to attend the entire series but individual sign-ups by day and topic are allowed. Visit www.pge.com/energyclasses for more information. Read full story

June 12, 2018 | Department of Human Services

Free Advance Care Planning Workshops July 17, 2018

After the fire disaster in October, Sonoma County residents know it is wise to be prepared for a future flood, earthquake, or fire. There is potential for any of these. Read full story

June 06, 2018 | Natural Resources

Board Approves Sewer Extension and Financing Program For Larkfield Estates

The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) Board ofDirectors (Board) today approved a plan to extend sewer service in theneighborhood of Larkfield Estates that was destroyed during last year’s fires. Read full story

June 05, 2018 | Natural Resources

Student Winners Announced in Annual Water Awareness Poster and Video Contests

Winners of the Sonoma County Water Agency’s (Water Agency) annual Water Awareness school poster contest and the Russian River Watershed Association’s high school video contest were announced recently during a celebration held to acknowledge the winning entries and hand out prizes. Read full story

June 01, 2018 | Natural Resources

Sewer Lateral Ordinance Proposed for Sanitation Zones & Districts

The Sonoma County Water Agency (Water Agency) will hold aseries of community meetings to discuss a proposed sewer lateral ordinanceaimed at preventing sewer overflows that occur during heavy rains. Read full story

May 30, 2018 | Natural Resources

Local Water Utilities to Community: There is never enough to waste

The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership (Partnership)will be implementing a regional multi-media effort throughout the North Bayregion with a simple message: There’s never enough to waste. Read full story

May 25, 2018 | Human Resources Department

Take Your Child to Work Day is on Thursday, June 21, 2018

Take Your Child to Work Day is a career day that serves as an enriching educational experience for our County employees’ children, not only exposing them to what the adults in their lives do during the work day, but also showing them the potential value of their education by providing an opportunity to envision their future. Read full story