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Weekly Roundup for October 28, 2022
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) SoCo Correspondent Oct. 20 edition now available; 2) WATCH: Vegetation management update webinar; 3) Prescription drug take-back day Oct. 29; and 4) Latest news from County of Sonoma Read full story
Labor Negotiations
The County of Sonoma values all employees as its greatest asset. County employees are represented in 21 bargaining units by 11 labor organizations. All employee organizations are currently under contract and Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with the employee organizations are current and remain in full force and effect. All of the current MOUs expire between February and July 2023. Read full story
RFP for County of Sonoma for Community Health Workers for COVID-19 Response and Community Resilience – Training
The County of Sonoma is pleased to invite you to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the County of Sonoma for Community Health Workers for COVID-19 Response and Community Resilience – Training. Read full story
Sonoma County kicks off safety communications campaign with November 4 webinar
County officials and community partners are inviting the public to take part in a webinar on Friday, November 4 at 3:30 p.m. as part of a new safety communications informational campaign. The webinar will focus on emergency communication with an emphasis on when the public should call 911 and when they should use 211, the county’s information line. Read full story
Early in-person voting to begin this weekend for November 8 election
In accordance with state law, all active registered voters in Sonoma County have been mailed vote-by-mail ballots for the November 8, 2022, General Election. Read full story
Sonoma County couple receives statewide award for distinguished service as foster parents
A Fulton couple who fostered more than 140 children over the past two decades have been named the most outstanding foster parents in California by RaiseAChild, a nonprofit that partners with counties to recruit, review and train foster parents. Read full story
District 1 October 2022 Short Newsletter
Supervisor Gorin shares District 1 announcements, information on upcoming events, and community news. Read full story
County allocates nearly $4.4 million to support climate resiliency projects
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved $4.38 million for a variety of local climate resiliency projects ranging from building up local government electric vehicle infrastructure to a fare-free transit program for youth on public transit and others. The County anticipates being able to use these funds as leverage to bring in roughly $6 million in outside funding. Read full story
Board of Supervisors finalizes purchase of former Bank of America building in Guerneville
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a revised agreement to acquire the former Bank of America building in downtown Guerneville, securing a key satellite office used to deliver government services to residents in lower Russian River communities. Read full story
County officials to host vegetation management and wildfire resilience webinar
Sonoma County Supervisors Lynda Hopkins and James Gore invite members of the public to join them and other officials for a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 26 featuring an update on the County of Sonoma’s vegetation management efforts. Read full story