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May 22, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
May SoCo Correspondent
The County of Sonoma was recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) with two Achievement Awards for the Recovery and Resiliency Framework, and the Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) initiative. The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read full story
May 20, 2019 | Permit Sonoma
Streamlining Building Permit Process
Effective Monday, May 27, 2019, Permit Sonoma will no longer require or offer building permit site reviews in most cases as one of our new process improvements focused on reducing building plan check lead times. Read full story
May 20, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
An alarming decline in Sonoma County’s population
Sonoma County lost something even more vital than housing to the 2017 wildfires. We said goodbye to about 3,300 neighbors. Read full story
May 20, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
Local nonprofit seek to boost census participation
Sonoma County has partnered with United Way of the Wine Country to boost participation in the 2020 census among historically undercounted residents in the county, including Latinos, children and renters. Read full story
May 20, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
County Of Sonoma, United Way Host Kick-Off Event
An accurate count is the first step in making sure our community has good jobs, roads, schools & adequate resources now and in the future. Read full story
May 20, 2019 | Department of Health Services
Public Hearing - Planned MHSA Program Expenditures: FY 18-19 vs. FY 19-20
The Behavioral Health Division presents a Public Hearing to review the Planned Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Program Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2018-2019 vs. Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Read full story
May 19, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
Sonoma Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
One hundred and 57 years ago on May 5, a ragtag band of Mexican troops rose up against well-armed French soldiers and bested them in the Battle of Puebla. Read full story
May 16, 2019 | Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector Department
EFS PeopleSoft Homepage Updates
EFS has added the new tile "Training & Resources" to the PeopleSoft homepage. Read full story
May 10, 2019 | Information Systems Department
eADA Quiz Results - Winners Announced!
Winners Announced! And the answers to the eADA quiz submitted at the 2019 Public Service Recognition Lunch on May 9, have been posted. Many thanks to all who participated! Read full story
May 09, 2019 | County Administrator's Office
Request For Proposal: RenewalEnterprise District lookingfor Executive Director & Administrative Services
In the months following the 2017 wildfires, there washeightened awareness of the importance of ensuring that City fire survivorsrebuild as well as that community-wide economic vitality was met by meetinghousing development goals. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and the SantaRosa City Council have been working to address the problem. In response, theconcept of a regional housing construct began to take shape in the RenewalEnterprise District (RED). Read full story