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Supervisors Vote to Move County Offices Downtown
On July 27, the Board of Supervisors voted to relocate mostof Sonoma County’s administrative offices to thevacant Sears site in downtown Santa Rosa, citing climate action, transit-orienteddevelopment and the safe and efficient delivery of services as primary driversfor this decision. Read full story
Sheriff’s Department Hiring, Diversity, and Discipline
This message is to remind you about the Community Advisory Council's (CAC's) August 2nd meeting which will start at 6:00pm. Read full story
Sheriff’s Office Accepts CAC's Firearm Recommendation
IOLERO’s July newsletter announces an important change to theSonoma County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) firearms policy based on a recommendationfrom IOLERO’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). This newsletter will alsodiscuss IOLERO’s new email and physical addresses, a congratulatory shout-outto IOLERO’s interns, an update on Measure P, the August CAC meeting, and aSpotlight feature from Mary-Frances Walsh, the Executive Director at NAMISonoma County (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Read full story
Sears Site Preliminarily Selected
On July 27, 2021 the Board of Supervisors selected the vacant Sears and Auto Center property located at the Santa Rosa Mall in downtown Santa Rosa as the preferred site for the new County Government Center. Read full story
Notice of Election
Notice is hereby given that a Special Municipal Electionwill be held in the City of Sonoma on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November, 2021, forthe following office(s): Read full story
Well and Septic Drought Related Policy Changes
On April 21, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed an emergency drought for Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. On April 27, 2021, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors also proclaimed a drought emergency for Sonoma County. Read full story
Public invited to shape future of new north county Russian River Parkway
Sonoma County Regional Parks is requesting community input on its proposed plan to create a Russian River access park near Cloverdale. The Russian River Parkway’s draft master plan will guide the development and management of the future 19-acre north county river park. Regional Parks invites the public to review the project presentation at russianriverpkwy.com and provide comments through June 30, 2021. Read full story
SonomaCounty Housing Authority seeking Public Comment on 504 Self-Assessment and ADATransition Plan
The Sonoma County Housing Authority recently completed an ADA Transition Plan and Section 504 Self-Evaluation. Read full story
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Sonoma County
The Sonoma County Community Development Commission is pleased to announce the issuing of this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for affordable housing in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Sonoma County. Read full story
Sonoma County Water Assessment and Agricultural Loss Surveys for 2021 Crop Year
The Agricultural Commissioner’s Office surveys producers when there are significantimpacts to agricultural production due to weather. Based on survey results, a disaster can bedeclared and various assistance programs become available through USDA. Read full story