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$2.1 Million in Tax Credits Awarded to Sonoma County Companies!
Five Sonoma County businesses were awarded tax incentives totaling over $2.1 million through the California Competes Tax Credit Program. Read full story
Final Planning Workshop Scheduled for Tolay Lake Regional Park
The public is invited to the final master planning workshop for Tolay Lake Regional Park on Wednesday, April 22. Regional Park staff will present preferred elements of the park's draft master plan, which has been developed with public input from previous workshops and further studies. Read full story
Parks Celebration Brings Free Events to Sonoma County Parks & Open Spaces
2015 County of Sonoma Parks Celebration Brings Free Events to Sonoma County Parks & Open Spaces Read full story
Two Bats Tested Positive for Rabies
Two positive cases of animal rabies were reported during the first week of April to the County Department of Health Services. Both cases involve bats, one found in Sebastopol and one in Windsor. These were the first two animals to test positive for rabies in 2015. Read full story
Poll Workers Needed for Upcoming Election
Sonoma County Registrar of Voters seeks poll workers for nearly 200 local polling places Read full story
Commission on the Status of Women Participates in Global Movement to EndViolence Against Women
2015-01-12 Immediate The County of SonomaCommission on the Status of Women Participates in Global Movement to EndViolence Against Women Santa Rosa CA One Billion Rising The County of Sonoma Commission on theStatus of Women (CSW) is organizing a special local event as Read full story
Creative Sonoma Takes Another Step Forward in Promoting the Creative Arts in Sonoma County
The Sonoma County Economic Development Board (EDB) announced today that Nancy Glaze has joined the staff to provide interim leadership for Creative Sonoma, a county-wide arts promotion effort approved by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in the summer of 2014. Read full story
President Obama Proclaims an Emergency in Response to the South Napa Earthquake
The Obama Administration today proclaimed an emergency that includes Napa and Solano Counties only. At this time, Sonoma County is not included in the President’s proclamation. Read full story
Sonoma County Adopts its First Arts Action Plan
On the heels of investing $250,000 in the creative arts, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors adopted the County’s first ever strategic Arts Action Plan, developed by the County’sEconomic Development Board, intended to boost the county’s creative economy.The Arts sector has emerged as an important area for economic growth potentialin Sonoma County, and until now there has been no coordinated strategy forsupporting the creative economy countywide. Read full story
Sonoma County Economic Development Board Hosts 'Export University' To Strengthen Local Businesses Access to Global Markets
The Sonoma County Economic Development Board and the United States Department of Commerce will host a first of its kind export seminar in Petaluma. Read full story