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Summer shuttle to Russian River beaches returns this month with new location
Regional Parks River Shuttle returns for the summer with new location and extended hours. Read full story
Board of Supervisors adopts Clean Transit Rollout Plan to ensure zero-emission public transportation by 2040
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today adopted a plan that ensures within five years all new county public transit buses purchased will be zero-emission vehicles and all fossil-fueled buses will be retired within 17 years, in accordance with state law. Read full story
County survey finds most residents are content with quality of life, divided on direction
Sonoma County residents are divided about the direction the county is headed, but a majority is content with their quality of life, particularly within their own neighborhoods, according to the results of a community survey presented today to the Board of Supervisors. Read full story
Interest rates to increase July 1 for financing through Sonoma County Energy Independence Program
The Sonoma County Energy Independence Program, which helps property owners pay for improvements that utilize energy and water more efficiently and strengthen buildings against wildfires and earthquakes, announced today that interest rates on new financing will increase a half percent to 7.49 percent on July 1. Read full story
Sanitation Rate Relief Program for low-income property owners launched by Sonoma Water
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors has approved a Sanitation Rate Relief Program, allocating up to $1 million for low-income property owners in the eight sanitation districts and zones managed by Sonoma Water. The new program will reduce qualified residential property owners' sanitation rates by 50% of their total annual sewer service charge. Read full story
Sonoma County Supervisors approve $1.5 million to fund crisis responders
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $1.5 million to fund mobile crisis teams, which respond to emergency calls for behavioral health crises that do not require law enforcement. The board also directed the Department of Health Services to expand the program countywide by the end of the year. Read full story
Board of Supervisors allocates $3.9 million for seven water projects
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today awarded $3.9 million for seven projects addressing critical water resource challenges, including drought, flooding and sewage overflows. Read full story
Sonoma County launches regional initiative to protect Russian River watershed
The County of Sonoma launched a regional initiative today to unite government agencies, nonprofits, tribal partners and businesses around a set of common goals to protect the health of the Russian River and its surrounding watershed. Read full story
Sonoma County Supervisors lift COVID-19 emergency
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today formally lifted the emergency proclamation that has been in place since March 4, 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story
Ethan Brown named as Executive Director of Sonoma County Economic Development Board
Interim Director Ethan Brown of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board has been named executive director following an extensive nationwide search process. Read full story