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May 22, 2019 | Natural Resources

Boards approve plan to offset proposed groundwater fee

On Tuesday, May 21, the Board of Directors of the SonomaCounty Water Agency (Sonoma Water Board) and the Sonoma County Board ofSupervisors (County Board) approved a plan to offset a fee that is likely to beimposed on groundwater users in the Santa Rosa Plain (an area extending fromSanta Rosa west to Sebastopol, north to Windsor and south to Cotati) Read full story

May 21, 2019

Sonoma County Airport Expands Ground TransportationOptions with Uber Access

The demand for diverse ground transportation options hasincreased in Sonoma County, and CharlesM. Schulz — Sonoma County Airport (STS) is pleased to announce that Uberwill be available to passengers May 20, 2019. Read full story

May 21, 2019 | Department of Human Services

La encuesta refleja 70% de Niños en el Condado de Sonoma Están Listos o casi listos para el Kínder

Asistencia preescolar, ingresos y el nivel de educación de los padres y el lenguaje que se habla en casa afecta la habilidad de estar listos para aprender cuando empiezan el kínder, según la encuesta del programa El Camino hacia el Éxito Temprano y Desarrollo de la Juventud (READY-Road to Early Achievement and Development for Youth) –para año 2018/2019. De los 1, 505 niños que se estudiaron este ano, siete de cada diez niños de kínder estaban listos o casi listos para empezar la escuela. Ellos tenían las habilidades sociales, para el desarrollo y académicas necesitadas para estar listos. Santa Rosa, California Read full story

May 20, 2019 | County Executive'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 Executive'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 Executive'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 Executive'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 17, 2019 | Natural Resources

May Rainstorm Forces Lowering of Rubber Dam

Lessthan a week after it had fully inflated its rubber dam on the Russian River inpreparation for summertime water demands, heavy rains forced the Sonoma CountyWater Agency (Sonoma Water) to reverse field Thursday and begin lowering therubber dam back down. 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