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Sonoma County, MidPen Housing and partners break ground on 75 affordable homes for families in Santa Rosa
Elected officials and public- and private-sector partners gathered in the Roseland neighborhood of Santa Rosa today to celebrate the groundbreaking of Casa Roseland, a development of MidPen Housing. Read full story
Sonoma County Probation partners with local artists on Juvenile Hall mural project
The Sonoma County Probation Department has partnered with artists Amanda Lynn and MJ Lindo-Lawyer to create nine large murals at Sonoma County Juvenile Hall. The project was funded through AB 178, which supports improvements to juvenile halls in California, and the Youth Programs and Facilities Grant Program Part A, which helps redesign therapeutic and programming spaces. Read full story
Sonoma County to host May 3 memorial service honoring the lives of the unclaimed
The County of Sonoma will hold a memorial service on May 3 to honor the lives of 34 individuals who died without family or friends able to make final arrangements for their remains. The public is invited to attend the 2 p.m. ceremony at Pleasant Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary at 1700 Pleasant Hill Road in Sebastopol. Read full story
Board of Supervisors to hold annual budget workshops April 28 - 30
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual budget workshops on April 28, 29 and 30 to provide county residents an opportunity to learn about the 2025-26 fiscal year preliminary spending plan and provide input to the Board of Supervisors before it adopts a final budget in June. Read full story
New Health To Go public health vending machines provide free essential resources when they’re needed
Sonoma County residents can now access free lifesaving, disease preventing and health protecting supplies — such as Narcan, condoms, dental hygiene kits, COVID tests, and more — from Health To Go public health vending machines. Through a new initiative of the Public Health Division of the Department of Health Services, these vending machines offer individuals easy access to what they need when they need it. Read full story
Sonoma Water Board approves wholesale water rate adjustment to fund critical infrastructure
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) Board of Directors on Tuesday approved a wholesale water rate adjustment for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to address aging infrastructure, rising operational costs and the need for continued investment in water system reliability. Read full story
Horse racing canceled for 2025 Sonoma County Fair
The Sonoma County Fair Board, after lengthy discussions, has made the hard decision to cancel horse racing at the 2025 Fair. The decision was made due to the declining horse population in Northern California, resulting from the closing of Golden Gate Fields and the elimination of stabling at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Significant changes have resulted in the majority of horse owners, trainers and support workers relocating to Southern California and other out-of-state race facilities. Read full story
Evacuation exercise planned in the Springs area of Sonoma Valley on May 3
The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management will hold an evacuation exercise on Saturday, May 3, for the Springs community north of Sonoma. This evacuation exercise is part of an annual series conducted by the Department of Emergency Management at various locations throughout Sonoma County. Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves cannabis cultivation tax rate decrease following review of market changes
he Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted today to reduce County tax rates for cannabis cultivation in unincorporated areas to rates equivalent to 2.5 percent of gross receipts, converted to a square footage rate, following an annual review of market changes and data reported by local operators. The local cannabis tax rates for retail and manufacturing operations in unincorporated areas will remain the same. The amended Cannabis Business Tax Ordinance, which will go before the Board of Supervisors for final approval on May 6, 2025, will be effective July 1. Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves construction to complete six emergency road repairs caused by winter storms
The Board of Supervisors today gave the green light for construction contracts to hasten the repair of six road segments damaged during recent winter storms, including Westside Road, Cavedale Road, West Soda Rock Lane, Wohler Road, and Giovanetti Road. Read full story