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January 24, 2025 | County Administrator's Office

Weekly Roundup for January 24, 2024

Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Tenant protection town halls Jan. 29 - 30; 2) Sonoma County LEAP Board accepting applications; 3) Small producer workshop on biosecurity Jan. 25; 4) Latest Sonoma County career opportunities; and 5) Other Sonoma County news of note


January 22, 2025 | Board of Supervisors Department

News from the Fifth District

Supervisor Lynda Hopkins provides a look forward at 2025: the need for resilient infrastructure, addressing the housing crisis, standing up for vulnerable populations, and protecting agriculture and community values.


January 22, 2025 | Human Resources Department

Job Opportunities

View a list of our current and upcoming job opportunities, including Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator, Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker I - Extra Help, Vegetation Specialist, and much more!


January 22, 2025 | Office of the District Attorney

Santa Rosa man sentenced to 12 years 4 months state prison for Comstock Park homicide-robbery

Defendant Manuel Anthony Rivera, 24 years old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today by the Honorable Troy Shaffer to a prison term of 12 years and 4 months in state prison following his convictions for voluntary manslaughter and two counts of attempted robbery.


January 22, 2025 | Permit Sonoma

Public invited to share input on Sonoma County General Plan at Community Visioning Workshops

Sonoma County residents are invited to share their ideas and priorities for the future at a series of in-person and virtual community workshops for the Sonoma County General Plan Update. The General Plan serves as a critical guide for future growth, fostering healthy, resilient communities, protecting natural resources, and promoting social and economic equity.


January 14, 2025 | County Administrator's Office

Board of Supervisors boosts Sonoma County’s Living Wage to $23.15 per hour starting July 1

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today raised the County’s Living Wage to $23.15 an hour, a 28 percent increase designed to offset the impact of inflation and catch up to pay levels set by other Bay Area counties and cities with similar wage ordinances.