News Index
October SoCo Correspondent
The Board of Supervisors approved funding and a plan for resurfacing 82 miles of roads in 2018 and 2019 at its September 26, 2017 meeting. From 2013-2019 the Board has committed $91 million of local funding to resurfacing roads that, when added to $21 million of state and federal funding, will bring the total to 384 miles of improved roads over a seven year period.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read our Newsletter Read full story
Guerneville Permanent Supportive Housing Financing
In an effort to address the homeless crisis, the Sonoma County Community Development Commission (CDC) recently proposed to lend up to $950,000 to West County Community Services for the purchase of a five-bedroom home in Guerneville to be used as permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals Read full story
Free Advance Care Planning Workshop October 17, 2017
My Care My Plan: Speak Up, Sonoma County will host a free advance care planning workshop, WhoWill Speak for You When You Can't Speak for Yourself?, on Tuesday, October 17 Read full story
EFS OnBase version upgrade
The Enterprise Financial System (EFS) Support Organization will be upgrading the document retention system, OnBase, from version 14 to version 16. Read full story
DACA: What to Do Now?
An informational article about what the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program means for DACA recipients. Read full story
Cavity Free Sonoma Program Launches
Cavity Free Sonoma is a new countywide program helping children age 0 through 6 years of age, who are eligible for Medi-Cal insurance, get dental care before they have pain and infection. This new program is operating in every community health center dental clinic and is accepting new patients. Read full story
Supervisors Adopt Resolution in Support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program
The Board ofSupervisors have adopted a resolution to affirm the County’s commitment toprotect and support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)recipients and all immigrant community members in Sonoma County. Read full story
September SoCo Correspondent
Earlier this year, the County started the Sonoma County Immigration Initiative to address the heightened fear and insecurity caused by new federal actions by finding ways to support our immigrant communities and nonprofit partners who serve them. Each County Supervisor is hosting a community meeting in their district to bring attention to this issue, help inform residents of their rights and available services, provide a forum for service providers, and receive input and feedback from the community. Community meetings will consist of a presentation followed by a resource fair with local organizations and legal service providers. Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read our Newsletter Read full story
Cannabis Penalty Relief Program Extended
The SonomaCounty Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on September 12, 2017, to modify and extend the Temporary Code Enforcement PenaltyRelief Program for Cannabis businesses. Read full story
Helping Mothers Overcome Addiction
The Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women host a public presentation and Q&A session with Linda Carlson, Executive Director of the Women's Recovery Services (WRS) in Santa Rosa. The WRS provides a leg-up to pregnant and parenting mothers overcoming addiction issues. Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 6.00 at Permit Sonoma 2550 Ventura Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Read full story