News Index
Public invited to comment on proposals to change Sonoma County’s Living Wage Ordinance
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is seeking public input on a series of proposed changes to the county’s Living Wage Ordinance during a special meeting on Monday, June 12. Read full story
Community Advisory Council (CAC) Meeting - June 5, 2023
Community Advisory Council (CAC) Meeting - June 5, 2023 Read full story
Weekly Roundup for June 2, 2023
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Summer 2023 Woodchipper Program is open; 2) Sanitation savings available to eligible households; 3) Evacuation exercise planned for June 11; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story
Notice of Intent to Award - RFP for Sonoma County Mental Health Patients’ Rights Advocate
The evaluation panel carefully reviewed and analyzed the proposals received in response to the above referenced solicitation. Based upon that review and analysis, we are recommending to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors that the contract be awarded to Mental Health Association of Alameda County. Read full story
Russian River Inflatable Dam Being Inflated
Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) will begin the multi-day process of inflating its rubber dam located in the Russian River near Forestville on June 5. The rubber dam is a critical component of the Russian River water supply system that provides naturally filtered drinking water to more than 600,000 residents in portions of Sonoma and Marin counties. Read full story
District 3 Monthly Newsletter
Read our monthly newsletter for the latest on Mental Health Awareness Month, an observed decrease in homelessness, and a series of local investment in climate action, transit and community development. Our newsletter also includes a community bulletin and details on upcoming local events. Read full story
Evacuation exercise planned for upper Mark West Springs watershed community
The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with community preparedness groups, will be holding an evacuation exercise on Sunday, June 11 for the upper Mark West Springs watershed community. Read full story
Sonoma County to hold first-ever memorial service for 500 unclaimed people buried without a funeral
Sonoma County leaders will host the county’s first-ever memorial service of its kind on June 10 to honor the lives of hundreds of homeless, poor, elderly and other people who have died in the county without family or money to make burial arrangements. Read full story
State approves Sonoma Water’s Request for Temporary Changes in Russian River Flows
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) recently approved a request by the Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water) to modify Russian River instream flows. The Temporary Urgency Change Petition (TUCP) filed by Sonoma Water in April, and approved by the State Board on May 19, amends Sonoma Water’s water rights permits and State Board Decision 1610 in order to comply with the 2008 Russian River Biological Opinion and to enhance salmonid habitat in Dry Creek and the mainstem Russian River. Read full story
SMART launches on demand microtransit shuttle connecting the train to the Sonoma County Airport (STS)
The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) is pleased to announce the launch of the SMART Connect microtransit shuttle providing a first and last-mile connection between the SMART Airport Station and the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), and the surrounding business corridor. Read full story