Press Releases
Board of Supervisors adopts Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to adopt the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget, including $2.26 billion in total expenditures representing a 7 percent increase from the 2021-22 Adopted Budget, and 4,272 full time employees, a 2.8 percent increase in staffing. Read full story
Sonoma County’s Energy and Sustainability Division presents summer workshop series
The County of Sonoma Energy and Sustainability Division is offering a new round of online homeowner workshops in its ongoing informational series about the benefits of making improvements that will help make homes more resilient. Read full story
Climate Resilient Lands Strategy released for public input
Sonoma County’s Climate Action and Resiliency Division and Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District today released the Sonoma County Climate Resilient Lands Strategy, a document designed to provide structure and guidance to climate-related efforts throughout the county, with a focus on natural and working lands. Alongside the full draft strategy, an Overview and Critical Concepts document is also available, which offers a summary of the full strategy alongside key excerpts. Comments can be made on either document. The Overview and Critical Concepts document has also been translated into Spanish. Read full story
Board of Supervisors workshop scheduled July 19 for public input on evacuation zone access policy
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will conduct a public workshop beginning at 8:45 a.m. during its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 19 to collect input toward possible development of an evacuation zone agricultural and livestock access program. Read full story
Public hearings on 2022-23 county budget to begin June 14
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will hold annual budget hearings beginning Tuesday, June 14 at 8:30 a.m. The hearings will be streamed live, and the public will have an opportunity to provide input each day regarding the recommended 2022-2023 fiscal year operating plan. At the conclusion of the budget hearings, the board will adopt a final budget to serve as the strategic operating plan for Fiscal Year 2022-23. Read full story
County of Sonoma Health officials issue heat alert
The County of Sonoma Department of Health Services has issued a Heat Alert in response to the National Weather Service’s Heat Advisory for parts of the county from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, June 10. The heat alert applies to inland areas of Sonoma County, where high temperatures are forecast in the high 90s and low 100s. The heat is expected to arrive on Thursday and last through Saturday, with Friday being the hottest day. Healdsburg is expected to reach a high of 100 degrees on Friday, and Santa Rosa is forecast to reach 99 degrees. Read full story
Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps recruiting 18- to 24-year-olds for summer work program
The Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps is accepting applications for its summer employment program, which gives 18- to 24-year-olds opportunities to learn new skills, acquire work experience and earn money while working with crews on local environmental and conservation projects. Read full story