View All County Press Releases

December 10, 2024 | County Administrator's Office

Board of Supervisors approves temporary fix to implement voter-approved sales taxes in Sonoma County, Sebastopol

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a stopgap measure today that will allow two voter-approved measures to increase sales taxes countywide and in the City of Sebastopol on April 1, 2025. Read full story

December 10, 2024 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County approves new contract with in-home care providers

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today ratified a three-year contract agreement with Service Employees International Union Local 2015 that would increase wages and benefits for more than 7,200 local in-home care workers who assist seniors and people with disabilities. Read full story

December 10, 2024 | Probation Department

Sonoma County judge, director of Juvenile Hall receive statewide awards from Chief Probation Officers of California

The presiding judge of Sonoma County Superior Court and the director of Sonoma County’s Juvenile Hall were recently honored by a statewide group of probation officers for their efforts to improve the local justice system. Read full story

December 05, 2024 | Department of Emergency Management

Sonoma County to update its multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management has begun the process of updating the 2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan for the County and 23 of its municipalities and special districts. The mitigation projects that are identified in the plan will reduce vulnerability and increase community resiliency to disasters. Read full story

December 04, 2024 | Board of Supervisors Department

Board of Supervisors decertifies EIR and repeals the approval of the Sonoma Developmental Center Specific Plan in response to court ruling

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to decertify the Environmental Impact Report and repeal the approval of a development plan for the former Sonoma Developmental Center campus in Glen Ellen in response to a Sonoma County Superior Court ruling that the County’s Specific Plan violated the California Environmental Quality Act. Read full story

December 03, 2024 | Economic Development Collaborative

Board of Supervisors approves internet program for low-income households, continues broadband infrastructure development

The Board of Supervisors today approved plans to provide free internet for one year to over 500 low-income Sonoma County households using American Rescue Plan Act funding. The Board also approved the use of approximately $2.3 million of ARPA funding for additional broadband infrastructure development in the Walsh Landing and/or Jenner areas. The Sonoma County Economic Development Collaborative has applied for a $17 million grant from the California Public Utilities Commission that would help further expand broadband infrastructure to underserved areas of unincorporated Sonoma County. Read full story

December 03, 2024 | Department of Emergency Management

Sonoma County Board ratifies local emergency proclamation in response to November atmospheric river

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors voted today to ratify the local emergency proclamation issued on Nov. 26 by County Executive M. Christina Rivera in response to the November 2024 atmospheric river. The Board's ratification of the proclamation is a prerequisite for requesting state and federal assistance for response and recovery efforts. Read full story

December 02, 2024 | Office of the District Attorney

Valley Pacific Petroleum Services, Inc. Pays $1.1 Million Dollars to Settle California Environmental Violations

District Attorney Carla Rodriguez announced today that her office, in conjunction with the District Attorneys of Fresno County, Humboldt County, Kern County, Shasta County, San Joaquin County and Tulare County, settled a civil enforcement action against Valley Pacific Petroleum Servicves Inc., dba Renner Petroleum for violations of Environmental Laws and Regulations in the amount of $1.1 million dollars. The Stipulated Judgment was signed on November 19, 2024, by the Honorable Bradford DeMeo. Read full story

November 26, 2024 | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor-Registrar of Voters

Deadline for voters to ‘cure’ ballot signature issues is December 2 at 5 p.m.

Signature “cure” forms that were sent to voters whose Nov. 5 General Election ballot envelope signatures were either missing or mismatched must be completed and received at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office no later than Monday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m., according to Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. Read full story

November 21, 2024 | Economic Development Collaborative

Creative Sonoma Announces #TeachTheArts campaign   to promote arts education, boost local teaching workforce

Creative Sonoma, a division of the Sonoma County Economic Development Collaborative, today announced the launch of #TeachTheArts, a new campaign to inform and encourage artists, particularly student artists, to consider a career in arts education. The campaign was created by a committee of local arts, education, and cultural partners convened by Creative Sonoma to promote job opportunities in arts education resulting from Prop 28 funding. It is designed to boost the local arts educator workforce by highlighting the demand for arts teachers and by engaging students who have an interest in dance, theatre, music, visual art, and media arts. Read full story