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IOLERO Newsletter May 13, 2025
Join New Ad Hoc Committee Community Engagement on ICE Policies focused on engaging the community around the Sheriff’s Office policies and practices related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves list of SB1 infrastructure projects for 2025-26 fiscal year
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved a list of local streets and road projects to be completed during the 2025-26 construction seasons using more than $14.5 million in anticipated revenue from SB1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act. The state’s SB1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account is derived primarily from per-gallon fuel excise taxes. All SB1 funds go to infrastructure repair and improvement projects, in alignment with the Resilient Infrastructure pillar of Sonoma County’s Five-year Strategic Plan. Read full story
Board of Supervisors approves replacement of Geysers Road bridge over Frasier Creek
The Board of Supervisors today approved plans and specifications for the replacement of the Geysers Road bridge that spans Frasier Creek east of Cloverdale. The existing bridge was identified by Caltrans as functionally obsolete and structurally vulnerable to failure during a major earthquake. The new two-lane bridge is designed to meet current standards including improvements to roadway approaches, travel lanes and road shoulders. Read full story
Weekly roundup for May 9, 2025
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony May 14; 2) Aging and Disability Online Resource Hub; 3) Subscribe to a County newsletter; 4) Latest County of Sonoma career opportunities; and 5) Other Sonoma County news of note. Read full story
Sonoma County officials urge residents to prepare for wildfire season
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is reminding residents that it’s not too early to start getting ready for the threat of wildfires. The supervisors have declared the month of May as Wildfire Community Preparedness Month and stressed that fire prevention measures would be the focus of public education during the month. Read full story
Sonoma County Housing Authority opens waitlists for project-based vouchers
The Sonoma County Housing Authority will accept waitlist applications for senior studio and one-bedroom project-based voucher waitlist lotteries from June 1 through June 30. The waitlists will be for applicants 62 or over who meet the qualifications for “very low income,” which is at or below 50 percent of area median income. Read full story
Supervisors authorize $1 million investment in community resource centers, resilient infrastructure for Healdsburg, Cloverdale
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday authorized $1 million in grant funding for infrastructure development and improvements to Abel De Luna Community Center in Healdsburg and La Familia Sana in Cloverdale to better serve community needs for family resources, bolster disaster preparedness, and improve capacity for disaster recovery in northern Sonoma County. The two individual $500,000 investments come from the Supervisorial District Four Community Infrastructure Fund. Read full story
Board of Supervisors takes first step toward expanding access and participation on County boards and commissions
On Tuesday, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the Justice Collective, LLC to work with the County’s Office of Equity in conducting an assessment of the County’s boards and commissions that will yield recommended compensation and meeting policies as well as identify the infrastructure needed to implement the recommended policies. Read full story
Job Opportunities
View a list of our current and upcoming job opportunities, including ACTTC Executive Coordinator - Confidential, Heavy Equipment Technician, SUD Prevention Program Supervisor, and much more! Read full story
Combined Notices: Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (NOI-RROF) and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-year Floodplain
These combined notices satisfy three separate but related procedural requirements for project activities proposed to be undertaken by the Sonoma County Community Development Commission and as a result, the comment periods for the FONSI, NOI-RROF and Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain have been combined. Read full story
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