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Creative Sonoma Announces Recipients of First-Ever Arts and Cultural Equity Fellowships
Creative Sonoma, in collaboration with Kimzin Creative, a local arts and equity consulting group, is happy to announce the inaugural class of Arts and Cultural Equity Fellows. The fellows are emerging to mid-career artists and culture workers who work within, on behalf of, or to support Sonoma County’s communities of color. Read full story
Virtual town hall on drought to update long-range weather forecast, impacts on Russian River, parks
Sonoma County officials and environmental leaders will present an update on the drought and its impacts on Sonoma County during a virtual town hall meeting at 4 PM on Thursday, July 7, 2022, the third in its series of monthly public forums on the drought. Read full story
Sonoma County launches ‘SoCo Connect’ public reporting and tracking system for non-emergency service requests
The County of Sonoma today announced the launch of SoCo Connect (formerly SoCo Report It), a constituent relationship management system that will offer an improved online service request portal and app for reporting and tracking services in English and Spanish in unincorporated areas of Sonoma County. Read full story
Sonoma County COVID response transitions to new phase
With federal relief funding set to expire at the end of the month, Sonoma County is completing preparations for transitioning its COVID-19 response to a new phase, one focused on providing critical resources for vulnerable communities. Read full story
Kindergarten readiness continues to decline in Sonoma County, opportunity gap persists
Fewer than one in three Sonoma County children were ready for kindergarten when they entered school last fall, according to a new report released by the county Department of Human Services that found persistent and troubling disparities along ethnic, racial and economic lines. Read full story
Job Market Tracker Report 2022 Quarter 1
The Sonoma County Economic Development Board released the 2022 First Quarter Sonoma County Job Market Tracker report. The report captures data on current job opportunities and desired skills from job postings in Sonoma County. The report also breaks down most in demand jobs and median salaries of job postings. Read full story
Permit Sonoma announces housing plan Environmental Report Scoping Workshop
Permit Sonoma will host a virtual Housing Element Environmental Scoping Workshop on June 28 to solicit feedback on the scope of the proposed environmental review for the County of Sonoma’s new housing plan. Read full story
Permit Sonoma announces fee increases for building and other permits
Permit Sonoma announced today it will be raising permit and other service fees by approximately 9 percent starting July 1, 2022. Permit Sonoma has not raised fees since 2019, and the new fees were determined by an outside consultant. Fees are Permit Sonoma’s primary source of revenue. All complete applications received before July 1 will still be considered under the current fee structure. Read full story
County of Sonoma, labor groups reach agreement on law enforcement oversight measures
The County of Sonoma and two labor groups representing county law enforcement employees, the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (DSA) and Sonoma County Law Enforcement Association (SCLEA), announced the finalization of an agreement Thursday to strengthen law enforcement oversight in the county. Read full story