News Index
April 2023 Newsletter
Celebrate Earth Day, Read About Expanded Mental Health Services in Schoools, and Learn More about the Updated Camping Ordinance Read full story
Avelo Airlines Continues Sonoma County Expansion with New Exclusive Nonstop Service to Central Oregon
Avelo Airlines announced today it is expanding service at Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS) with new nonstop service to Bend, Oregon’s Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM). Avelo will be the only airline offering nonstop flights between California Wine Country and Central Oregon. Read full story
Kindergarten readiness in Sonoma County continues decline in aftermath of pandemic
Only one in five Sonoma County children were ready for kindergarten when they entered school last fall, according to a report released today by the county Department of Human Services that found continuing disparities along ethnic, racial and economic lines. Read full story
Board of Supervisors votes to change vacation rental regulations and rules for timeshares
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted to change vacation rental regulations, create caps and exclusion zones for vacation rentals and to define fractionally owned housing as timeshares. The first action involved creating a business license program that standardizes operating requirements for vacation rentals to protect neighbors from nuisances, while the second action placed caps and exclusion zones in specific neighborhoods in the first, fourth and fifth supervisorial districts to reduce over-concentration of vacation rentals in these areas. Read full story
SCPA Negotiations Public Update
The County is pleased to announce that on 4/21/2023, the County and SCPA reached a comprehensive tentative agreement for a three-year successor labor contract. Read full story
SCDPDAA Negotiations Public Update
The County is pleased to announce that on 4/21/2023, the County and SCDPDAA reached a comprehensive tentative agreement for a three-year successor labor contract. Read full story
Public invited to share feedback at Penngrove traffic town hall meeting
Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbitt is inviting the public to share their thoughts and concerns about traffic in Penngrove at a town hall meeting. The event will be in person but will include an option to watch the forum and share feedback online. Read full story
Notice of Intent to Award - RFP for Emergency Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulance Services for an Exclusive Operating Area in Sonoma County
The evaluation panel carefully reviewed and analyzed the proposals received in response to the above referenced solicitation. Based upon that review and analysis, Sonoma County Fire District received the highest score among all proposers. Read full story
Weekly Roundup for April 21, 2023
Today’s digest provides helpful and important updates on the following: 1) Latest edition of SoCo Correspondent now available; 2) National prescription take-back day April 22; 3) April is Earthquake preparedness month; and 4) Other Sonoma County news of note Read full story
Local Coastal Plan Update - 4/20/23
There has been quite a bit of misinformation circling on the subject of parcel-specific zoning in the Local Coastal Plan (LCP). So I wanted to take a few paragraphs to provide some additional information and context about parcel-specific zoning in the LCP. Read full story
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