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Candidate nominations now open for November 3 General Election
Candidate nominations opened July 13 and close Aug. 7 (except if extended – see below) for school, municipal, and special district offices up for election in the Nov. 3 General Election, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Evelyn Mendez announced today. Read full story
RFP Homeless Management Information System Software
The County of Sonoma Department of Health Services (Department) is pleased to invite you to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Homeless Management Information System Software Solution. Read full story
Dr. Mia Shim of Seattle named new county health officer
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today appointed Mia Shim, MD, MPH, as Sonoma County’s new health officer, replacing Dr. Michael Stacey, who has held this role on an interim basis since last November. Dr. Shim’s appointment becomes effective tomorrow. Read full story
Sonoma County assessment roll increases to $131.7 billion
Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor Deva Marie Proto has delivered the 2026-27 assessment roll to the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector. The net assessment roll has hit an all-time high of $131,753,999,666, which is an increase of 3.73% over last year’s assessment roll amount and reflects the value of all real and business property as of Jan. 1, 2026. Read full story
2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity CoC Program Competition and Sonoma County CoC Request for Proposals (RFP)
HUD has released the FY 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition, and the Sonoma County Homeless Coalition has issued its local Request for Proposals (RFP). Approximately $4.9 million in renewal funding is available for applications. Read full story
Preliminary 2026 Point-in-Time count maintains last year’s 23% reduction in homelessness
The preliminary 2026 Point-in-Time Count, conducted across Sonoma County the morning of Jan. 30, remains at the same level as last year, with 1,951 people experiencing homelessness — one fewer person than from the 2025 PIT Count. This year’s number preserves last year’s 23% drop in people experiencing homelessness, which was the lowest number since the PIT Count began in 2007 and a reduction of 507 unsheltered individuals in 2024. Read full story
IOLERO Newsletter June 17, 2026
The Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) welcomes Interim Director Matthew Chavez. Matthew joined IOLERO in 2022 as a Law Enforcement Auditor III and brings more than 30 years of experience as an attorney, with a background in litigation, administrative law, legal analysis, and accountability practices. Read full story
Deadline for voters to ‘cure’ ballot signature issues for Primary Election is June 24 at 5 p.m.
Signature “cure” forms that were sent to voters whose ballot envelope signatures were either missing or mismatched for the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election must be completed and received at the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office no later than Wednesday, June 24, at 5 p.m., according to Evelyn Mendez, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters. Read full story
VESCO Ordinance: Replant Pathway Amendments
The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures was directed by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to popose adjustments to the VESCO ordinance. Read full story
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