Board of Supervisors

Supervisor David Rabbitt discusses whether the $300 million housing bond can make it to the November ballot, how to support every aspect of housing recovery from design, to permits, to construction, and how establishing a concrete

Supervisor James Gore reports on the Board of Supervisors meeting from Monday night, speaks to the board’s shuffling of the budget to hire more firefighters during high fire season and red flag events, who should be

Sonoma County supervisors are declaring a state of emergency related to increasing homelessness. Supervisors unanimously voted for the declaration at yesterday’s meeting as a first step toward competing for as much as 12-million dollars in funding under

Busy day for the board of supervisors: they agreed to give fire chiefs 42-million dollars for more firefighters and more fire houses in the county. Talks will continue on just how to come up with that

A new state program is helping people in the Bay Area retrofit their homes for earthquakes. The California Earthquake Authority’s Brace and Bolt program is giving folks in the area grants through a lottery-like system. Registration

Supervisor James Gore addresses the failed Chanate Hospital property deal that was just announced, how fractured the possibility of housing being created on the land is presently, the likelihood of the original developer coming back to the

Supervisor James Gore recaps yesterday’s meeting that concentrated on cannabis legislation, the zoning, standards and permit proposals being discussed with the community’s input, the full public review of each application, and what the next steps will

Thirteen years since first being conceived, the owners of the Wilson Artisan Wineries have won final approval from the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to build their latest winery in Dry Creek Valley. Supervisors voted 4-1

The previous plan for the Chanate Property in Santa Rosa. Photo from the City of Santa Rosa. The issue of the old Sutter Hospital Campus on Chanate Road is again being discussed by the Sonoma County Board

Photo courtesy of USA Properties Fund. Sonoma County Supervisors have agreed to sell the site of the old county Water Agency on West College Ave. to a developer looking to create 200 rental apartments by 2022. The

Supervisor David Rabbitt attended the Quarterly Disaster Preparedness Workshop addressing various types of disaster preparation, with last night’s topic being flooding appropriately enough. David previews the other three disaster meeting coming in the near future, what

Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, David Rabbitt, shares his thoughts on the State of the County address from last week, addresses the flooding issues on River Road and other areas that may be dealing with

A new fire services proposal is being heard before the board of supervisors today. A 4.6 million dollar plan is being proposed that would allow the Gold Ridge Fire protection district to manage 11 volunteer fire

Pat speaks to Supervisor Susan Gorin about a special meeting with the Board of Supervisors, the state’s plan for the Sonoma Developmental Center and wildfire prevention:

In the Board of Supervisor’s Chamber yesterday, several leaders got together as the Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery. Mark Toney is the Executive Director of TURN: The Utility Reform Network: The commission

Filling in for Pat, Daniel speaks with Supervisor Shirlee Zane about flood recovery efforts, her decision to run for a 4th term and what she thinks of her competition in the 2020 election:

Pat speaks with former Santa Rosa Mayor Chris Coursey abut why decided to run, what it’s like to run against Shirlee Zane, issues he’s focusing on the most, his brief retirement and more:

Pat talks to Chairman of the Board of Supervisors David Rabbitt about a recap of the latest Board meeting, possible upgrades to the Sonoma County Airport and reprieve for a bird rescue:

Some union members in Sonoma County are getting a raise. The county Board Of Supervisors and its largest union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. It would provide a cost of living raise of

Chronic homelessness is becoming less prevalent in at least one North Bay county. Officials in Marin County are scheduled to announce this morning, a significant drop in chronic homelessness based on a point-in-time count in January. Health

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