For upcoming food distribution events, visit our Food Assistance Calendar for Sonoma Valley. You can also call the Food Connections Hotline at Redwood Empire Food Bank at (707) 523-7903 to find services nearby, or call 2-1-1 Sonoma County, a free service that connects you to information about critical health and human services available in the … Continued
The Sonoma County Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Hotline is available 24 hours/day, seven days/week at (707) 576-8181. In addition, the County of Sonoma has launched a local “warm line” that is available to support the community experiencing emotional stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The warm line is available to any County resident experiencing emotional … Continued
For background, visit the Urban Growth Boundary page. For information about Measure W, including the City Attorney’s impartial analysis of the ballot measure, the City Council Resolution, and other frequently asked questions, visit the Measure W page. General information about the November 3 election can be found at the Elections page. If you are a … Continued
Measure W would retain the rules of the existing measure which allow the UGB to be enlarged to accommodate affordable housing with a five acre limit each calendar year and a total limit of twenty acres over the 20-year life of the ballot measure. However, instead of requiring that housing projects eligible for this exception … Continued
Measure W states that urban development will not be allowed beyond the Urban Growth Boundary, meaning development requiring one or more basic municipal services. Certain exceptions regarding water service are provided. Like the current rules, Measure W allows public parks, schools, agricultural and open space uses served by municipal services to be located outside the … Continued
Measure W would preserve the existing Urban Growth Boundary that was approved by the voters in 2000. A map showing the current UGB can be found here, with the UGB line shown in blue.
More information about Measure T, including the ballot materials as well as links to City budget information, can be found on the City’s website at sonomacity.org/ballot-measure-t. General information about the November 5 election can be found at sonomacity.org/elections. If you are a member of a community organization that would like to receive a presentation on … Continued
In 2000, Sonoma voters approved a ballot measure that established in the City’s General Plan a boundary line beyond which urban development was not permitted for twenty years, except under certain circumstances. If approved by a simple majority of voters, Measure W would continue with the existing Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) for another twenty years, … Continued
Measure T requires approval by a simple majority of voters in order to pass.
Measure T would add a half-cent to the local sales tax on an ongoing basis until repealed by the voters. This tax could be repealed by voters in the future if placed on the ballot by the City Council or by a citizen initiative.
