Blog — Sonoma Valley Collaborative

Get ready to play an important role in influencing the Housing Elements for the City of Sonoma and Sonoma County to shape new and better housing policies

Kim JonesJuly 15, 2022Comment

What the Sonoma Valley Collaborative Council is saying

Here are some late-breaking insights from the diverse members of Sonoma Valley Collaborative's Council at their most recent meeting on June 8, 2022:

Kim JonesJune 17, 2022Comment

A consensus platform on housing policy from Sonoma Valley Collaborative

Our list of what we will ask for as Sonoma County and the City of Sonoma make long-term housing decisions this year.

Kim JonesJune 17, 2022Comment

Our Springs Specific Plan Letter

Public letter Sonoma Valley Collaborative on the draft Environmental Impact Report for the Springs Specific Plan.

Kim JonesJune 15, 2022Comment

The Impacts of our Collaborative Work

Here's a snapshot of what our cross-sector collaboration has accomplished so far.

Kim JonesMay 30, 2022Comment

Sonoma Valley Collaborative Presentation to the North Sonoma Valley MAC

Learn about our work through this presentation to the North Sonoma Valley MAC.

Kim JonesMarch 25, 2022Comment

Reporting on The State of Black Housing in Sonoma County

Learn about the history of exclusionary housing practices in Sonoma County and the Bay Area, how this history is connected to reduced health outcomes and disproportionate homelessness among Black residents, and local initiatives closing the housing gap and creating generational wealth for Black people in Sonoma County.

Kim JonesMarch 23, 2022Comment

January 26, 2022 Board of Supervisors Meeting on Sonoma Developmental Center

SDC now has a powerful state agengy partner.

Kim JonesJanuary 27, 2022Comment

Getting Greater Public Benefit from SDC's Redevelopment

Promoting the greater use of public and philanthropic funding to achieve greater public good at SDC.

Kim JonesDecember 1, 2021Comment

Influencing the Future of SDC

Public comment period open for deciding the future of Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC/Eldridge)

Kim JonesNovember 4, 2021 Comment

Continued Advocacy on Housing Policies

Sustainable Sonoma submitted letters on rezoning sites for housing and the City of Sonoma’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

Kim JonesJuly 8, 2021Comment

Sustainable Sonoma and Generation Housing weigh in on City of Sonoma housing rules

Sustainable Sonoma and Generation Housing urged the City of Sonoma to use its policies to better promote and support housing affordability, in two letters submitted ahead of a March 15 City Council/Planning Commission meeting.

Kim JonesApril 6, 2021Comment

Vaccine Art Campaign

Learn about The Novel Artist Health Equity COVID Campaign brings together local artists to create culturally relevant COVID messaging and outreach to engage our most impacted communities.

Kim JonesMarch 31, 2021Comment

Public comment from Sustainable Sonoma on SDC Specific Plan

Members of the Sustainable Sonoma Council weigh in on the future of SDC/Eldridge.

Kim JonesJanuary 22, 2021Comment

Housing affordability strategy released by Sustainable Sonoma

Homes for a Sustainable Sonoma Valley: Strategic Recommendations for Our Community

Kim JonesDecember 17, 2020 Comment

State’s new commitment to equity focuses Sonoma County’s COVID efforts

Learn more about the “equity metric” that helps us understand how inequity in Sonoma County means we cannot relax restrictions while infection rates in our poorest neighborhoods exceed the countywide average.

Kim JonesNovember 13, 2020Comment