Our detailed public comment on the City of Sonoma’s draft Housing Element.

We encourage you to take action on August 17 by telling the City Council to take the Grand Jury’s findings seriously, and change course to remove more barriers to smaller, more affordable, infill homes, for sale and for rent.

The City of Sonoma is creating barriers to housing that is more affordable.

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

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:

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

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

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

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

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.

SDC now has a powerful state agengy partner.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Together we aim to help address short-term needs while increasing the long-term capacity of local nonprofits and frontline service providers.