Public schools throughout Sonoma County are struggling to cut and balance budgets that depend on state funds, without a state budget to tell them what money will be available.

 You can view a map of Sonoma County school districts here.

 

The Santa Rosa City School District has posted the list of potential budget cuts they are weighing on their website. You can view it (pdf) here.

Santa Rosa City Schools Superintendent Sharon Liddell

How many people are homeless in Sonoma County? The bi-annual Homeless Census is attempting to find out.

Who better than people who are or have been homeless themselves to guide the census takers to the hidden places where other  shelterless individuals take refuge, such as underpasses or thickets along creekbeds. 

 Many local organizations teamed up to support and participate in this year's census, including the following:

    

You can find out more about Sonoma County's 10-year plan for ending homelessness here.

 

Job training and education go hand in hand for Conservation Corps North Bay, the rebranded Marin Conservation Corps which has recently expanded to serve Sonoma County, too.

Marilee Eckert, Executive Director of the newly renamed Conservation Corps North Bay, says it is well-positioned to grow into a regional service agency.

 

 

 

Eckert anticipates bringing many of the programs the organization has already established in Marin into Sonoma County under their new banner, such as their youth recycling crew, which is already at work at some Sonoma County parks and schools.