Back before the economy contracted, Sonoma County supervisors convened an Innovation Council to plan for local job growth. That effort has begun to bear fruit, but is now facing budgetary uncertainly of its own.

In just a couple of years, the Sonoma County Innovation Council has moved quickly to analyze the local economy and develop a strategic plan for growth over the next decade. Council co-chair Cynthia Murray (left) , Executive Director of the North Bay Leadership Council, notes that this process was undertaken before the current economic downturn kicked in.

You can read the Innovation Council's full report here.