Policy Update September 2022

What’s Happening Locally? Housing element season is in full swing here in Sonoma County. So far, the City of Santa Rosa, the City of Rohnert Park, and the City of Sebastopol have submitted their draft to the California Department of Housing and Community Development...

Fred Allebach

HOUSING EXPERIENCE: Fred and his wife moved to the unincorporated east side of Sonoma in 2006 and have lived in the same apartment ever since. Over the last fourteen years, their rent has increased from $700 to $940. While he loves living in Sonoma County (“the...

Maricela

When Maricela and her husband migrated to the U.S. to give their daughters more opportunities in life, they didn’t expect housing to be easier for them to attain than their children. They’ve lived here 25 years, and 18 years ago they bought their family’s humble home...