Santa Rosa Housing Element Certified by State
Advance Planning and Public Policy staff learned yesterday that the City's General Plan Housing Element, adopted by the City Council on November 3, 2009, has been certified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development. With this approval, the Housing Element has been found to be in compliance with state housing law.
This is great news for the City and for local non-profit housing providers, which are generally more successful in competing for scarce funds for affordable housing when their projects are located in a jurisdiction with a certified housing element.
Earth Hour - March 27, 2010
As you know, Earth Hour raises awareness of the effects global warming and shows people that EVERYONE can be a part of the solution to this problem.
Last year, nearly 1 billion people from 4,100 cities in 87 countries around the world turned off the lights. I hope you saw the video of the before and after shots of some of the most famous landmarks in the world going dark - like the Great Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, and big city skylines like Hong Kong and Las Vegas.
To participate, simply turn out your lights for one hour from 8:30 - 9:30 pm on March 27, 2010 and join millions of people all around the world to show support of finding solutions to this urgent problem. For more information about this global movement, you can visit www.earthhour.org.
Earth Day - April 17
Make plans now to attend the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day celebration on April 17, 12 pm - 4 pm at Courthouse Square. Volunteers needed! There will be eco-friendly kid's activities, vendors, local food and music, and City and County Green Program information. Walk, bike, bus or carpool - just don't miss it!
http://webeditor.srcity.org/doclib/Documents/EarthDay2010Poster.pdf
Climate Protection VI
The City of Sebastopol is hosting the annual Climate Protection Conference this year and will be held at the Veterans Memorial Hall at 282 High Street on May 13, 2010.
New this year is a contest for pricing and financing policy ideas with $3500 in prizes. Join leaders from Sonoma County for the sixth annual conference. Click here for flyer and contest rules.
April is Big Read Month
For the third consecutive year KRCB is proud to be the local lead agency in bringing The Big Read to Sonoma County in conjunction with the Sonoma County Library. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. For more information on this initiative, visit www.NEABigRead.org
This year The Big Read, Sonoma County will be held throughout the month of April 2010 when every adult and child will be encouraged to read Mark Twain’s classic: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Numerous activities and events will be taking place throughout Sonoma County during this time in celebration of the book. Click here for more info.