SoCo Chat

Hoy vamos a hablar sobre un programa del Condado que puede ayudarle a financiar una serie de mejoras para su hogar o negocio, como un nuevo techo, ventanas, un sistema de energía solar y mucho más.

Today we will learn about a County program that can help you pay for many improvements to your home or business – things like a new roof and windows, a solar energy system, and much more. A lot of people don’t know that this program exists. If you’re thinking about tackling some home improvement projects, you will want to stick around and listen.

We have the privilege of having with us today, Supervisor Susan Gorin, who has represented the First District on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors for the past 12 years. Supervisor Gorin decided early on that she would not be running for re-election to a fifth term in office but would instead be retiring at the end of this month. So, we are so honored to have her here today to look back on th...

La Supervisora cuenta con personal bilingüe en su oficina que hoy nos acompaña para recopilar la carrera de la Supervisora Gorin y lo que compartió en su entrevista. Demos la bienvenida a Zaira Enriquez representante de campo y Lupe Alvarez asistente administrativa ambas del equipo del primer distrito.

Mobile Support Teams are teams of mental health professionals who respond to emergency calls that do not involve law enforcement. Our guest today is Wendy Tappon, a program manager in the County’s Department of Health Services, who oversees the Mobile Support Team program.

Los equipos de apoyo móvil son equipos de profesionales de la salud mental que responden a llamadas de emergencia que no involucran a las fuerzas del orden. Nuestra invitada de hoy es Dalia Villagómez con el Departamento de Servicios de Salud.

Our guest today is Miranda Patrick, a public health nurse who specializes in sexually transmitted infections, and who is particularly focused on HIV, to discuss what the Sonoma County Public Health Division is doing to raise awareness about this communicable disease.

Nuestra invitada de hoy es Martin Rivarola, Gerente de Programas, de la División Salud Publica, Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma, para hablar de lo que está haciendo la División de Salud Pública del condado de Sonoma para concienciar sobre esta enfermedad contagiosa.

Today we’re having one of our occasional SoCo Chat Roundtables. It’s sort of a lightning-round update if you will on a number of items and stories happening here at the county. And to help us with that discussion we have three members of our Central Communications team today. Joining us are Matt Brown, our Supervising Communications Specialist, Karina Garcia, our bilingual communications specialis...

Today, we are going talk about water. Many of us take it for granted that water will start flowing every time we turn on the faucet. But do you really know where your water comes from, and how it gets to our homes? Today’s guest is Grant Davis, general manager of Sonoma Water, and he will explain all of that and much more.

Our topic today is a difficult but important subject because it’s one of the few domestic issues that we don’t really talk about very much – at least not publicly. And that is the issue of domestic abuse. Helping us with that discussion is Madeleine Keegan O’Connell, Chief Executive Officer of the YWCA Sonoma County.

Nuestro tema de hoy es el sistema de Parques Regionales del Condado de Sonoma y cómo garantizamos la seguridad de los visitantes de los parques al tiempo que protegemos el entorno natural. La Junta de Supervisores ha votado recientemente cambiar la designación de los guardaparques de agentes de la paz a funcionarios públicos. En la entrevista de hoy, hablaremos con Sargento Juan Valencia.

Our topic today is the Sonoma County Regional Parks system, and how we ensure the safety of park visitors while also protecting the natural environment as well as public access to the many programs and resources that our parks provide. The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors recently voted to change the designation of Regional Parks rangers from peace officers to public officers. Here to help us al...

Today we’re going to be talking about the upcoming Presidential Election. We will be discussing the voting process itself, what goes on behind the polling centers and, most important, why voters can trust the security of our voting process. And joining us for that discussion, we have Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County's Clerk-Recorder-Assessor and Registrar of Voters.

Hoy continuamos la conversación con una plática de mesa redonda con dos/tres invitadas representando a diversas organizaciones y posiciones de liderazgo en nuestro condado. Vamos a profundizar en un nuevo informe que revela algunas ideas sorprendentes sobre cómo les va a las mujeres y las niñas en el condado de Sonoma. Tenemos como invitadas a Ana Horta: Gerente de Participación Comunitaria de la...

Back in 2014, when Sonoma Clean Power was formed, it became one of the first public power generation providers in the state. Now celebrating its 10-year anniversary, Sonoma Clean Power has in the past decade directly supported the development of more than 195 megawatts of new renewable energy and storage facilities in California, including 6 megawatts of solar projects in Sonoma and Mendocino coun...

En reconocimiento al Mes de la Herencia Hispana, continuamos nuestro conversatorio con algunos de nuestros líderes latinos y latinas dentro del Condado. Hoy hablaremos con Melissa Valle, Directora de la Oficina de Equidad del Condado de Sonoma.

In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are continuing our discussion with some of our Latino and Latina leaders within the County. Today, we will be speaking with Melissa Valle, interim Director of Sonoma County’s Office of Equity

Nuestro invitado de hoy es Rafael Rivero, especialista en desarrollo económico del departamento de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Santa Rosa, quien también representa el consejo asesor latino del Luther Burbank Center de Santa Rosa y nos trae una invitación especial.

Our guest today is Jennielynn Holmes who is the Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa.

En unos días da inicio el mes de celebración de la herencia hispana y tenemos mucho por festejar aquí en el condado de Sonoma. Para hablar sobre lo que está haciendo en condado para apoyar a la comunidad latine, elevar oportunidades dentro de los departamentos del condado e incrementar los servicios a la comunidad de habla hispana tenemos como invitada a Maria Christina Rivera ejecutiva del condad...

In just a few days the month of celebrating Hispanic heritage begins and we have a lot to celebrate here in Sonoma County. To talk about what the county is doing to support the Latino community, elevate opportunities within county departments and increase services to the Spanish-speaking community we have as our guest Maria Christina Rivera, County executive for Sonoma County.

Today’s episode hopes to offer an important conversation involving suicide and suicide prevention. To talk to us about this painful yet necessary topic we welcome back Melissa Ladrech., the Mental Health Services Act Coordinator for the Sonoma County Department of Health Services. On average, there are 73 deaths by suicide each year in Sonoma County, making it the ninth leading cause of death for...