TAKE ACTION!

CA will vote on recalling Governor Gavin Newsome, and Sonoma County will vote on recalling District Attorney Jill Ravitch. Official election information here.

Sign the petition here, and mark your calendar for the Board of Supervisors meeting on July 13th so your voice can be heard on this issue during public comment, at or after 11am. If you would like to learn how to give a public comment, please email DeepDemocracyNBOP@gmail.com for information on a workshop 7/12 at 5:15pm to 6pm.

Zoom:
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Enter Password: 167066

By phone:
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In person:
575 Administration Drive
Room 100 A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Members of the public are encouraged to attend virtually but may attend in person with modified protocols. Seating will not be available in the Board Chambers for public participants. Members of the public may listen to the Board meeting in the Administration Building hall or outside the main entrance. Limited socially-distanced seats will be available in the building hall and outdoors.

If you can't make the meeting, email or call your Supervisor:
District 1: Susan Gorin Susan.Gorin@sonoma-county.org
District 2: David Rabbitt David.Rabbitt@sonoma-county.org
District 3: Chris Coursey district3@sonoma-county.org
District 4: James Gore district4@sonoma-county.org
District 5: Lynda Hopkins, Board Chair district5@sonoma-county.org

All members: 707.565.2241

The IOLERO Community Advisory Council (CAC) will be discussing their recommendations to the Sonoma County Sheriff. IOLERO was granted more funding and more power when the voters passed Measure P. Let's make sure the CAC hears from the community! The agenda and meeting link will be published here in early June.

MONDAY, May 17th!!!! Don’t miss this powerful and important conversation. We feel incredibly lucky to have the voices of Jerry Threet, Dmitra Smith, Ener Chui and Sheba Person-Whitley for this week’s, “Community Conversations on Race”.

Join us in a discussion on what it means to “Defund The Police”, restorative justice, and coming up with effective solutions through data and looking at public safety as a public health issue.

Saturday, May 15 2021

Santa Rosa Junior College Front Lawn

2 PM to 5 PM

Mask Up

Proudly Wear Your Caps!

Awesome Speakers!

Great Performances

ASL Interpreters

Contact Info:

DelashayCarmonaBenson@gmail.com

The Santa Rosa City Council will be discussing the following reports on May 4-5th:

• Commission on Human Rights Report entitled "Human Right Violations in Santa Rosa California Policing the Black Lives Matter Protests"

• The Report produced by OIR Group evaluating the investigations of individual complaints against SPRD officers for their acts during the protests

• The After Action Report by Hillard Heinze evaluating the full response by SRPD during the protests for lessons learned

The Council will hear all three reports, then take public comment. The council will then break for the day and the hearing will reconvene on May 5 at 10 am to talk about the listening sessions, what they may have already started to do in terms of changes, and where the City should go from here.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SET OF HEARINGS. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE.

We must hold our city leaders and law enforcement accountable.

Santa Rosa City Council Meeting Info

This Special Meeting will begin on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., and reconvene on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom.

HTTPS://SRCITYORG.ZOOM.US/J/91775475227
OR DIAL 877-853-5257 AND ENTER WEBINAR ID: 917 7547 5227

Link to Agenda
Orden Del Día

We also recommend attending the Community Advisory Board (CAB) meetings. This board is the bridge between the public and the city council. They bring concerns from the community to their appointed council member.

The next meeting is Wednesday April 28th.

Participate by
https://srcity-org.zoom.us/j/92079123812
OR BY DIALING 877 853 5257
AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 920 7912 3812

Public Comment may be made live during the meeting via Zoom or submitted by 5:00 pm, the Tuesday (4/27) before the CAB Meeting via e-mail at communityengagement@srcity.org or via recorded voice message at 707-543-3080.

Sonoma County

Board of Supervisors Meeting

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 8:30 AM

Important Item: 28
8:45 A.M. IOLERO Implementation of Measure P a.k.a The Evelyn Cheatham
Effective IOLERO Ordinance (Ordinance No. 6333)
Receive an update o n the implementation plan of Measure P

Participate by computer, tablet, or smartphone application: Go to:
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Enter meeting ID: 943 4744 8610
Enter Password: 278432

Participate by phone: Dial +1 (669) 900 9128
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City of Cotati

City Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 at 5 PM

Important Item: A. STUDY SESSION ON STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022

To Join the Meeting:
Go to zoom.us
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Enter Password: 514055

City of Petaluma

City Council Meeting

Monday, March 15, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Important Item: 4.A - Ad Hoc Community Advisory Committee
Reviewing, revising and/or appointing members to the Ad Hoc Community Advisory Committee for police oversight.

To Join the Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/99967218755

By phone:
Dial: 1-669-900-9128,
Enter meeting ID: 999 6721 8755#
(dial *9 to raise hand to speak)

General Plan Advisory Committee

Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 6:30 PM

To Join the Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/91211018537

By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128
Enter Webinar ID: 912 1101 8537

City of Santa Rosa

City Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Important Item: 3.1 Open Government Ordinance Review

PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY VISITING HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/91775475227
OR BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND
ENTER WEBINAR ID: 917 7547 5227

Event by Sonoma County Tenants Union and North Bay Organizing Project

Resister at: tinyurl.com/311kyr

Join us to learn your rights as a Tenant in Sonoma County! We will have an attorney from Legal Aid of Sonoma County providing information and answering questions.

This will be in English, with Tigrinya and Spanish interpretation.

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¡Únase a nosotrxs para conocer sus derechos como inquilinx en el condado de Sonoma! Tendremos una abogada de Legal Aid of Sonoma County que proporcionará información y responderá preguntas.

Será en inglés, con interpretación al tigrinya y al español.

Regístrese en: tinyurl.com/311kyr

SONOMA COUNTY

Board of Supervisors Meeting

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 8:30AM

Important Item: Item #42B COVID-19 Renter Protection Information and Discussion of Options

JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING: Participate by computer, tablet, or smartphone application:

Go to: https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/96249055004?pwd=ejc5VmMrS0RkbGs4Z2NPVnZuM1MvUT09

Enter meeting ID: 962 4905 5004

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Participate by phone: Dial +1 (669) 900 9128

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LINK TO THE AGENDA

CITY OF COTATI

Cit Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 700PM

Important Item: 11D: Racial Bias Polling Results

https://zoom.us/j/85861784057

Passcode: 856217

Livestream: https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/DpWPC5yWv8f8QGjizCKth?domain=cotaticityca.iqm2.com

LINK TO AGENDA

CITY OF SANTA ROSA

City Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 3:00PM

Important Item: 3.1 (Study Session) SANTA ROSA POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFFING

PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY VISITING: https://srcity-org.zoom.us/j/91775475227

OR DIAL 877-853-5257

ENTER WEBINAR ID: 917 7547 5227

LINK TO AGENDA

Public Safety Subcommittee

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1:00PM

Important Items: 6.1-6.5 SRPD and the Community

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OR BY DIALING 877-853-5257

AND ENTER WEBINAR ID: 977 0339 6899

LINK TO AGENDA

ORDEN DEL DIA

Community Advisory Board (CAB)

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 6:00PM

Important Item: 7.1 Response to Mental Illness and Homelessness

PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY VISITING: https://srcity-org.zoom.us/j/95190608695

OR BY DIALING 877 853 5257

AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 951 9060 8695

LINK TO AGENDA

JANUARY 7, 2021

1PM

PETALUMA CITY HALL

WE WALK IN YOUR LIGHT.

23 years ago, the world lost a beautiful soul. Please join us as we celebrate Georgia’s memory with a remembrance walk on her birthday. She would have turned 36 years old.

Covid 19 Guidelines! Please stay 6ft apart and in your pods.

Let the Board of Supervisors know THIS FRIDAY that bold, urgent climate action is the only step left available to us. Our livable future is on the line. The best preparation for the Climate Crisis is to build resilient, bioculturally diverse communities together, so let's take part in doing just that on November 13.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is holding listening sessions to gather community input on the county’s Strategic Plan for the NEXT 5 YEARS. This is our chance to protect the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink! Tune into the meeting on the Climate Action and Resiliency portion of the strategic plan November 13 at 12 PM in English or 6 PM en Español at bit.ly/5toFuture.

For those who can’t make this time, please still let the Board of Supervisors know your input by taking the survey at https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/.../Strateg.../Community-Events/ by December 11.

(Copied from the Sunrise Movement)

November 2nd, at 6pm, the Sonoma County Community Advisory Committee will be discussing the procedures and policies for posting body worn camera footage online with the Sheriff's Office and Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Listen in if you can so we can keep our Sheriff accountable.

Meeting and Agenda Information below:

Join the Zoom meeting on your computer, tablet or smartphone:

Go to: https://sonomacounty.zoom.us/j/96145401241?pwd=aFg0ZlZSbUpFc0hRaHhvVGd0VkVEdz09

Call-in and listen to the meeting:

By telephone: Dial 1(669) 900-9128

Webinar ID: 961 4540 1241

Passcode: 465376

Spanish translation will be provided within the zoom application, you must use version 4.5.0 or later. Beginning in January, Spanish translation will be provided as an accommodation if requested in advance. Para traducción en español, se tiene que usar la versión de Zoom 4.5.0 o una versión más adelantada. Empezando en enero, traducción en español se proveerá si usted lo pide antes de la junta.

DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you have a disability which requires an accommodation or an alternative format to assist you in observing and commenting on this meeting, please contact the CAC Secretary at (707) 565-1534 or by email Law.Enforcement.Auditor@sonoma-county.orgby 12:00 p.m., Friday, October 30, 2020. We will make every effort to provide for an accommodation.

Agenda

1. Welcome and Designed Team Alliance
   Facilitated by CAC Chair and Vice-Chair

2. Roll Call, Agenda Review, and Approval of the Minutes
   Facilitated by CAC Chair and Vice-Chair

3. Ad Hoc Reports
   De-Escalation: Lorena Barrera
   Compliance: Alma Roman Diaz

4. Procedures and Policies for Posting Body Worn Camera Footage Online
   CAC Discussion with representatives from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, Axon, and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

5. Public Comment for items on the agenda and not appearing on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of IOLERO and CAC. Please state your name and who you represent, if applicable. Comments will be limited to three minutes at the discretion of the CAC based on number of comments and other factors.

SANTA ROSA, CA – The City of Santa Rosa is requesting members of the public to help shape its future by applying to become a part of the Community Advisory Committee for its General Plan Update (GPU). Members of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) act as liaison to ensure that input from the broader community is heard as the GPU is developed over the next three years. CAC applications, available at SRCity.org/SRForward, will be accepted until October 2, 2020.

The CAC will be made up of a geographically and culturally diverse group of 25 individuals representing a variety of community members with direct ties and stakes in the City. A total of 18 members will be selected through an open CAC application process and the remaining seven members will be appointed by the City Council. The CAC will actively build public involvement and help garner feedback from the community during the development of the GPU. (via srcity.org)

Measure P: Changes to Law Enforcement Review Board (November 2020)

An ordinance that would make changes to the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) powers is on the ballot for voters in Sonoma County, California, on November 3, 2020.

A "yes" vote supports replacing the ordinance that governs the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO) to make the following changes:

• require the director of the IOLERO to be qualified as a Certified Practitioner of Oversight by the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement,

• prohibit the director's removal unless approved by a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors,

• authorize access to all investigative evidence, contact witnesses, and subpoena records,

• recommend disciplinary actions for officers subject to IOLERO investigations,

• authorize the publication of body camera footage on the IOLERO website,

• impose duties on the sheriff-coroner and require cooperation with the IOLERO,

• require triennial performance audits of the IOLERO and set the office's budget at 1% of the total budget for the sheriff-coroner, and make the board of supervisors the appointing power for the Community Advisory Council.

A "no" vote opposes repealing and replacing the ordinance that governs the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach (IOLERO), thereby maintaining its existing scope and powers.

A simple majority vote is required for the approval of Measure P. (via ballotpedia)

The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters is taking public feedback and comment regarding the proposed locations for in-person voting and secure ballot drop off boxes during the November election. Ballot drop boxes will open October 6th and be open through Election Day. Voting locations will be open a minimum of 8 hours a day on Saturday, October 31st, Sunday, November 1st and Monday, November 2nd, and will be open from 7am to 8pm on Tuesday, November 3rd (Election Day). Feedback will be accepted through Monday, August 24, 2020.

Click Here to go to the Survey

Once on the survey site, you can either give feedback on existing proposed voting locations or suggest a new location. To comment on an existing location, click on the map to select the one you wish to comment on and then fill out the survey boxes. Your comment can be as simple as, "I support this site" or "I do not support this site".