Local Wiki
Sonoma County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026- Board of Supervisors meets
- Tuesdays at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- 575 Administration Drive, Room 102A, Santa Rosa, CA.
- Registrar of Voters
- Evelyn Mendez · 3880 Brickway Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 · (707) 565-6800 (FAX (707) 565-6843) · rov-info@sonomacounty.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://sonoma-county.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- County Executive
- David Guhin · County Executive · 575 Administration Drive, Suite 104A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 · (707) 565-2431
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (5)
- Cloverdale (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Cotati (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Healdsburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sebastopol (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sonoma (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (37)
- Alexander Valley Union Elementary
- Bellevue Union
- Bennett Valley Union Elementary
- Cinnabar Elementary
- Cloverdale Unified
- Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified
- Dunham Elementary
- Forestville Union Elementary
- Fort Ross Elementary
- Geyserville Unified
- Gravenstein Union Elementary
- Guerneville Elementary
- Harmony Union Elementary
- Healdsburg Unified
- Horicon Elementary
- Kashia Elementary
- Kenwood
- Liberty Elementary
- Mark West Union Elementary
- Monte Rio Union Elementary
- Montgomery Elementary
- Oak Grove Union Elementary
- Old Adobe Union
- Piner-Olivet Union Elementary
- Rincon Valley Union Elementary
- Roseland
- Sebastopol Union Elementary
- Sonoma County Office of Education
- Sonoma Valley Unified
- Twin Hills Union Elementary
- Two Rock Union
- Waugh Elementary
- West Side Union Elementary
- West Sonoma County Union High
- Wilmar Union Elementary
- Windsor Unified
- Wright Elementary
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Cemetery (2)
- Green Valley Cemetery District
- Shiloh Cemetery District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Education (2)
- Redwood Empire School Insurance Group (official website, opens in a new tab)
- School and College Legal Services of California (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Fire Protection (13)
- Cloverdale Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Golden Ridge Fire Protection District
- Graton Fire Protec District
- Kenwood Fire Protection District
- Monte Rio Fire Protection District
- North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Northern Sonoma County Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District
- Roseland Fire Protec District
- Scheli Vista Fire Protection District
- Sonoma County Fire District (Scfd) (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sonoma Valley Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Timber Cove Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Health (2)
- Cloverdale Health Care District
- Northern California Health Care Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Highways (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Hospital (2)
- North Sonoma County Hospital District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sonoma Valley Health Care District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Sonoma County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Irrigation (1)
- Reclamation District 2130
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (2)
- Northnet Library System (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sonoma County Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (5)
- Camp Meeker Recreation and Park District
- Cazadero Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Occidental Community Services District
- Petaluma Healthcare District
- Renewal Enterprise District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Natural Resources & Water Supply (3)
- Petaluma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency
- Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (3)
- Redwood Empire Dispatch Communications Authority
- Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund
- Sonoma County Public Safety Consortium
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (4)
- California Authority of Racing Fairs
- Monte Rio Recreation and Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Russian River Recreation and Park District
- Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (2)
- Creekside Wastewater Authority
- Graton Community Services District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (2)
- Gold Ridge Resource Conserv Dt
- Sonoma Resource Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Solid Waste (1)
- Sonoma County Waste Management Agency
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (2)
- Bodega Bay Public Utility District
- Forestville County Water District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (6)
- North Bay Water District
- Rains Creek Water District
- Russian River County Water District
- Sonoma Mountain County Water District
- Timber Cove County Water District
- Valley of the Moon Water District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)