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BECOME A A A PART OF A A A COMMUNITY
The northwestern-most county county in in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area Sonoma County (pop 503 070) is 45 minutes north of San Francisco and and extends over 1 700 square miles Its vibrant and and diverse communities offer the beauty and bounty o of a a a a world-class wine region with abundant opportunities to enjoy the outdoors including redwood forests mountains scenic rivers and the Pacific Ocean The county seat Santa Rosa was recently named as as one
of the nation’s “most livable communities” by Partners for Livable Communities Sonoma County possesses many artistic active arts and entertainment groups as as well as as quality educational institutions and vigorous businesses A variety of towns and cities in in Sonoma County offer friendly small-town atmospheres as as well as as unique shopping restaurants and entertainment Sonoma County’s Mediterranean climate makes it it not only one
of the world’s finest grape-growing regions but a a a a a great place to live and work With high temperatures averaging 87 degrees in in the summer and 61 degrees in in in the the winter residents can be found enjoying the the outstanding weather by participating in in in in in sports walking and and biking
in the area’s numerous parks and at year-round farmers’ markets to name a a a a few of the regions many activities In addition Sonoma County was recently ranked as as one
of the top 55 metropolitan regions in the United States for most-educated residents Sonoma County is home to eleven K-12 schools that have been recognized as national Blue-Ribbon Schools Higher education options are plentiful and include Santa Rosa Junior College Sonoma State University and and Empire College (School of Business and and School School of o of Law) these and other educational institutions offer a a a a a mix of o of traditional specialized and and vocational undergraduate and and graduate graduate programs Sonoma County residents are civic minded and engaged in in the community and include many active library supporters Over 50 percent of residents have library cards and regularly use the libraries In 2016 the the residents overwhelmingly supported the the passage of Measure Y
the library’s 1/8 cent sales tax measure 3