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5 covered cities, 0 with a full record base - all from official records.
Not enough scored cities for a county score yet.
Share of scored cities in each band - a distribution, not a ranking.
18 public meetings are on Sonoma County calendars right now - 74 were held or scheduled in the last 90 days.
1 are coming up this week.
223 land-use and permit cases are on record across Sonoma County's covered cities.
Each case names the government record it came from.
No comment windows are open right now in the covered records.
Every agenda and project page shows how to take part when the record says so.
5 cities are covered; 3 have enough records for a number - 0 Good, 3 Limited.
A city appears as soon as its meeting portal or permit records can be read.
City government finances summed across the 1 covered city with Census finance data - not every government in the area, and county/state/school spending is not included. Read from the Census Bureau government-finance file.
Reported by 1 city police agencies to the FBI (NIBRS) and read from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Offenses reported to the FBI by the covered cities' own police agencies, summed - not sheriff or state patrol activity, and not every city reports every year; reporting practices differ between agencies.
| City | AreaMatter Score | Meetings, 90 days | Land-use cases | Open comment windows | Records updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale, CA | 62 Limitedlimited records · needs a second comparison pillar: reported crime or government finance data. | 7 | 14 | 0 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Healdsburg, CA | 67 Limitedlimited records · needs more measurable process records (notice, held meetings, decisions). | 41 | 36 | 0 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Rohnert Park, CA | No records yet | 0 | 13 | 0 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | No records yet | 0 | 109 | 0 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| Sonoma, CA | 68 Limitedlimited records · needs a second comparison pillar: reported crime or government finance data. | 26 | 51 | 0 | Sep 5, 2026 |
The next one on the calendars is City Council - Special Meeting (Healdsburg) on Wednesday, September 9 - one of 18 meetings currently scheduled across Sonoma County's covered cities. Each meeting page links to the city's own agenda.
Cities set their own rules - sign-up forms, comment periods and time limits differ - so every agenda page here shows that city's own participation instructions when the record includes them.
223 land-use and permit cases are on record across Sonoma County's covered cities, each mapped from official records and linked to the city page it belongs to. Enter an address to see what's within a mile of you.
The reported numbers say this: In 2025, police agencies across Sonoma County's covered cities reported 517 violent offenses (about 1 for every 344 residents) and 2,535 property offenses (about 1 for every 70 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are down 15% since 2022 and property offenses are up 2% since 2022, by the rates the covered cities' police agencies reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Sonoma County's covered cities spent $2,124 per resident. The biggest shares went to sewer, water & waste (22%), police (20%), general government & administration (15%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances, summed across the covered cities.
In FY2022, Sonoma County's covered cities raised $2,473 per resident, mostly from sales & other taxes (30%), charges & fees (27%), state & federal aid (15%).
Not enough records yet for a number - the page shows exactly what is missing instead of a guess.
3 of 5 covered cities have enough official records for a number: 0 Good and 3 Limited. A Limited band means the records show gaps or there are not yet enough records to say - never a judgement.
From the governments themselves: city meeting portals and agenda documents, city and statewide land-use records, reported crime and government finance files. Every item names its official source, and pages refresh every 12 hours.
Sorted by name, not by score. Computed Sep 5, 2026, 12:09 AM from official city records.