The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual State of the Valley presentation on Jan. 9 to honor both new and outgoing elected officials as well as issue awards for business of the year, nonprofit of the year and the inaugural community legacy award.
The event was held at the Sebastiani Theater, and was one of the first opportunities for newly sworn-in Sonoma Mayor Patricia Farrar-Rivas and Sonoma County’s District One Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo to address the community and speak about their plans for the upcoming year.
“We’re ready now to expand services to enhance community engagement so we can start really tackling these critical issues [such as] housing, sustainabilityand recreation all under the umbrella of a unifying vision of a climate smart Sonoma that supports people, planet and the community,” said Farrar-Rivas…