Last night I announced at our Santa Rosa City Council meeting that I will not be running for election in our new City Council District 2 this November.
Today, I am announcing that I will be running for Sonoma County Supervisor in District 3.
We are living through a historic period of change in Sonoma County and I want to use my inclusive leadership style to help more people solve the problems we face as a region.
I am proud of all that we’ve accomplished in Santa Rosa in the last six years: more open government, more neighborhood involvement, including neighborhood city council districts, more civility among council members, a revitalized downtown and Courthouse Square, progress on the SE Greenway, and Roseland Annexation (finally).
We continue our critical work to recover from the fires and address our homeless challenges. Our housing crisis remains a work in progress for thousands of residents.
Rest assured, I’ll remain in my at-large City Council seat for the next two years to finish out my term, and I look forward to working with all of you on these city issues.
But the challenges we face are bigger than just the city and we need greater leadership in District 3 to solve them countywide.
Housing is still our #1 priority. It’s what I’ve been working on for years, and it will be my major focus at the county level, looking to increase community involvement there as well. I have many ideas that I’ll be sharing on this as we roll out our campaign in the weeks ahead and I want to hear your ideas as well. This will be a dialogue.
Please also save the date as we prepare for my first major event running for Sonoma County Supervisor – September 6 at 5:30 PM at the Glaser Center.
We’ll come together to share ideas and organize our run for the primary, which is just 18 months away.
This will not be an easy race, but nothing worth doing is ever easy, and I’ll need your support. I look forward to a robust debate on all the challenges we face.
Sincerely,
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Julie Combs
Santa Rosa City Council
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