July 2, 2015:
Please view DDS’s new website on the Sonoma Developmental Center here for all the latest correspondence, public comments and notices, as well as resources and links relating to the Transform SDC project.
Provided courtesy of the State of California Department of Developmental Services website.
July 2, 2015:
An agreement has been reached that secures continued federal Medicaid funding for the Eldridge facility, as previously stated here.
Please read the rest of the article by clicking on the link below.
Deal reached to preserve Sonoma Developmental Center’s federal funding
Provided courtesy of the Press Democrat website, by Martin Espinoza.
July 2, 2015:
With almost 400 residents at the Sonoma Developmental Center, the rush to provide a closure plan by October 1 has parents and guardians searching for some sense of assurance that their loved ones will be cared for.
Please click on the link provided below to read this insightful article.
Parents, guardians not happy with rush to close SDC
Provided courtesy of the Kenwood Press website, by Jay Gamel.
July 1, 2015:
BREAKING NEWS:
California has announced its agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue federal financial participation for Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) for up to two years.
As said by Diana S. Dooley, Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency,
Please click on the link provided below to view California’s Department of Developmental Services News Release, and don’t forget to click on the links within the News Release for additional information on their plan moving forward as well as the Sonoma Settlement Agreement.
These documents are also provided via the DDS’s website provided below.
Thank you!
Provided courtesy of the California Department of Developmental Services website, (at www.dds.ca.gov), under Highlights.
June 29, 2015:
Because California’s new budget did not include extra funds for programs geared towards those with developmental disabilities, Governor Brown has called for a special session in order to discuss how the state could raise the money.
Please click on the link below to read more on this update.
California senators chosen to discuss funding for developmentally disabled
Provided courtesy of the Los Angeles Daily News, by Susan Abram.
June 8, 2015:
With the recent closure of Lanterman Developmental Center, it has been decided that the land will be transferred to Cal Poly Pomona, despite that city’s desire to have a role in planning the reuse of the land. Due to the property’s size as well as the location of the center, if could have offered the ability for the city and the region to carry out pioneering projects that they would have benefited from for many years to come.
Please take a look at the article in the link below.
Closed SoCal developmental center will go to university, not private developers
Provided courtesy of the Sonoma Valley Sun website. The article first appeared in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, by Jason Henry and Monica Rodriguez.
June 5, 2015:
On behalf of the Department of Developmental Services Director Santi Rogers, the following letter, addressed to residents, family members, employees, regional centers, and other interested parties explains the efforts being put forth and the plan moving forward for the Sonoma Developmental Center since the announcement of SDC’s proposed closure by 2018.
“The state is attempting to negotiate a settlement with the federal government to continue….”
Please click on the link below to read the rest of this letter.
June 1, 2015:
The desire to close the Sonoma Developmental Center in three years, as previously stated is too soon. But with this timeline in place, the coalition has been working extra hard to find a way to extend it and create a plan based off the feedback received at the first workshop to delay these closure plans imposed by Governor Brown’s office.
For the latest article on SDC, please click on the link below.
Governor wants to close SDC in three years
Provided courtesy of The Kenwood Press website, by Jay Gamel.
May 21, 2015:
The following is an additional letter that has been submitted to the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees from Assemblymember Marc Levine regarding the Governor’s recent budget proposal to close SDC by 2018 along with the trailer bill language requiring that the Department of Developmental Services provide a closure plan to the Legislature by October 1st of this year.
“Therefore, I respectfully request that if closure of SDC remains in the budget, that the appropriate Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees consider the following changes in adopting budget language relative to closure of SDC…”
Click on the link below to read the entirety of the letter.
May 19, 2015:
Before the first workshop on May 2nd at Vintage House, there was a flurry of press coverage through different media formats that went out to let community members know the workshops main goals, as well as the goals of the entire project moving forward. Here are a few radio snippets in the link below for your enjoyment.
Our goals still remain.
Envisioning a Future for Sonoma’s Developmental Center
Provided courtesy of KRCB website, by Bruce Robinson.
Transform SDC 