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DDS Announces Closure and Stakeholder Outreach Plan for SDC

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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.

DDS Announces Closure and Stakeholder Outreach Plan for SDC

SDC Fact Sheet For Our Legislative Effort

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June 1, 2015:

Sonoma County, Parent Hospital Association, Sonoma Ecology Center and the Sonoma Land Trust have produced a two page “fact sheet” for use in our legislative effort to ensure that the closure process for SDC includes meaningful and significant public participation, and that the residents, employees and resources of SDC are honored and protected during this process.  The fact sheet is in direct response to many of the concerns and criticisms that we heard in the Legislature this past year about the quality of care at SDC, and a general lack of knowledge about its many benefits and resources.

Please take a look at the fact sheet provided in the link below.

SDC Fact Sheet

Questioning the Value of Small Group Homes For All

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May 27, 2015:

The following article offers evidence that for some developmentally disabled people, large campuses and farmsteads are better than small group homes.

Click on the link below to read about these insightful findings, where new state laws could infringe on big facilities ability to survive.

Who Decides Where Autistic Adults Live?

Provided courtesy of The Atlantic website, by Amy S.F. Lutz.

SDC Closure Letter From Assemblymember Marc Levine

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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.

SDC Closure Letter From Assemblymember Marc Levine

Local Writer on Preserving Sonoma Developmental Center

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May 21, 2015:

Lost in the flurry of articles, local writer Will Shonbrun wrote a well written editorial over a month ago that still holds true to the SDC Coalition’s goals despite recent news of the state’s plan to close the Sonoma Developmental Center by 2018.

Please take a look at the article below, describing possible and more desirable plans for the future of SDC than closure.

Preserving Sonoma Developmental Center

Provided courtesy of The Kenwood Press website, by Will Shonbrun.

Articles Continue to Increase Concerning the State’s Plan to Close SDC

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May 20, 2015:

Below, you’ll find the two latest articles on the recent news of the state’s plan to close the Sonoma Developmental Center by 2018. With such a short timeline, news has spread quickly, where members of the SDC Coalition and our local legislators are pushing back to extend such a timeline.

Click on the links provided to read more.

Editorial: Closing SDC will be no easy move for residents

State Closing Last Three Developmental Centers Community; ‘Blindsided’ by Plan

Provided courtesy of the Sonoma Index-Tribune website, by Jason Walsh and the California Healthline website, by David Gorn, respectively.

SDC Budget Letter Regarding Proposed Closure of Sonoma Developmental Center in State Budget

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May 20, 2015:

The following is the letter state legislators representing Sonoma County and the Sonoma Developmental Center have submitted to the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees regarding the recent budget proposal.

“We ask that the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees consider a more reasonable timeline to allow better planning to ensure patient health and safety, community preparedness, and….”

Click on the link below to read the entirety of the letter.

SDC Budget Letter from Dodd, McGuire, Wolk, and Wood

Thank you Impact100 Sonoma, ‘Transform SDC’ Project Supporter

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May 19, 2015:

Seen at the Sebastiani Movie Theater in Sonoma, this nicely done video from Impact100 Sonoma describes the importance of this project as well as the efforts being put forth in aiding to keep SDC open and protect the surrounding land. Thanks to Impact100 Sonoma and many other generous donors. They have made it possible for the ‘Transform SDC’ Project to move forward.

Thank you!

Provided courtesy of YouTube, by Impact100 Sonoma.

KRCB: Envisioning the Future of SDC

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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.

The New Budget, Sonoma Developmental Center’s Possible Future

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May 19, 2015:

As stated in last weeks article post, Governor Brown has revealed a plan to close the facility by 2018. SDC, and all of the remaining DC facilities in California, are home to the most fragile populations within our state health care system. The Governor’s budget has proposed that the Department of Developmental Services submit the closure plan for the Sonoma Developmental Center to the Legislature by October 1, 2015.  Members of the SDC Coalition and our local legislators are pushing back to extend the timeline for this report, and require a more collaborative and open dialogue with our local elected officials and community groups before submittal of a closure plan.  Stay tuned!

Please check out the following articles below for all of the details.

New Budget calls for closing Sonoma Developmental Center by 2018

PD Editorial: A hasty bid to shut down Sonoma center

Provided courtesy of the Press Democrat website, by Derek Moore.