August 2024

The Month In Numbers

A look at the key figures shaping life in the North Bay

8.6% : Increase since 2018 in construction employment in Santa Rosa- Petaluma metro area (nationwide increase was 4.4%). Source: Construction Coverage

$10

million : Cost of planned bicycle/ pedestrian SMART

1,000 feet: Length of Calistoga Harvest Table; the Sept. 8 tourism bureau and chamber of commerce dinner event seats 800 and the table spans several blocks. Source: Visit Calistoga

Pathway through Penngrove; completion of phase 1 (Main Street to Southpoint Boulevard) expected by end of 2024. Source: GHD Inc.

$308 million: Cost of Sonoma County’s new government center approved in July by the Supes. The 200,000-square-foot facility will replace the over 70-year-old center at its current Santa Rosa campus. Source: County of Sonoma

$815 million: Marin County’s adopted 2024-25 budget, a 4% increase over last year. Source: County of Marin

4.27 % : Year over year increase in total assessed property values ($105.6 billion) in Marin County, despite slower real estate market. Source: Marin County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk

$2.5 billion: Sonoma County’s adopted 2024-25 budget, a 10% increase over last year. Source: County of Sonoma

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August 2024

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