Supervisor, District 5· District 5, elected 2016 and re-elected 2020 and 2024 per the county biography page; started on the first Monday after January 1 2017. Cal. Gov. Code 24200, text read (onecle and california.public.law): county officers are elected at the statewide election and take office at noon on the first Monday after the January 1 succeeding their election; four-year terms per the county Board of Supervisors page. Term end is the successor's statutory start, not December 31.
Lynda Hopkins
Sonoma County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 44:19
- Avg per meeting
- 8:52
- Segments
- 538
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Top issues during term (17)(Public Safety)
Aircraft noise at Charles M. Schulz Airport
Up to $360,000 from the Airport Enterprise Fund, plus about $25,000 a year for virtual noise monitoring — not general fund tax dollars.
Guerneville interim homeless shelter
Providers absorbed 17% contract cuts last year and staff says the tank is 'out of gas' with no more NOFAs planned.
Domestic violence response and the high-risk team
Extended storm emergency proclamations
Enables continued storm recovery assistance and possible state/federal aid.
Mosquito district cuts rural representation
No direct fiscal impact to the county stated.
$2 million immigrant-serving providers funding
$2 million in county funding, the largest single immigration-services appropriation the county has made.
Surveillance technology and Flock cameras
Ambulance rate increase
Could raise maximum ambulance charges for patients by 9%.
Restoration of CAPE Mental Health Crisis Teams
Not specified in the agenda.
Schmitz et al. v. Permit Sonoma settlement
$150,000 in county funds across three settlements.
Crisis Stabilization Unit Funding and Sustainability
The contract award commits county funds toward building the crisis center; the specific dollar amount wasn't included in the materials available.
Sheriff's ICE collaboration and immigrant community concerns
Speakers asked that funds otherwise directed toward sheriff-related measures go to education, health, and housing.
Community health centers
Health centers face multiple funding threats at the state and federal level.
Breastfeeding support services
Veterans Services and Veterans Court
IOLERO v. Sheriff's Office litigation
Litigation over sheriff oversight carries potential county legal costs; specifics weren't disclosed.
Integrated Justice System technology replacement
Phase 4 costs aren't specified in the available materials.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Hopkins was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.