Change is afoot in the Sonoma Valley. And with change comes opportunity.

Our purpose is to foster, educate, and advocate for development of public and/or private lands for natural and human purposes within the carrying capacity of the land and climate.

We are working to turn things around for the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC), and save its historic buildings and its mature landscape at the center of our community.

We have a strategy at Sonoma Valley Next 100. It includes:

• Forming the Sonoma Mountain Community Services District as a democratic voice for the community and a “catcher’s mitt” for SDC when the time is right.

• Challenging the State – make them implement the promises of the Enabling Legislation, including those for public service uses; protection of the open space and the wildlife corridor; affordable housing as infill development; historic preservation and adaptive reuse; all at a rural scale.

• Designing within the services available – water, sewer, roads, and safe evacuation routes.

• Working for a lasting solution for the future of the SDC – one that keeps the land in public ownership long term, and gives the community in the Sonoma Valley a say in decisions long term.

We were formerly known as the SDC Next 100 and are now a 501c(3) non-profit.