Sonoma supervisors OK $5M in opioid funds to expand recovery housing and mobile care

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $5 million in opioid settlement funding for three local organizations that will expand recovery housing, harm-reduction programs and mobile treatment services in areas hardest hit by the drug crisis.

“This is an important opportunity to make a significant impact on opioid addiction in our county,” Board of Supervisors chair Lynda Hopkins said in a statement. “With this thoughtful rollout of the initial funding coming our way, the Board is hopeful that progress in this area will accelerate. Too many lives have been ruined due to the extremely harmful nature of these substances.”