Santa Rosa City Manager Maraskeshia Smith to step down, take same post in Sacramento

Santa Rosa City Manager Maraskeshia Smith is resigning to become the next city manager of Sacramento.

Smith, who has led California’s largest city north of San Francisco since January 2022, will step down on Jan. 2, city officials said Tuesday. She informed city staff of her decision in an email, calling her time in Santa Rosa “an opportunity to serve this extraordinary city.”