A bicyclist rides along 4th Street in downtown Santa Rosa, Calif., on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Andres Jimenez Larios/Bay City News)

The City of Santa Rosa has secured nearly $1 million in new funding to keep its Safe Parking Program operating through June 2027, city officials announced last week. 

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved $979,040 in combined Measure O and Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds, acting on recommendations from the county’s Department of Health Services, according to a press release. 

The program provides people experiencing homelessness with a safe place to park overnight while connecting them to case management, supportive services, and pathways to permanent housing, city officials said. 

Of the total award, $479,040 comes from Measure O, which supports behavioral health and homelessness services, and $500,000 comes from the state’s HHAP block grant program.  

County officials selected Santa Rosa’s proposal from 52 applications submitted under a 2025 funding notice.