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May 7, 2026

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Big Trucks, Big Fun: Let’s Celebrate Public Works Week Together!

Get ready for a fun, hands-on event for the whole family! The City Works Festival brings Santa Rosa’s streets, water systems, and parks to life as we celebrate National Public Works Week. We’re excited to show you how our skilled Public Works professionals help keep our city safe, healthy, and moving every day - and how they serve as first responders when it matters most.

You’ll enjoy free activities for all ages, like climbing aboard big construction trucks and equipment, joining an Infrastructure Scavenger Hunt for prizes, and meeting the crews who care for our streets, water and water‑reuse systems, parks, and open spaces. This is your chance to see how city services work and connect with the people who keep Santa Rosa running, rain or shine.

We’re holding this event in coordination with the Wednesday Night Downtown Market for even more fun! Join us on Wednesday, May 20, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., along 4th Street from Mendocino Avenue to D Street. Come downtown, bring your curiosity, and discover how your City works!

YOUR CITY WORKS

Santa Rosa Spotlight

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Weed Abatement and Maintenance This Season

WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH

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Chat with the Chief at the Wednesday Night Market

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May is Bike Month – Join the Fun!

GET PEDALING

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Now Seeking Proposals for the Historic DeTurk Round Barn

LEASE DETURK

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Celebrate Kids to Parks Day with a Scavenger Hunt at Howarth Park

KIDS TO PARKS DAY

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Mentor Youth this Summer with Our Junior Giants Program

VOLUNTEER

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It’s Water Awareness Month — Here’s How to Celebrate

CELEBRATE WATER

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Help Create the Fire Memorial at Nagasawa Community Park

GET INVOLVED

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Community Partners Invited to the 2026 Senior Expo

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Do you offer a service, activity, or product that helps older adults in Santa Rosa? We’d love to have your businesses or organization join us at our 25th Annual Senior Expo on July 11 at the Finley Community Center’s Person Senior Wing.

The Senior Expo is a lively, well-loved event that brings our senior community together to discover helpful resources, stay active, and build meaningful connections. It’s a wonderful opportunity to share what you do, meet local residents, and help our senior neighbors live well.

  • Sign up as an exhibitor by tomorrow, May 8, for early bird pricing (June 12 final deadline)
  • Sign up as a sponsor by May 29

Be part of a special day that celebrates and supports our seniors!

JOIN US

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Join Our Team

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The City of Santa Rosa offers outstanding career opportunities with competitive salaries and excellent benefits, such as health, vision, and dental insurance.

Deputy Director of Transportation Safety
Lead and manage the Transportation Safety Division, overseeing programs in transportation planning, traffic engineering, complete streets, and mobility services. Direct capital improvement projects, budgets, and operations related to traffic signals and street lighting. The recruitment closes on May 12 at 11:59 p.m.

Senior Information Technology Technician
Perform installation, diagnostic, and maintenance activities for the City's data and telecommunications infrastructure, and regularly provide advanced technical and functional support, direction, and leadership to other technical staff. The recruitment closes on May 19 at 11:59 p.m.

Utilities Technician
Perform difficult and complex administrative and technical support duties, including specialized technical work related to water and wastewater asset management, water services delivery, and community improvement program projects. The recruitment closes on May 19 at 11:59 p.m.

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