For decades, Sonoma County has offered something rare: a place where people could pursue meaningful careers while staying connected to nature, community and a slower rhythm of life. But in recent years, many residents have faced a difficult choice. To advance professionally, they often had to commute long distances or leave the region entirely. At the same time, traditional suburban development patterns have struggled to keep pace with the needs of a modern workforce.
In Rohnert Park, a different approach has quietly been taking shape.
SOMO Village is an evolving neighborhood designed around a simple but increasingly relevant idea: people shouldn’t have to separate where they live, where they work and how they take care of themselves. Instead of isolating housing, office space and community amenities into separate places connected only by long car trips, the vision behind SOMO Village is to bring these parts of daily life together into one walkable district…