By Tyler Silvy, December 27, 2020, The Press Democrat.
Following a successful campaign to secure a $25 million annual sales tax boost for county mental health and homelessness services, Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane was offered a special honor: a chance to name the county’s newest supportive housing site, the former Hotel Azura in downtown Santa Rosa.
Zane didn’t want it named after her, and there’s already a property serving homeless veterans named after her father, World War II veteran John Zane.
So when 11 residents in mid-December became the first to move into the 44-room hotel, it was named for Zane’s mom.
Welcome to Mickey Zane Place.
Mickey Zane never lived in Sonoma County, but Shirlee Zane has spent much of her adult life here, serving seniors as CEO for the Council on Aging before her 12-year stint on the Board of Supervisors, a run that will end in next week.
“It was a way for us to honor her legacy and all of her hard work,” said Barbie Robinson, Sonoma County’s chief homelessness official.
“For some, this could be their last place, given some of their health conditions,” Robinson said, adding that she was heartened that those residents would not be forced to endure those maladies while living on the street.
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