1. Define Santa Rosa reporting before you interpret a number
The Census record identifies Santa Rosa city as a municipality in Sonoma County. That distinction matters when your firm reviews location data. A city view, a county view and a broader service area are not interchangeable, and a population estimate is not evidence of legal demand. Before reviewing performance, decide whether the dashboard should distinguish Santa Rosa from other Sonoma County locations and whether a matter is attributed to the person’s location, the page they used, the call source or another documented rule. The product page describes city data, case-type data and source attribution as part of the wider ecosystem, but your firm still needs definitions that fit its intake practices.
Recommended approach
Bring a written geographic rule to the consultation. Ask to see how Santa Rosa and Sonoma County would be represented, what happens when a caller’s location is unknown, and whether the dashboard can preserve the distinction between a city target and a county-wide service area. Treat the Census population as context, not as a forecast.
