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The North Bay Report is a daily in-depth look at an issue, event, person or activity in our region, prepared by KRCB News Director Bruce Robinson, a veteran journalist who has been covering Sonoma County since 1985. These reports provide another view of news and events in our area, a way to look beyond the headlines and hear directly from the people who are shaping the present and future of Sonoma County and northern California. Topics recently covered on The North Bay Report include the reg ...
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Every tenant in one Healdsburg apartment building received an eviction notice. Now, the city is looking at how to protect its renters. The city of Healdsburg stalled on an urgency ordinance that would have required landlords to pay up to 7,000 dollars in relocation fees when evicting residents without just cause or when increasing the rent by more …
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Not all of the damages from the rainstorm two weeks ago were due to flooding. This makes the recovery effort even more complicated. The sun came out yesterday and local residents enjoyed one of the most beautiful days of winter this year. It’s an important time to remember that many are still struggling to recover from the heavy rainfall and floodi…
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It’s not every writer and professor who gets to help spend tens of millions of dollars to improve his community. Yesterday, we talked with Sonoma State professor Greg Sarris about his newest book. Today, we move on to his role as tribal chairman. There, he helps direct millions of dollars from the Graton Resort and Casino to environmental and socia…
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This week brings the paperback release of a story collection from writer and teacher Greg Sarris. You may know Sarris from his other job – Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. KRCB News Director Steve Mencher has a special 2-part interview with Greg Sarris. Today – Sarris the author. Tomorrow, we’ll focus on his leadership role wi…
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Another atmospheric river hit yesterday, fortunately for us in the North Bay, it was concentrated well to south of us and should not significantly affect the Russian River. Still, residents have their hands full with other concerns. Although the Russian River has receded below flood stage, those affected are still struggling to get their lives back…
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After the worst flooding since 1995, residents along the Russian River are eager to learn whether they can get help from government at any level. Nineteen hundred homes and 578 businesses were damaged by the Russian River flooding and record rainfall last week. Sonoma County officials estimate the total damages at 155 million dollars. Reporter Adia…
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Jerlena Griffin-Desta, the new chief of staff at Sonoma State, had some concerns about working and living in Sonoma County. Today, Why she’s thrilled she’s making the move. Yesterday we heard part one of an interview with Sonoma State’s new chief of staff, who is also Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Diversity. Today, Jerlena Griffin-De…
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Jerlena Griffin-Desta, the new chief of staff at Sonoma State, says her husband’s last name, Desta, means happiness in Amharic, the language of his native Ethiopia. After nearly 30 years as an education leader, mostly with the U-C system, she feels she’s now in a position to make an even greater difference in the lives of students. She spoke with K…
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If you follow Healdsburg politics, you may know that new Mayor David Hagele has found himself embroiled in the controversy surrounding affordable housing there. We’re continuing our series of conversations with Sonoma County leaders. In this segment, KRCB’s Adia White talks with Healdsburg Mayor David Hagele. They discuss how the city is spending i…
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If you visit Drake’s beach at Point Reyes National Seashore, there may be an elephant seal or two taking up your parking space . Every year in the winter, the Northern Elephant Seal makes the California Coast its home to breed and raise its young. But this year, one colony at Point Reyes National Seashore is doing something researchers haven’t seen…
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The Sonoma County Department of Health Services is making an effort to teach parents how to talk to their kids about pot. Sonoma County Department of Health Services is sponsoring trainings across the county to help parents learn about the potential dangers of cannabis use for teens. Reporter Adia White attended one of the trainings at Analy High S…
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When Teresa Barrett served on the Petaluma City Council for eleven years, she didn’t get much attention. Now that she’s Mayor, she hopes to use the recognition to accomplish her goals. Petaluma is the only city in Sonoma County that elects its mayor. Typically, the city council will select one of its members for the job. Next in our series of conve…
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He was elected to the city council at 32. Four years later, he’s the mayor of Windsor, and one of the younger elected officials in Sonoma County. Next in our series of conversations with leaders in Sonoma County, Dominic Foppoli – mayor of Windsor - talks with KRCB news director Steve Mencher. This week, the Windsor City Council plans to continue d…
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With the recent heavy rains, we look into how Sonoma County is working to improve its response to flooding and other weather emergencies. KRCB reporter Adia White spoke with the new chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, David Rabbitt. They talked about the county’s ongoing effort to recover from the October 2017 wildfires and prepare for…
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David Rabbit is just over a month into his new role as Chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. But this won’t be his first time leading the board, he also served as chairman in 2013 and 2014. This time around he’ll lead the county through its second year of recovery from the 2017 wildfires. KRCB reporter Adia White spoke with him about …
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We’re getting some perspective on the severity of our recent rain storms You may have heard the term Atmospheric River, they are storms like the ones we saw earlier this year that dumped buckets of rain on the region. Now scientists can categorize the intensity of these storms as they do for hurricanes, on a scale of 1-5. KRCB reporter Adia White t…
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As winter storms continue to roll through the region, we take a look at how local agencies are working to mitigate flooding. Winter storms are taking a toll on River Road near Geyserville. On Tuesday, the county authorized a quarter million dollars as an emergency fix. In the midst of all the rain, Reporter Adia White travelled to Lake Sonoma to le…
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She shuns the label hero – and refused to take money offered by the French government for her courageous actions. But because of her, World War II ended more quickly, with fewer lost lives. Last night, a Jewish group in Petaluma hosted WWII French spy Marthe Cohn. The 98-year old’s 2002 memoir, Behind Enemy Lines, tells the story of how Cohn, then …
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The number of wine tasting rooms will continue to be frozen in downtown Sonoma for the time being. We’re continuing our conversation with Sonoma mayor Amy Harrington. KRCB news director Steve Mencher talked with Harrington about why the city is limiting the number of wine tasting rooms downtown and other new policies she hopes to implement this yea…
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We just had a government shutdown and another may be on the horizon. But America’s towns and cities still need to function even when the Federal Government is closed. A bipartisan group of mayors just met in D.C. and among the attendees was Sonoma’s mayor, Amy Harrington. KRCB news director Steve Mencher talked with her about what was accomplished …
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We’re continuing our conversation with the new Mayor of Santa Rosa, Tom Schwedhelm. Reporter Adia White talked with Schwedhelm about the annexation of Roseland into the city of Santa Rosa and asked how the police department’s approach to law enforcement will differ from that of the Sheriff’s office. To listen to the first part of the interview visi…
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Santa Rosa’s new mayor is beginning his first year in office. Tom Schwedhelm is Santa Rosa’s former police chief and was voted into office by his fellow city council members. Reporter Adia White talked with him about his top priorities; homelessness and how to rebuild Santa Rosa after the 2017 Wildfires, with a special emphasis on affordable housin…
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In the past few days, consumer crusader Erin Brockovich and others have been trying to head off a PG&E bankruptcy. Yesterday, KRCB News Director Steve Mencher began a conversation about PG&E’s looming bankruptcy with reporter Marisa Lagos of KQED. Today, Steve asks whether the past two fire seasons are the main – or only – reason for the utility’s …
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How have the 2017 wildfires affected homelessness in Sonoma County? For the past fourteen years, counties across the nation have participated in the annual “Point in Time Homeless Count”. The count is required by the U.S. Department of Urban Development and helps determine how much aid the county receives to address homelessness. Reporter Adia Whit…
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You’ve probably heard that California’s largest utility, PG&E, is planning to file for bankruptcy. Four banks agreed yesterday to provide about $5.5 billion dollars to PG&E, to ease the utility’s way through an expected Chapter 11 bankruptcy. KRCB News Director Steve Mencher spoke with Marisa Lagos of the California Politics & Government Desk at KQ…
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You may not give your trash much thought. You put it out, it disappears, you fill up the bins again. But there’s more at stake. In December 2017, the waste management company Recology took over garbage collection from the Ratto Group in parts of the North Bay, affecting 55,000 residential and commercial customers. In February 2018, Rhian Miller vis…
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At Santa Rosa’s twice-yearly Blue-Green Eggs and Ham conference, progressive North Bay elected officials and non-profit leaders spoke about the successes of 2018 and their hopes for the New Year. Reporter Adia White talked with attendees to find out how they’re working together to achieve their goals. For more on the conference visit norcalpublicme…
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Conducting without a score is a high wire act – especially when the piece at hand is an hour-long Mahler Symphony. This past weekend, Francesco Lecce-Chong, the new music director of the Santa Rosa Symphony, led the orchestra in works by Mozart, Mahler, and Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. Before rehearsal last week, he sat down on stage at Weill …
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Victoria Fleming is the first new Santa Rosa councilmember to join since the city moved to district elections. She took the seat that opened up when Mayor Chris Coursey decided not to run for reelection. Reporter Adia White talked with her at the Blue-Green Eggs and Ham political roundup that took place in Santa Rosa on Saturday. It’s a meeting of …
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The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese released the names of 39 clergy members accused of sexual abuse on Saturday. Does this step represent a new era of transparency for the church? Santa Rosa Bishop Robert Vasa held a press conference Monday to answer any questions about the list and the church’s policies moving forward. KRCB’s Adia White has more. To v…
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President Trump flew to Texas yesterday, to increase support for his border wall. Late last year, when the president was drumming up fears of an invading “caravan,” producer Scott Carrier visited Tijuana for his podcast Home of the Brave. Here’s what he found. Today’s report comes to us from producers Katie Davis and Scott Carrier. Find a link to C…
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The New Year is bringing changes to Sonoma County Sheriff’s department. We’re continuing our conversation with newly sworn in Sonoma County Sheriff, Mark Essick. Reporter Adia White talked with Essick about the police shooting of 15 year old Andy Lopez and how he expects his department will change moving forward. Listen to Part 1 of this story at n…
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There’s a new sheriff in town. Mark Essick took his oath as Sonoma County Sheriff on Monday. The 49-year-old is replacing former Sheriff Robert Giordono. Reporter Adia White spoke with Essick about how the department will change under his leadership. Tomorrow on the North Bay Report, Essick talks about the tragic shooting of Andy Lopez and how his …
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In the fall of 2018, “the State of Working Sonoma” reported on income inequality and low-wage employment in Sonoma County. The report was commissioned by North Bay Jobs with Justice and written by consultant Jesús Guzmán, who holds a masters’ in public policy from the University of California Berkeley. Reporter Adia White talked with Guzmán about w…
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It’s time to stop calling what happened at the Jonestown massacre mass suicide and start calling it murder – that’s according to U.S. representative Jackie Speier. We’re continuing our conversation with Speier about her recently published autobiography “Undaunted.” Speier traveled to Guyana forty years ago to help rescue defectors from Jim Jone’s c…
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Representative Jackie Speier has written an autobiography. She calls it “Undaunted.” It’s packed with personal revelations. For Speier, the personal has always been political, starting before she nearly lost her life on Leo Ryan’s ill-fated mission to Jonestown, Guyana 40 years ago. She spoke with KRCB News Director Steve Mencher and their discussi…
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What if the government invited you to live in affordable housing – then told you that the ground on which those apartments were built was polluted with lead and arsenic. Yes, this really happened. Today we’re concluding the previews of our podcast Living Downstream. Producers Annie Ropeik and Nicholas Janzen bring us the story of a public housing p…
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There’s still plenty of time for skating and fun at Snoopy’s Home Ice this winter, but something special is in store in the coming year. Attendance is down slightly at the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center since the 2017 fires. It’s that way at many cultural organizations in Santa Rosa. But 2019 is shaping up to be a banner year for the …
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You may have heard that veterans of Vietnam settled a suit in the 1980s related to exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange. You probably don’t know that civilians who tested the dangerous chemical got no such support. To end our week of previews, here’s another excerpt from our Podcast on Environmental Justice. “Living Downstream” is the title and g…
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This week we’re previewing “Living Downstream,” our Environmental Justice podcast. Today, a story from Richmond, California. Reporter Claire Schoen (SHONE) calls this episode “Smackdown: City Hall versus Big Oil.” Her guide to Richmond is community organizer Andrés Soto, who leads a “Toxic Tour” through town. To learn more, subscribe to Living Down…
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We hope you’re enjoying the holidays with friends and family. Take a moment to consider that many farmworkers who help grow and pick the food for our feasts live in precarious conditions. For some, those conditions are improving. That story is on our new podcast. As the year ends, the North Bay Report is featuring excerpts from our new series Livin…
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Got time on your hands this December? Here’s something to add to your list of must-listens. Learn about Environmental Justice by subscribing to our new podcast Living Downstream. During this holiday season, we’re presenting excerpts from Living Downstream: The Environmental Justice Podcast. Northern California Public Media launched the project this…
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Can cannabis be used to help prevent seizures? We’ve been covering the Emerald Cup this week, It’s Northern California’s annual conference and celebration of cannabis that happened last weekend. The event draws experts and activists from across the nation. KRCB’s Adia White attended several panels on the latest medical marijuana research and has th…
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Willie Nelson snagged a big award in Santa Rosa on Sunday. The famed “outlaw” is now a law-abiding citizen in California; at least, when it comes to his favorite habit. The Emerald Cup is a harvest festival, trade show, and celebration… of outdoor sustainably grown cannabis. It brings together farmers from the famed Emerald Triangle, with their cou…
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Community activists are fighting to reduce health disparities across Sonoma County. Community activists and leaders met Tuesday for the first Health Action Chapter Training, hosted by Sonoma County. Representatives from non-profits and neighborhood groups gathered to discuss strategies for solving health disparities. KRCB’s Adia White attended the …
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In a disaster we all have our jobs to do. There are firefighters, doctors, construction workers and there are journalists. Tess Vigeland, former host of public radio’s “Market Place”, decided what she could contribute to survivors of this year’s wildfires was her skills as a reporter and host. As the Camp Fire was brought under control, she headed …
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It’s part of the law about higher education in the U.S.. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Title IX transformed college sports starting in the 1970s. More recently, student victims of sexual harassment and assault have used Title IX to make sure their s…
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Survivors of the Tubbs Fire head to Butte County to share their stories with those now recovering from the campfire. Representatives from the neighborhood group Coffey Strong are heading to Butte County today to offer recovery advice to survivors of the Campfire. KRCB’s Adia White talked with Pamela Halsema about what she hopes to share with people…
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Big changes are underway for emergency preparedness in Sonoma County. Christopher Godley’s interim role as the Sonoma County emergency manager may soon become permanent. The Board of Supervisors will vote on Godley’s permanent appointment on Tuesday. KRCB’s Adia White talked with him about what might change under his leadership. For more on emergen…
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Sonoma County residents are finding ways to help evacuees displaced by the Camp Fire. Thousands of people from Butte County remain displaced due to the Camp Fire. Though some evacuations in the town of Paradise were lifted, much of the area is still under an evacuation order. Some Sonoma County residents have decided to help by hosting evacuees fre…
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