When the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts brought ukulele lessons to a Santa Rosa school, the reaction was unanimous. With the school year beginning, programs that focus on non-traditional approaches to education are also getting underway. One such innovation brings free weekly music lessons to a local elementary school. As Steve Mencher reports, the …
Monthly Archives: September 2017
National Heirloom Exposition Displays Countless Varieties of ‘Pure Food’ in Santa Rosa – Sep 12, 2017
Celebrating the harvest and delicious varieties of homegrown food, the National Heirloom Exposition came to Santa Rosa last week with speakers, booths, music and optimism . The National Heirloom Exposition returned to Santa Rosa last week. You may have seen photos of the enormous piles of squashes that have become the event’s calling card – …
Making Connections Between Food, Water, and Fossil Fuels as Storms Bear Down – Sep 8, 2017
We’ll meet the founder of an organization that’s making connections between our food, our water, and climate change. Many national organizations consider the politics of food or water, or advocate for necessary changes to our use of fossil fuels–but few take a holistic look at all three… The founder and executive director of Food and …
Demonstrators in Santa Rosa Defend DACA After Trump Decision to End It – Sep 7, 2017
We talk with the mom of a dreamer, and an immigration lawyer about the end of DACA. In Santa Rosa Tuesday evening, about 60 people gathered in solidarity with dreamers – those young people brought to this country as children, who were granted rights to work and study here under the Deferred Action for Childhood …
Sonoma County’s Healthcare System Pushing Mentally Ill Patients into Emergency Rooms, Jails – Part 1 – Sep 5, 2017
A new report by the Press Democrat found that a growing number of mentally-ill patients are not receiving the care they need…and instead ending up in hospital emergency rooms and jail. Find out why on the next North Bay Report, airing at 6:18 and 8:18 am and 5:30 pm. Or find it online at krcb.org …
Under Threat, Santa Rosa Moves to District Elections for City Council – Sep 1, 2017
The “at large” system for City Council voting has left Santa Rosa’s Latino community chronically under-represented. The Santa Rosa City Council moved ahead this week with a dramatic change – members voted unanimously to begin a transition to election by district, rather than at large. Reporter Steve Mencher talked with Mayor Chris Coursey and council …