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Monthly Archives: August 2019

California Exploring Use of Controlled Burns to Prevent Bigger Fires – August 30, 2019

As California continues to suffer from devastating wildfires, the state is looking to an ancient method of prevention. Over the past two years, California has been devastated by the worst wildfires in its history. As those fires continue to grow in frequency and intensity, the state has begun to fight fire with fire.  Felicity Barringer, […]

Posted bynorthAugust 30, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Three Years In, Legal Cannabis Still Causing Fights – August 29, 2019

When pot was used in secret, the pungent smoke was often a giveaway. Today, the odor is an issue again. This time, it’s the skunky smell of growing cannabis. California voters approved adult use of cannabis in 2016. But pot remains subject to a crazy quilt of local ordinances and rules. Supervisor Lynda Hopkins likens […]

Posted bynorthAugust 29, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Rainer Navarro Becomes New Police Chief of Santa Rosa – August 28, 2019

After 27 years working as a beat cop, detective and commander at the Santa Rosa Police Department, Rainer Navarro became the new police chief of Santa Rosa. He is the first Latino police chief of the department. KRCB’s Adia White asks Navarro what’s different about him. Navarro says his priority is community policing. He also […]

Posted bynorthAugust 28, 2019August 28, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Changes in Math Education Cause Anxiety Among Parents – August 27, 2019

Changes in how math is taught can prove challenging for parents trying to help their kids with homework. It’s August and kids in Sonoma County are back in school. But, as students seek help with their math homework, parents are often stumped. Math in the modern age is taught differently, and that makes it harder […]

Posted bynorthAugust 27, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Sonoma County Teen Parents are at Risk of Losing a Crucial Social Service – August 23, 2019

Teen parents in Sonoma County may soon be on their own, after a program dedicated to helping them raise their kids lost most of its funding.  The aftermath of the October 2017 wildfires will be felt in Sonoma County for years to come, but in ways you might not expect. This year, the County lost […]

Posted bynorthAugust 23, 2019August 23, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Protestors Urge Sonoma County to Divest from Wells Fargo and Bank of the West – August 22, 2019

Wells Fargo and Bank of the West have been investing in Core Civic and GEO Group, the two main private prison companies running detention centers on the border. Sonoma County currently has investments in these two major banks. On July 23rd, protestors gathered to call on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Their demand?  Begin […]

Posted bynorthAugust 22, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Roseland Mural Full of Color, Heart – August 21, 2019

Unless you have kids at Roseland Elementary, you might not see the gorgeous new mural on a wall there. We talk with the artist who created and led the project. Friday, at Roseland Elementary: A Leadership Academy, students were celebrating a new work of art. News Director Steve Mencher came for the fun. To see […]

Posted bynorthAugust 21, 2019August 21, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Families Celebrate the Start of the School Year at the Annual Mochilada Backpack Giveaway – August 20, 2019

Roseland families celebrated the start of the school year with an annual backpack and school supply give away. But the atmosphere at this year’s event was heavier than usual. Mochila is a Spanish word for backpack – and in Santa Rosa the annual Mochilada is a giveaway of packs full of school supplies for kids […]

Posted bynorthAugust 20, 2019August 20, 2019Posted inUncategorized

How The Grateful Dead Almost Ended at Woodstock Fifty Years Ago – August 16, 2019

For the Grateful Dead, their long strange trip almost ended at Woodstock. After their disastrous performance at Woodstock, the Grateful Dead almost dropped out of the music business entirely. Fifty years later, Drummer Mickey Hart now laughs at himself for thinking that moment would ruin his career. Hart spoke at the Schultz museum on August […]

Posted bynorthAugust 16, 2019Posted inUncategorized

Rep. Jared Huffman Takes All Questions at Point Reyes Station Town Hall – August 15, 2019

You might have thought impeachment and guns would be the leading issues at a recent Town Hall in Point Reyes. But local concerns were equally important to constituents of Representative Jared Huffman. What do members of Congress do when they flee the heat and humidity of Washington DC in August? They come home to their […]

Posted bynorthAugust 15, 2019August 15, 2019Posted inUncategorized

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