North Bay Report Podcast
International peace worker Linda Sartor was honored on the Sebastopol Peace Wall this week. Santa Rosa resident Linda Sartor has traveled to many international hot spots, speaking out for peace, tolerance and understanding. On Sunday, she was among the four new honorees added to Sebastopol’s Living Peace Wall. Today, we revisit an interview with her …
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Safe disposal of unwanted medicines is a widely applauded goal. The argument is over who pays for it. Sonoma County Supervisors this week signaled their intention to apply the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility to pharmaceuticals, through a new ordinance to require the safe collection of extra or unwanted medicines. Hear more about this issue …
Continue reading “Supervisors Back Medicine Disposal Program – October 6, 2016”
Humans are born curious; the challenge for educators is how to preserve and cultivate that. Efficiency and curiosity are fundamentally at odds with each other, says a Sonoma State liberal studies professor. And that basic conflict needs to be acknowledged in shaping our educational systems. Hear more from Professor Ostroff on the North Bay Report …
A decade of local collaboration around climate change has been recognized by the White House. For years now, Sonoma County agencies and NGOs have bene working together to understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Now that work has been honored and promoted at the national level. We’ve got links to the Sonoma …
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A new ordinance in San Rafael is pushing out homeless living in oversized vehicles. The San Rafael City Council wants to crack down on people living in recreational vehicles and cars. But some homeless advocates are saying a new city ordinance could push this population out on the streets. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports. Find out …
Continue reading “San Rafael Ordinance Forces Out Homeless Living in RVs – September 30, 2016”
What Libertarianism says on the surface, and what it means in practice, are not necessarily the same, according to a cohort of local critics. We’ll hear from them 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. Libertarianism is a political ideology that …
Continue reading “Deconstructing Libertarianism – September 29, 2016”
Can talking about homelessness help end it? A series of conversations in Santa Rosa aims to try. What do the people of Santa Rosa think about homelessness in their city? A series of facilitated public conversations is about to get started in an effort to gauge public opinion—and ideas. We’ve got an introductory video, and …
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Even before the printing press was invented, some people tried to ban books. They’re still trying. Whether the motivation is political or religious, or just protective parenting, efforts to see certain books suppressed seem as persistent as the seasons. So Banned Books week is here again to remind us of that. The American Library Association …
Continue reading “Banned Books Week Observes its 34th Year – September 27, 2016”
A group of 50 Latinos from Sonoma County visited Yosemite over the weekend, courtesy of LandPaths. For several years, LandPaths has been offering hikes and other outings for Sonoma County’s Latino residents. This weekend, they took that program a big step further. We’ve got more on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. …
Continue reading “A First and Close-Up Look at Yosemite – September 26, 2016”
Feminism and religion are not incompatible, insists Sabina Kahn-Ibarra,–even when the religion is Islam. “Islam vs. Feminism: the False Dichotomy” was the topic of a talk given yesterday at Sonoma State, part of the feminist lecture series there. On her way to the campus, the speaker also visited KRCB to explain her topic and how …
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