North Bay Report Podcast
Now that the Roseland neighborhood has been annexed into the city of Santa Rosa, residents are able to give their input on the city’s general plan. Many of us struggle with planning for the weekend, but cities must plan thirty years into the future to marshal the resources they need. The city of Santa Rosa …
Continue reading “Roseland Residents Give Input on 2050 General Plan – July 9, 2019”
Cambodian refugees who run afoul of U.S. law may be sent back to a country they may never have known. “Exiled” is author Katya Cengel’s recent book about Cambodian refugees in California. In the light of current refugee policies, it’s instructive to learn how some of these residents face deportation and uncertainty if they commit …
Continue reading “Book Tells Stories of Refugees Exiled ‘Home’ to Cambodia – July 5, 2019”
What was it like to live in California on July 4, 1776? This fourth of July, we take a look at what California was like on Independence Day in 1776. From our partners at North State Public Radio we’re proud to present this holiday special. For a link to more episodes of “Up the Road” …
Continue reading “California on Independence Day: Fourth of July Special – July 4, 2019”
Mid-June, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors adopted a $1.78 billion budget for the next fiscal year. The new budget resulted in $14 million in unfulfilled funding requests and cut nine county jobs of a staff of about 4,000. The county requested the state cover the property tax loss from the 2017 wildfires, but that …
This spring, there was strong support in the state legislature for senate bill 50. SB 50 would have rewritten zoning laws to allow for more housing to be built along transit lines and near job centers. But despite bipartisan support, the bill was delayed until at least 2020. San Francisco State Senator Scott Wiener authored …
Hate crimes are on the rise across the nation and here in the North Bay. In response, The Interfaith Council of Sonoma County started a campaign to spread kindness. KRCB’s Adia White talked with council chair Mohammad Jabbari and reverend Tara Steele to learn how faith-based groups are working together to fight hate. Jabbari starts …
Continue reading “Sonoma County Interfaith Council Tackles Hate Crimes – June 28, 2019”
For many who lost their homes in the North Bay fires, rental vouchers provided by homeowner’s insurance policies are about to expire. As the two-year anniversary of the North Bay fires approaches, those who lost their homes are racing to meet a deadline to finish rebuilding. Representatives from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home …
Remember the story of the three little pigs? One fire expert reenacted the tale to show homeowners which building material is the most fire resistant. As we head into summer and hot weather, homeowners are looking for ways to protect their properties from wildfire. KRCB’s Adia White attended an event at the Santa Rosa Junior …
Continue reading “Which Building Materials are Most Fire Resistant? – June 26, 2019”
Remember the media frenzy around the free-climb of the Dawn Wall at Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2015? We’ll talk with one of the climbers about his life since then. Kevin Jorgeson and his rock-climbing partner Tommy Caldwell, free-climbed the Dawn Wall of Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2015. It was a historic achievement. Their story is …
In 2013, photographer Nigel Poor started working with a group of incarcerated men to produce a podcast called Ear Hustle. The podcast shows an intimate portrait of life in prison and is co-hosted by inmate Earlonne Woods. Nigel Poor visited the Sonoma County central library on Monday to talk about her work. For those that …