North Bay Report

A bid to roll out localized bicycle sharing along the North Bay’s main transit corridor is moving forward.

Public bicycle sharing hubs could be installed at central points from Santa Rosa to Larkspur, under a bi-county proposal being submitted this week to the regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Bruce Robinson takes a look ahead at what’s being envisioned.

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Service Dogs are more than a vest – and a Santa Rosa organization is pushing back on the growing problem of service dog fraud.

It’s a more and more common sight. You’re at the airport or in a store, and you see a dog with a colorful vest walking beside its owner. How do you know the dog is trained and necessary to assist that person? And what’s the problem if a vest or patch was simply ordered off the Web and put on a pet? Steve Mencher reports about efforts to blow the whistle on service dog fraud.

Find links to Canine Companions for Independence, and learn how you can help fight Service Dog Fraud, on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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A Marin County program aims to help rehabilitate creeks and urban streams by focusing in on private property owners. Find out more 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

For many homeowners in Marin County having a creek or stream run through their property can provide a beautiful atmosphere. But keeping these waterways clean and healthy can also require a great deal of time and energy. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports on a program that aims to simplify creek restoration for Marin residents.

Find out more about upcoming workshops, programs, and creek cleanups in Marin County on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Could a single payer health care system be coming to California? It’s closer than ever before.

While much attention has been focused recently on federal health care policy, California lawmakers have advanced a bill to create a new “single payer” system here, one that would take insurance companies out of the picture altogether. Advocates for the bill made the case for it at a Town Hall meeting in Healdsburg last night.

Hear more about SB 562, including details on how it would be paid for, on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Ham radio operators are preparing for a public demonstration of their hobby in Santa Rosa this weekend.

For over 100 years, amateur or “Ham” radio has been a hobby for people from pre-teens to seniors. This weekend, the American Radio Relay League will sponsor a field day to celebrate and promote ham radio. Sonoma County Radio Amateurs – representing the area’s nearly 25-hundred licensed operators – will host the event in Santa Rosa.

Find more details on the event, on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Fields of lavender are becoming more and more common in Sonoma County.

Lavender is known for its sweet scent and its vibrant purple flowers. The plant is native to Mediterranean areas like Spain and France, but as KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports…more and more farmers in Sonoma County are beginning to grow the popular plant.

Find out more about Sonoma’s lavender farms and events on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Rattlesnakes are native to much of Sonoma County, but they’re not as dangerous as you might think.

Rattlesnakes are part of our landscape, and while they are indeed poisonous, they need not be feared and killed, but can be relocated to less populous areas. We hear more about them today from a man who does just that, and is known as the Sonoma County “snake whisperer.”

Fine out more about living with rattlesnakes in Sonoma County on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Healdsburg was a tourist destination before it was a town, as a new local museum exhibit details.

As the impacts of high-end tourism stir increasing debate in Healdsburg, a new “Destination Healdsburg” exhibit at the local museum traces the history of that industry in the north county area.

See pictures and hear more about the “Destination Healdsburg” exhibit on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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The Golden Rule, a historic sailboat that now advocates for nuclear disarmament, will be visiting Sonoma County this weekend.

Almost 60 years after it first sailed into the South Pacific to protest nuclear weapons testing, the sailboat Golden Rule has come to Bodega Bay with an updated message on the same issue.

Learn more about the Golden Rule and its local stopover on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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What is the life of a California farmworker really like? A new book provides answer, in their own words.

California‘s agricultural bounty feeds millions, but much of that is made possible by legions of little-seen farmworkers. A new collection of oral histories lets them tell their own stories.

Gabriel Thompson will talk about his book, chasing the Harvest, at Copperfield’s Books in Sebastopol, Saturday night at 7 pm. You can also hear more from him on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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