North Bay Report

A new handbook gives teens tools to handle anxiety.

From big tests to small slights, teenagers encounter potential sources of fear, worry and even panic almost constantly. Some skills to deal with those anxieties are the core of a “survival guide” written specifically for adolescents.

Shannon is a co-founder of the Santa Rosa Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She has also written a Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens, and for adults, the soon-to-be-published “Don’t Feed the Monkey Mind.” There’s more on 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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With new funds on the way from measure Y’s passage, it’s all systems go for our local libraries.

Christmas came early for the Sonoma County Library system, which is now setting priorities for the additional sales tax revenues voters authorized by passing measure Y. First up: reopening on Mondays.

There is also discussion about reopening at least some of the library branches for limited hours on Sundays, but no timetable has been set for that. Hear more about changes in the works for the Sonoma County Libraries 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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In her recent documentaries, Marin filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia digs into the serious science of soil. She talks about that work on the next North Bay Report, airing at 6:06 and 8:06 am and 5:30 pm. Or find it online at krcb.org.

Dirt is ancient, alive, and essential to agriculture. But it is not necessarily eternal. And that can be a big problem.

You can see the trailer for Symphony of the Soil online, at KRCB dot org slash news. And watch the entire documentary on KRCB television tomorrow afternoon at 3 pm, or next Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 10:30 pm. Find out more 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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One man’s vision for tiny, practical yet portable living spaces for the homeless is now a prototype project in Santa Rosa.

Sebastopol artist Harold Wallin had a vision for a simple but solid shelter for homeless individuals. Now he’s leading a team of volunteers who are building ten of them. But where they will go remains to be determined.

To see pictures of the HUTS and their inventor, go to 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 pilot program to train assistance dogs for veterans with PTSD is underway in Santa Rosa.

For more than 60 years, Canine Companions for Independence has been providing trained assistance dogs for people with disabilities. A pilot program now underway at their Santa Rosa headquarters is now preparing dogs specifically to work with veterans who are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

There’s more about this story 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 project started by the Sonoma County 4-H club is helping bring back the heritage turkey to Thanksgiving tables. Find out how 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 over a decade, Sonoma County 4-H’s Heritage Turkey Project has been teaching local kids how to raise, butcher and sell Heritage Turkeys – That’s the colorful and longer-living turkeys that were nearly wiped out due to the commercial popularity of the traditional broad-breasted white turkey. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi visited a budding turkey farmer at his Santa Rosa home to find out more…

See photos and video of Andrew’s turkeys And find out more about the Heritage Turkey Project 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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Reyna Grande’s story of illegally coming to California to find her parents is not unique. But sharing it makes it powerful, especially for younger readers.

In both novels and a memoir, award-winning writer Reyna Grande examines her own past as an illegal immigrant, arriving, assimilating and succeeding in modern California. She shared her story in person with students at a Santa Rosa Middle School yesterday. KRCB’s Bruce Robinson spoke with her there.

Learn more about Reyna Grande and her books 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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Environmentalists with Marin Audubon are unhappy about a new Marin County Parks road and trail plan.

A fight over how to best use public open space land in Marin County is coming to a head – and caught in the middle is the Northern Spotted Owl –a federally listed endangered species. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports.

See photos of some of Marin County Park’s adopted trails and the Northern Spotted Owl 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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It’s hard to identify and 100 time more potent than morphine. Little wonder that street Fentanyl is a dangerous drug.

The epidemic of opioid addiction across America has triggered a surge in the use of other, related drugs, including heroin, and it’s more potent synthetic relative, fentanyl. That’s a trend that may now be reaching into Sonoma County.

Find out more 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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It’s hard to identify and 100 time more potent than morphine. Little wonder that street Fentanyl is a dangerous drug.

The epidemic of opioid addiction across America has triggered a surge in the use of other, related drugs, including heroin, and it’s more potent synthetic relative, fentanyl. That’s a trend that may now be reaching into Sonoma County.

Find out more 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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