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Ishi was a surviving member of an Indian tribe that was nearly wiped out. But much of the rest of his well-known story is a myth.

Ishi, the so-called “Last Yahi” may be the most famous Indian in California history. But much of what has been taught about him over the past century has turned out to be wrong.

The exhibit about Ishi at the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center, continues to be open to the public weekdays from 9 to 5. You can also hear more about Ishi 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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New research suggests that deeply conditioned, instant neurological reactions may play a crucial part in racial discrimination.

Long before this week’s election results came in, organizers of the annual Latino Health Forum in Santa Rosa had selected as this year’s theme, the health impacts of racism and Discrimination. But current events added new notes of alarm and urgency to the SRO event. KRCB’s Bruce Robinson was there.

This story is part of KRCB’s North Bay Bountiful initiative. We’ve got more from some of the speakers at the Latino Health Forum 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 handful of North Bay school districts are going against the grain and offering healthy, fresh and local foods during lunchtime.

Can you remember what your school lunches were like? For many the thought can conjure up memories of bland sandwiches, dry meat meat patties and sugary juices. But with stricter food regulations and a general move towards healthy and nutritious eating…those meals are poised to become a thing of the past. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi visited one North Bay school district offering a different kind of lunch.

This story is part of KRCB’s North Bay Bountiful initiative. Find out more about the Healdsburg and Sausalito Marin City School District food programs 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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Sonoma County followed its own path in this election, with most incumbents retaining office, and bid money campaigns proving largely unsuccessful.

The electoral upheaval at the national level was not felt much in Sonoma County’s local races, where big money from Independent Expenditure committees bought mixed results.

For more on yesterday’s elections, check out 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’s causing the disappearance of kelp forests on the North Coast’s ocean floor, and it is getting any better?

The die-off of starfish along the Pacific coast has disrupted the underwater ecosystem, with a radical impact on other sea life on the region’s ocean floor.

We’ve got pictures, and more about the interlocking life cycles on the nearby ocean’s floor, 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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Parents, teachers and community members in Sausalito and Marin City are looking big changes in the area’s school board district.

Sausalito and Marin City’s school district has been slowly gaining traction over the past 15 years – attracting parents and students back to the area’s two schools. But after disappointing test scores in recent years…and a scathing report from a state agency accusing the district of diverting money away from its largely minority school…parents, teachers and community members are looking for change. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports that change could come soon after voters in the district cast their ballot for two open seats on the school board tomorrow.

Find out more about the four candidates for the Sausalito Marin City School District Board 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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Are Muslims really different from other Americans? Not so much, says the author of The Muslim Next Door.

Who better to educate Americans than about Islam than a southern California girl who grew up to be a lawyer, scholar and writer on the subject?

Sumbul Ali-Karamali will be speaking at Ner Shalom Sunday afternoon from 3-4:40. The event is free and open to the public, but with limited seating, advance reservations are required. You can make them, and hear more from her 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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If corporate influence is all about padding the bottom line, maybe coordinated consumer pushback can effect change. We hear from someone who believes that 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.

John Perkins, the self-described “Economic Hitman,” says the problems he helped create– before reforming–have gotten worse in recent years. But he’s got a recipe for turning things around.

John Perkins talk about his books and his prescriptions for change in Sonoma this coming Sunday afternoon. We’ve got event details and more from Perkins 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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Point Reyes National Seashore is celebrating the recognition of its second National Historical Landmark, Drakes Bay.

For years history buffs and archaeologists have said Drakes Bay, in Marin County’s Point Reyes National Seashore, is the first North American landing site of the English sailor Sir Francis Drake. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Interior officially recognized the bay as a National Historical Landmark. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports now the site is getting attention again with a new plaque commemorating the historical event.

Find photos of Drakes Bay and more on the nautical history of Sir Francis Drake in Point Reyes 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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Anti-nuke activists from the 1980s and earlier, gathered in Bodega Bay Saturday to recall past campaigns and contemplate new challenges.

When local opposition scuttled plans for an atomic energy plant on Bodega head in the early 1960s, the seeds were sown for subsequent no-nukes protests throughout California and beyond. Members of the Abalone Alliance, an early protest group, reunited in the coastal town over the weekend, to review their shared past, and consider their part in shaping a nuclear-free energy future.

Hear more about the gathering and see pictures 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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