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Climate Summit Contest: Unlikely Company Wins Funding
This fall, Califormia Governor Jerry Brown and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg were among the leaders convening an international climate action summit in San Francisco. Their goal was to let the world know that despite President Donald Trump's wish to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreements, many in the country are still commited to fighting climate change. [pictured: former president Barack Obama addresses the Climate Action Summit via video. Credit: Steve Mencher]…
Arts & Culture
Music Inspires Climate Activists at Global Summit
Yesterday, we followed California's Secretary of Food and Agriculture, Karen Ross, as she visited entrepreneurs at the Global Climate Action Summit, held in September in San Francisco. Today, we hear from one of the event's prime movers, including former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, and listen to some of the music that inspired conference-goers to action. (photo: Dave Matthews performs at the Global Climate Action Summit. Credit: Steve Mencher)
Science & Health
Roseland Community Learns Medicinal Herb Use at Bayer Farms
On average, residents of Southwest Santa Rosa have poorer health outcomes than their neighbors in more affluent sections of the city. According to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, a 2014 report published by the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, found that Roseland had a lower human development index than the…
Television
Agatha Christie's Criminal Games: Sparkling Cyanide
Tuesday, November 20 at 7 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. A famous movie star commits suicide before finishing her latest film, but Chief Inspector Laurence is convinced that she was murdered.
Radio
Listen to Discussion with NPR Luminaries on Ethics, News
On October 15th, Northern California Public Media presented a public lecture called ETHICS AND JOURNALISM: A DISCUSSION WITH NPR LUMINARIES. NPR Ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen (pictured) was joined by NPR reporter Alex Chadwick, and Paul Gullixson from Sonoma State University, for an interactive talk…
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Music Inspires Climate Activists at Global Summit
Yesterday, we followed California's Secretary of Food and Agriculture, Karen Ross, as she visited entrepreneurs at the Global Climate Action Summit, held in September in San Francisco. Today, we hear…
Climate Summit Contest: Unlikely Company Wins Funding
This fall, Califormia Governor Jerry Brown and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg were among the leaders convening an international climate action summit in San Francisco. Their goal was to…
Displaced Camp Fire Evacuees Consider What Comes Next
At least 56 people have been killed in the Camp Fire burning in Butte County. The fire is now 140,000 acres and 40 percent contained. Thousands of evacuees are still displaced from the fire and many…
Camp Fire Evacuees Sleep in Cars, Tents in Chico Parking Lot
Firefighters are making progress on the Camp Fire, which is now 35 percent contained. The over 50,000 people evacuated from the area are now wondering when they will be able to return and what they…
Poor Air Quality Poses Health Hazard for Workers
Firefighters continue to battle the Camp Fire burning in Butte County, which is now at 135,000 acres and 35 percent contained. Air quality conditions throughout the North Bay remain poor due to the…
 25 Oct 1812:00am A PILGRIMAGE The Sculpture & Photography of Genevieve Willson Barnhart |
 5 Oct 1812:00am Gallery Exhibit: Myth and Magic |
 19 Oct 1812:00am ILLUMINATIONS |
 9 Oct 1812:00am Jewish Film Festival |
 22 Sep 1812:00am NEW EXHIBITION! Then Came the Dog Downstairs Changing Gallery |
 6 Nov 1812:00am Rakshika Thakor: Making Marks |
 23 Oct 1812:00am Recovart: Recovery Through Art On View |
 4 Sep 1812:00am With Awe and Wonder: A Celebration of Nature’s Beauty Photography by Brenda Tharp |
 24 Aug 1808:00am - 12:00am SFI ANNOUNCES FALL SCHEDULE OF SCREENINGS |
 10 Sep 1807:00pm - 09:15pm Petaluma Folk Dancing |
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NorCal Midterm Election Special 2018
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- In this live midterm election special, News Director Steve Mencher hosts an hour of analysis and insight from policymakers and community activists. Analysis provided in the North Bay by Dick Spotswood of the Marin Independent Journal and in the South...
Bay Area Bountiful: Transportation
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- Explore transportation options to protect the environment. A unique food distribution trucking company looks for technological solutions to reduce emissions; a San Mateo organization seeks to promote ride sharing and public transit; a Silicon Valley...
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From the Fire
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- Northern California Public Media News Director Steve Mencher and Museum of Sonoma County Director Jeff Nathanson visit three local artists whose work is featured in the museum's exhibition, "From the Fire: A Community Reflects and Rebuilds."
Out of the Fire
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- Musicians Eki Shola and Allen Sudduth lost their homes in the Sonoma County fires. They are among a group of local musicians who are raising money to replace instruments lost in the fires with a special album recorded at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati...
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Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
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- “What makes a community sustainable?” There are many facets of sustainability, from energy use and human capital, to transportation and future strategic planning. Sustainability is the goal of many communities in Northern California, and we explore h...
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The New Normal: Visions of Healing
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- This special looks at our community one year after the October fires that killed 44 and obliterated neighborhoods in Santa Rosa and the surrounding towns. We visit musicians, poets and visual artists who are trying to represent the calamity in ways t...
Bay Area Bountiful: Sustainable Communities
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- On this edition of Bay Area Bountiful, we ask the question, “What makes a community sustainable?” There are many facets of sustainability, from energy use and human capital, to transportation and future strategic planning. Sustainability is the goal...
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
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- The farmers at Coyote Family Farm are among a new generation who see farming as a combination of spiritual practice, political act, community engagement and art form. Selling their fresh produce weekly at the farmers market, they are helping to reviv...
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Bay Area Bountiful: People & Wildlife
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- Explore how human development has impacted the wildlife of California. The Grizzly Bear was once a dominant species, but as people settled here in greater numbers, the population of the Grizzly declined. Discover how European colonization upset the b...
My Uncle Bobby
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- In 1969 at the age of 22, Robert A. Rothschild was drafted into the army and joined some 500,000 troops in Vietnam. In this short, the veteran remembers the night recon mission when he stepped on a land mine just south of the Vietnamese DMZ. (Produce...
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Citizen Scientists
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- As our planet faces mounting threats to its biodiversity, a new kind of scientist is emerging: the Citizen Scientist . Watch this KRCB North Bay Bountiful production to learn how the California Academy of Sciences and partner organizations are harnes...
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Gathering Leaves: Sudden Oak Death Research
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- In collaboration with the University of California and Sonoma State University, citizen scientists in Sonoma County are collecting bay laurel leaves to assist in controlling the pathogen responsible for Sudden Oak Death.
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The Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation
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- Learn about the science and ecology of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and the work of the Laguna Foundation. Video created in the summer of 2017. Larry Campbell narrator.
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Bay Area Bountiful: Groundwater
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- During the recent drought, groundwater became scarce as aquifers throughout Northern California began to dry up. New laws will require municipalities and water well owners to adhere to new guidelines for how much water can be drawn. On this episode o...
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What Is Groundwater?
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- There is more fresh water stored underground in Northern California than is accessible from surface water sources, such as lakes, rivers and streams. To understand just how essential groundwater is, we’ll need to learn about how it is stored in the e...
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The New Normal Rebuilding Homes and Lives
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- On this edition of The New Normal: Rebuilding Homes and Lives , we’ll find out how October’s wildfires made our tight housing market even more precarious, especially for the area’s most vulnerable residents. As the community rebuilds, we put the spot...
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Apple Country
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- The area around Sebastopol, California was once well known for its apples. But vineyards have now replaced many orchards. Two family owned apple orchards that remain—Walker Apples and Devoto Gardens & Orchards—are part of a farming legacy that contin...
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Staying Grounded
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- In 2014, California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. This KRCB North Bay Bountiful production explores the ways in which the legislation will impact Sonoma County and its water supply.
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Bay Area Bountiful: The Changing Face of Agriculture
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- Farming is becoming more diverse, and new perspectives bring innovation. Immigrant populations are introducing unique produce to the marketplace; new farmworker safety protocols are being implemented; and traditional methods of Native American agricu...
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Bay Area Bountiful: Orchards
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- The orchard: as old as civilization, yet adaptable to the needs of our society today. Orderly rows of monoculture hide a deep and meaningful history of Northern California. We'll explore three generations of apple growers in Sebastopol, organizations...
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The New Normal: What's Now? What's Next?
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- This program features a look at the first steps in the North Bay's rebuilding and recovery process after the North Bay Wildfires. KRCB News Director, Steve Mencher, speaks with representatives of the UnDocuFund, we explore the poignant story of a fam...
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In the Shadow of Tall Trees
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- Muir Woods National Monument and its uncut old-growth coast redwoods would not exist today were it not for the foresight of early conservationists. Theodore Roosevelt's signing of the Antiquities Act of 1906 empowered Roosevelt and subsequent preside...
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Bay Area Bountiful: Forests
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- Forests are some of the most wild places in our region, but also a living laboratory for exploring the science of plants, wildlife and soil health. In this episode we travel up and down the West Coast through the coast redwood forest and learn about...
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Bay Area Bountiful: Alternative Energy
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- In the San Francisco Bay Area, environmentalists are working with entrepreneurs and industry to find ways to incorporate wind, solar and other alternative energy sources into our power generation mix. Some homeowners and businesses are off the grid a...
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