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Shirlee Zane is squaring off with former Santa Rosa mayor Chris Coursey in the district 3 Sonoma County Board of Supervisors race. Zane is hoping to win a fourth term as supervisor. She spoke with KRCB’s Steve Mencher about her record and how the board handled the encampment along the Joe Rodota Trail.
Listen to the full-length interview below:Shirlee Zane Defends Her Seat on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Shirlee Zane is squaring off with former Santa Rosa mayor Chris Coursey in the district 3 Sonoma County Board of Supervisors race. Zane is hoping to win a fourth term as supervisor. She spoke with KRCB’s Steve Mencher about her record and how the board handled the encampment along the Joe Rodota Trail.
Listen to the full-length interview below:NorCal News
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February 12, 2020Lynda Hopkins Makes Her Case for a Second Term as Supervisor
Lynda Hopkins is defending her District 5 seat on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Hopkins holds a master's degree in land-use policy from Stanford and is running for her second term as supervisor. She joined KRCB’s Steve Mencher at the end of January to talk about her accomplishments and… -
February 11, 2020Mike Hilber Challenges Lynda Hopkins for District 5 Seat
Mike Hilber is challenging incumbent Lynda Hopkins for the District 5 seat on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Hilber has a master's in electrical engineering from Stanford and worked in the defense industry in Southern California. In the early 1990’s he moved back to his childhood home in… -
February 10, 2020Campaign Donations For and Against SMART Tax Measure Exceed $2 Million
Marin and Sonoma County voters will soon decide whether to extend a sales tax supporting the SMART train until 2059. Campaigns on both sides of the issue have each received over a million dollars in support of their positions. Reporter Will Houston from the Marin Independent Journal has been… -
February 07, 2020Local Activist Speaks Out on Missed Opportunity in Cancelled "American Dirt" Talk
Author Jeanine Cummins’ planned book talk at the Petaluma Copperfield’s Bookstore evaporated with the rest of her scheduled appearances last week when the publisher of her novel “American Dirt” canceled her book tour out of concern for her safety. Flatiron Books president Bob Miller said they shut… -
February 07, 2020California Lawmakers Have Refused to Restrict Flavored Vaping —Is That About to Change?
By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters Milk and waters in kids’ meals. Smaller “Big Gulps.” No teens on tanning beds. Officials here pride themselves as national leaders in protecting the health of Californians —so much so that conservatives deride it as the “nanny-state.” And that’s particularly true… -
February 06, 2020Lisa See, Author of "The Island of Sea Women," Speaks at Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Lise See launched her literary career with the non-fiction book “On Gold Mountain." The story chronicles her great-great grandfather’s journey from China to California and follows multiple generations. She's written ten novels since then. See spoke at the Sonoma Valley Regional Library about her… -
Feb 04, 2020In California, Not Every Kid Has a Fair Chance at Success
By Erica Hellerstein, Mercury News San Jose area scores near the top for giving children the best chance of achieving economic success and good… -
Feb 03, 2020California Students Missing School Due to Wildfires and Other Disasters
At the beginning of the school year, over 360 schools in California had to close for at least a week due to power outages, wildfires, or other… -
Jan 30, 2020Sonoma County Plans to Clear Joe Rodota Trail By Friday
Sonoma County set a goal of clearing the Joe Rodota trail by Friday. County officials switched their policy to enforcement mid-week and began issuing… -
Jan 30, 2020Podcast: Activist homeless moms score an Oakland win
By Jakob Lazzaro and Matt Levin, CalMatters Last November, a group of homeless and housing insecure moms took over a vacant home in West Oakland. It… -
Jan 29, 2020Doctors Fail to Help Patients Stop Smoking, Says Report
The United States Surgeon General declared in a new report last week that health professionals do not provide cigarette smokers enough support for… -
Jan 29, 2020Rodota Trail Situation Delays Homeless Count for a Month
The annual Point-in-Time homeless count was set to happen this week, but because of the health emergency on the Joe Rodota Trail, where more than 200… -
Jan 28, 2020Former Director of IOLERO Works to Pass Initiative to Strengthen the Office
The Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach, or IOLERO, was created to strengthen transparency and trust in the Sonoma County… -
Jan 28, 2020Sonoma County Prepares to Evict Campers Along the Joe Rodota Trail
The temporary homeless shelter at Los Guilicos opened on Sunday. The sanctioned encampment has room for about 60 of the 250 people currently camping… -
Jan 23, 2020Sanctioned Homeless Camp at Los Guilicos Scheduled to Open Sunday
Sonoma County officials delayed efforts to relocate around 60 people living along the Joe Rodota Trail to a sanctioned camp at the Los Guilicos… -
Jan 23, 2020Sonoma County Libraries Host Tamale Making Workshops
The library might not be the first place you’d expect to learn how to make tamales. But that’s exactly what happened last December in Santa Rosa.…
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