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May 22, 2020Coronavirus: A Weekly Report from NPR News – Friday at 8pm & Sunday at 12am
Hosted by Lulu Garcia-Navarro, this special report features the best of NPR's reporting on the coronavirus crisis over the past week, with a focus on the latest science, wide-scale impacts, and things you can do to stay safe. Find our complete programming schedule here. -
May 22, 2020
The National Conversation with All Things Considered – Weekdays at 6pm
Each weekday, the 6:00 pm hour of All Things Considered will generate and respond to the national conversation around the COVID-19 outbreak with audience call-outs and social media sourcing. Each program will also include newsmaker interviews and content from NPR reporters. You can submit your… -
May 19, 2020Rep. Jared Huffman: $3 Trillion Bill is 'Opening Bid'
Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) returned to Northern California after voting Friday on the House of Representatives' $3 trillion Coronavirus package that has aid to local governments, help for the November election, and a lifeline to the United States Postal Service. He spoke with news… -
May 18, 2020Live Virtual Town Hall - Coronavirus: What You Need to Know – Tuesday at 7pm
NorCal Public Media is working with officials from Sonoma County and other Bay Area health officials to answer your questions. This week's guests will include: Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase, Maricarmen Reyes, Outreach & Event Coordinator, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center,… -
May 14, 2020Watching for Signs of Child Sexual Abuse During Pandemic
In an interview for the podcast Public Health on Call, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau, director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse spoke with host Dr. Josh Sharfstein about troubling signs that child sexual abuse may be… -
May 12, 2020Latinx Leaders Consider Coronavirus Toll in Sonoma County
For our Virtual Coronavirus Town Hall May 12, 2020 we will present a cast of leaders in the Latinx community to help us understand how the pandemic may be affecting different populations in our county and region differently. We will be posting the unedited version of their conversation here. Our… -
May 05, 2020Supervisors Hopkins and Rabbitt Discuss Phased Reopening
On Monday, May 4, news director Steve Mencher spoke with Sonoma County Supervisors Lynda Hopkins and David Rabbitt about a number of issues that are… -
May 01, 2020Santa Rosa Junior College Extends Online Learning Through the Fall
By Adia White, Northern California Public Media Updated May 1, 2020 The Santa Rosa Junior College announced on April 30, that it will continue remote… -
Apr 28, 2020Health Care Provider Panel Highlights Hope, Progress
For our April 28 Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall, we convened a panel of health care providers including: Dr. Joshua Weil, Lead Physician, Emergency… -
Apr 23, 20201918 Flu in Sonoma County Offers Lessons for Today
by John Sheehy In June of 1918, the government deployed Petaluma’s mayor, a saddle maker named A.W. Horwege, to Portland, Oregon, to run a large… -
Apr 17, 2020COVID-19: Leaders Discuss Food Insecurity and Safety
During our Coronavirus Virtual Town Hall on April 14, we invited leaders from around Sonoma County to discuss how they are keeping our community fed.… -
Apr 10, 2020KPBS California Coronavirus Special Coverage - Friday at Noon
Governor Gavin Newsom and state health officials will provide an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. KPBS is hosting today's…
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May 20, 2020You Asked, We Answered: Your Questions About COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Senior Outings, and Visiting The Dentist
We put the call out for your questions related to the coronavirus pandemic, and you’ve had plenty. We've received questions about how many people are currently hospitalized, what moving into Stage Two of reopening means for seniors, going to the dentist, and more. Here are a few answers to some of… -
May 20, 2020Pandemic Food Stamps Offer Up to $365 Per Child
By Jacqueline García, La Opinión Families with children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at their schools — regardless of immigration status — may notice something in the mail to help them buy groceries. California is issuing one-time food stamps with credits of up to $365 per child to… -
May 20, 2020Es Así Como un Déficit de 54.3 Mil Millones de Dólares Le Afectaría a Los Californianos
Por Judy Lin, CalMatters Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Los encargados de las finanzas de California acaban de revelar un déficit de 54.3 mil millones de dólares en la primera evaluación… -
May 19, 2020
Rep. Jared Huffman: $3 Trillion Bill is 'Opening Bid'
Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) returned to Northern California after voting Friday on the House of Representatives' $3 trillion Coronavirus package that has aid to local governments, help for the November election, and a lifeline to the United States Postal Service. He spoke with news… -
May 18, 2020Housing, Homelessness Funds Mostly Spared in Proposed Budget cuts
By Matt Levin, CalMatters With a forecasted deficit of near-record proportions and an economy in freefall, homelessness and low-income housing advocates were braced for painful cuts in the revised budget proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Thursday. But unlike some of the more severe… -
May 18, 2020Financial Help for California’s Undocumented Immigrants Starts Monday
By Jacqueline García, La Opinión California’s undocumented immigrants can begin applying Monday for disaster relief payments of up to $1,000 per household under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus emergency assistance plan. In April, Newsom announced a one-time, $75-million fund for undocumented adults… -
May 15, 2020Sonoma County Voters Can Now Track Their Mail-In Ballot With New Program
Sonoma County voters can now sign up for a program to track their vote-by-mail ballot from the time it’s mailed to when it’s counted. The “Where’s My… -
May 14, 2020Watching for Signs of Child Sexual Abuse During Pandemic
In an interview for the podcast Public Health on Call, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. Elizabeth Letourneau, director… -
May 14, 2020Virus Will Not Extinguish Wildfire Protection, Newsom Says
By Julie Cart, CalMatters California’s preparations to battle wildfires this year will not be slowed by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newson… -
May 12, 2020Latinx Leaders Consider Coronavirus Toll in Sonoma County
For our Virtual Coronavirus Town Hall May 12, 2020 we will present a cast of leaders in the Latinx community to help us understand how the pandemic… -
May 12, 2020You Asked, We Answered: How Do I Apply for Unemployment If Under Asylum Status?
We put the call out for your questions related to the coronavirus pandemic, and you’ve submitted questions about financial help, case counts,… -
May 11, 2020Keeping The COVID Plague at Bay: How California Is Protecting Older Veterans
By Dan Morain May 11, 2020 Dr. Vito Imbasciani has been at war with viruses since he was 5. Growing up near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point… -
May 10, 2020COVID-Plagued California Nursing Homes Often Had Problems in Past
By Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News and Anna Almendrala May 4, 2020 When Jorge Newbery finally got through to his 95-year-old mother, Jennifer, on a… -
May 10, 2020Reopening in the COVID Era: How to Adapt to a New Normal
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News May 8, 2020 As many states begin to reopen — most without meeting the thresholds recommended by the White House… -
May 09, 2020Lawmakers Want to Know: What’s Up With That Half-Billion-Dollar Mask Deal?
By Laurel Rosenhall, CalMatters California lawmakers plan to probe why state officials wired half a billion dollars for masks to a medical supply… -
May 08, 2020California Just Revealed a $54.3 Billion Deficit — Signaling Deep Cuts Ahead
By Judy Lin, CalMatters California finance officials revealed a $54.3 billion deficit Thursday in the first economic assessment of the coronavirus…
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