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October 23, 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. -
October 19, 2020Exclusive: Kaiser Cited for Failing to Treat COVID-19 as Airborne
By Jackie Botts and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters October 16, 2020 California workplace safety officials issued a serious citation against a Kaiser Permanente psychiatric facility in Santa Clara, accusing the center of failing to provide workers with N95 masks and other protection against COVID-19. But… -
July 23, 2020KBBF Informe: Licencia Por Enfermedad Remunerada, Paid Sick Leave
Por Edgar Avila, KBBF Radio This episode was produced by Edgar Avila, KBBF Radio This article is a summary of a KBBF informe special loosely translated by NorCal Public Media. Listen to the original version in Spanish below. Puedes escuchar este episodio en español abajo: Welcome to this episode of… -
July 21, 2020Hundreds of Healthcare Workers at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Strike Over Safety Concerns and Benefits
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Workers are on strike for the week to demand a safer workplace. They say Providence St. Joseph Health, which owns the hospital, is proposing to cut their health care benefits and sick leave. They also say the hospital is not providing adequate personal protective… -
July 07, 2020Santa Rosa City Council to Vote on Emergency Sick Leave
We provide local news updates on The North Bay Report Tuesday-Friday at 6:45, 8:45 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. on KRCB radio 91 and 90.9. Here's our North Bay Report episode for Tuesday, July 7. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go. The Santa Rosa City Council is expected to decide… -
June 15, 2020County Coronavirus Health Disparities Continue To Grow
Latino residents in Sonoma County are now nine times more likely to become infected with coronavirus than white residents. On Thursday, the Latino leadership organization Los Cien hosted a virtual Town Hall to discuss this disparity. In this excerpt from the event, co-moderator Oscar Pardo asked… -
Jun 12, 2020Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response
By Lauren Weber and Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press June 12, 2020 Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director… -
Jun 09, 2020Minority Leader Schumer Tackles Pandemic Housing Issues
In a call Monday with the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told several thousand people what he was… -
Jun 04, 2020NorCal Outreach to Latinx Community Recognized Nationally
In an article from the public media journal Current, Northern California Public Media was recognized this week for its efforts to ramp up… -
Jun 01, 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… -
May 29, 2020The 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… -
May 28, 2020'InformaGente' - Health Dispatches to Latinx Communities
A new organization called Listos California, in partnership with the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the National Hispanic…
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October 22, 2020Prop 15: Commercial Property Tax Hike To Raise Money For Schools
This year, California voters have a shot at overturning one of the most notorious propositions of recent decades, part of it anyways. Proposition 15 on the November ballot would increase property taxes on corporations, undoing a key component of Prop 13. That was the 1978 landmark ballot measure… -
October 21, 2020Election 2020: Your November 3 Voter Guide
By NorCal News Staff Do you know how you're going to vote? We've put together key resources to make your decision easier. Find local news updates, voting guides, a list of official drop box locations, and other election information. Propositions Voting Guide Watch Connect The Bay: November Election… -
October 16, 2020Santa Rosa Metro Chamber Hosts City Council Candidate Forum
NorCal News Team Oct. 16, 2020 At the end of September, the Santa Rosa Metro Chamber hosted a forum with city council candidates from districts 1, 3, 5, and 7. Listen to the forum below. Participating candidates: Eddie Alvarez - District 1 Duane De Witt - District 1 Jorge Inocencio - District 1… -
October 13, 2020Annual State of the Latino Community Covers Gaps in Home Ownership
Sonoma County leadership organization, Los Cien, hosts an annual forum on the state of the Latino community. The topic this year was "Re-imagining Sonoma County Post Pandemic". Panelists focused on equity gaps in homeownership and how to fix them. KRCB’s Adia White reports. Watch the entire… -
October 02, 2020SCHOOL CLOSURES for Thursday, October 1 & Friday, October 2, 2020…
The following school districts are confirmed to be closed through Friday, October 2, due to fire threat and evacuation: Bennett Valley Union School District (no distance learning) Kenwood School District (no distance learning) Rincon Valley Union School District (no distance learning) All Santa… -
October 01, 2020Photojournalist Describes Monday Night's Firefight
Firefighters, law enforcement and others working to evacuate residents were all on the scene as the Glass fire made a fast run toward the city of Santa Rosa on Sunday night. Also out during those late hours was Erik Castro, a freelance photojournalist. Castro recently spoke to KRCB News Director… -
Sep 30, 2020Evacuation Orders Lifted for Some Santa Rosa Neighborhoods
Cal Fire announced Tuesday at 3:15 pm, evacuation orders are lifted for the following areas in Santa Rosa: All of Summerfield All of Spring Lake… -
Sep 29, 2020Sonoma County Learns From Past Botched Care Home Evacuations
Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane has led the outreach effort to ensure that residents are getting the mental health support they need. She’s… -
Sep 29, 2020Watch Cal Fire and Sonoma County's Glass Fire Updates
Sonoma County and Cal Fire host a joint press conference on the Glass Incident every evening at 5 p.m. Watch the press conferences here at 5 p.m. or… -
Sep 29, 2020Sonoma County Glass Fire Evacuation Map: Updated Live
Monitor evacuation warnings and orders for the Glass Fire burning in Sonoma County. Please note that the map below is typically updated 15- 20… -
Sep 11, 2020Sonoma County Supervisors Vote on 2020-2021 Budget
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is expected to finalize the county’s 2020-2021 budget today. Supervisors faced a 46-million-dollar deficit and… -
Sep 02, 2020Conversations on Race Series Addresses Policy Reform (Aired: September 3, 2020)
Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County has been hosting weekly conversations to discuss racism in our community. In Monday’s conversation,… -
Sep 02, 2020Could Strong DAs Be a Solution to Police Accountability?
Editor's Note: Solutions Journalism is a way of looking at problems and issues with an eye toward uncovering and explaining ways that communities… -
Aug 28, 2020The West Is Burning, So California Struggles To Find Help Fighting Its Wildfires
BY JULIE CART , CALMATTERS AUGUST 28, 2020 California’s wildfire resources are the envy of the world: It owns the most extensive fleet of… -
Aug 27, 2020Kaiser Begins Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial in Northern California
Northern California residents can now join the efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Kaiser Permanente began recruiting participants for an advanced… -
Aug 26, 2020Crew Shortage Reveals California's Reliance on Incarcerated Firefighters
California’s efforts to fight destructive fires across the state were hampered this year by an unexpected circumstance. Coronavirus precautions made…
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