Anniversary Gives Rialto Cinemas Founder Chance to Reflect

Rialto logo Ky Boyd opened his first Rialto movie theater 20 years ago in Sonoma County. Today, there are three Bay Area Rialtos, including one in Sebastopol.

At those theaters, live and taped opera, ballet, and drama mix with Hollywood blockbusters and art house flicks.

Boyd came by the station recently to talk with news director Steve Mencher about his lifelong love of movies, and the future of the business.

Rialto Cinemas home page.

Arts News

March 30, 2020

Help the Sonoma County Library Tell the Story of Life During COVID-19

The Sonoma County Library will be documenting life during the coronavirus pandemic with a special collection, and you’re invited to contribute. The library is asking community members to record their experiences in writing, art or other creative expression and then donate those physical items to…
March 25, 2020

Two views of a pandemic - poetry by Vilma Olsvary Ginsberg

every light casts a shadow; every shadow lives from light six-foot safety zone we are conceived in embrace we are borne by embrace we are born from embrace by embrace are we nurtured in embrace do we marry and thrive and if lucky we die embraced now we are enjoined from embrace force to live like…
March 24, 2020

Eki Shola's Latest Video Pulls Community Together

We're pleased and proud to present the world premiere of Shattered Boundaries by Eki Shola. Shola is a community member and brilliant musician who lost her home in the 2017 wildfires. Her life and work were transformed and ever since she's been using music to unite her community in the face of…
March 11, 2020

New Symphony, Rach 3 and Happy Birthday Beethoven

[Editor's Note: The Santa Rosa Symphony concerts at Green Music Center scheduled for March 21 through 23 have been postponed. More details here.] On Sunday, March 15 at 3 pm, KRCB FM Radio 91 broadcast the most recent concert from the Santa Rosa Symphony. The February concert begins with a birthday…
February 20, 2020

'The Full Monty.' You Know How it Ends. Enjoy the Ride

The Full Monty, playing at San Francisco's Victoria Theater, will, in the end, win you over. But it's a bit of a slog to get there. Your mileage may vary, but you'll be fighting off the endless machismo, the jokey take on suicide, the backgrounding of women and their stories and the pastiche of a…
February 07, 2020

Local 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…
Jan 31, 2020

Simone Porter Thrills Audience in Sibelius Violin Concerto - Sunday at 3pm

On the program recorded the weekend of January 11 through 13, we’ll be hearing a work written in 2013 by Missy Mazzoli called Sinfonia (for Orbiting…
Jan 01, 2020

Educators Release Plan for Expanding the Arts in Schools

Nearly 80 percent of Sonoma County high schools do not offer comprehensive, arts education. That’s according to an analysis by the Sonoma County Arts…
Dec 30, 2019

Santa Rosa Symphony, SSU Chorus Shine in Mozart Requiem

On Sunday, January 5 at 3 pm join KRCB and host Steve Mencher for a broadcast of the Santa Rosa Symphony performing Mozart's Requiem in D minor,…
Dec 24, 2019

Author Ibram X. Kendi Says "Not Racist" is Not Enough

Ibram X. Kendi, won the National Book Award in 2016 for Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. He spoke at…
Dec 02, 2019

Béla Fleck Wows Santa Rosa in Fire-Shortened Concert

Banjo master Béla Fleck came to town as hundreds of thousands in Sonoma County returned to their homes on the heels of the Kincade fire. Due to…
Nov 15, 2019

Journalist Lowell Bergman Shares Tales of a Storied Career

In the film The Insider, Al Pacino plays crusading journalist Lowell Bergman, as he takes on the tobacco industry and his bosses at the CBS…
Nov 14, 2019

This 'Gypsy' May Change Your View of Who The Show Is About

I don't have a lot of notes from my experience sitting in the dark on Gypsy's opening night. One says simply "Bernadette Peters." I had been trying…
Oct 25, 2019

Beethoven and Strauss Featured in Opening Concert

(Editor's Note: We are pleased to announce that the broadcast of the first classical concert from the Santa Rosa Symphony, which few people were able…
Oct 15, 2019

Alcatraz Takeover - 50 Year Anniversary

This fall, members of tribes from up and down the West Coast and as far away as Hawaii paddled out to Alcatraz in canoes to commemorate the takeover…
Sep 18, 2019

Roseland Mural Welcomed into the Community

Martín Zúñiga created a vibrant mural this summer with about a dozen young women from the Santa Rosa community. It's at Roseland Elementary: A…
Sep 03, 2019

Local Jewish Leader Questions Trump's 'Disloyalty' Claim

In late August, President Donald Trump said this to American Jews: “If you want to vote Democrat, you are being very disloyal to Jewish people and…
Aug 16, 2019

Portraits of Unhoused Neighbors Emphasize Humanity

The Second Annual Festival of Belonging returns to Santa Rosa on September 13th and 14th. With artful image and thought-provoking conversation, this…

NorCal News

April 04, 2020

Without Shelter-In-Place Order, COVID-19 Patients Would Overwhelm Sonoma County Hospitals

New models of the spread of coronavirus in Sonoma County show that the local shelter-in-place order will help reduce the number of deaths and hospitalizations in the county. But when infections peak about two months from now, patients could still exceed the capacity of county hospitals. Sonoma…
April 03, 2020

Asm. Wood Asks Public to Raise Awareness About Dangers of Domestic Violence Amid COVID-19

For people experiencing domestic violence, stay-at-home orders may be trapping them with their abusers. California Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) is asking the public to raise awareness about these dangers as directives to shelter-in-place to slow the spread of COVID-19 continue throughout…
April 03, 2020

COVID-19: Santa Clara County Resources

Santa Clara County’s Public Health Department is providing detailed information about COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospital capacity on several data dashboards available online. The county has also assembled a variety of COVID-19 resources, as listed below and found at sccphd.org/coronavirus. Food…
April 03, 2020

A Coronavirus Property Tax Delay? Californians Shouldn’t Count On It

By Ben Christopher, CalMatters The global pandemic notwithstanding, most California owners are still on the hook to pay their property taxes next week — thus far, the state isn’t granting any reprieves. Though both federal and state lawmakers postponed the deadline for income taxes through July 15,…
April 03, 2020

Sonoma County Will Consider Property Tax Penalty Waivers on Case-by-Case Basis

Sonoma County says it will consider waiving penalties for late property tax payments related to COVID-19 on a case-by-case basis. The second installment of the 2019-2020 Annual Secured property tax bill was due Feb. 1 and becomes late if not paid by April 10. The Sonoma County…
April 03, 2020

COVID-19: How to Help

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take lives and strain resources, you might be wondering how you can help. Perhaps the most important thing you can do is help slow the spread of the virus by following public health guidance. But if you’re still looking to do more, here are several ways you can…
Apr 03, 2020

‘Am I Going to Die?’ Alone and Scared, Confined Seniors Struggle with Anxiety

By Erica Hellerstein, Mercury News For the past few weeks, as coronavirus radically altered daily life, 79-year-old Diana Fernandes has been…
Mar 31, 2020

Sonoma Joins Six Bay Area Counties And Extends Shelter-in-Place Order

Sonoma County joined six others in the Bay Area in announcing stricter shelter-in-place guidelines. As of Tuesday, March 31 millions of residents in…
Mar 31, 2020

California Starts Recruiting Retired and Student Doctors, Nurses to Handle Surge in Severely Sick People

By Julie Cart, Elizabeth Aguilera and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters As the number of people hospitalized in California with the coronavirus doubled in…
Mar 31, 2020

New Model Projects Coronavirus Deaths In California Will Peak In Late April

A new model from the University of Washington projects that coronavirus deaths in California will peak in late April, with a total of 5,086 deaths…
Mar 31, 2020

Santa Rosa Police Department Mourns Loss of Detective

Updated March 31, 2020, 4:00 p.m. The Santa Rosa Police Department reported today that Detective Marylou Armer passed away from complications from…
Mar 30, 2020

What is an Equitable Response to COVID-19: Interview With Ana Lugo

During emergencies, vulnerable community members are often left out of response plans. Assistant News Director, Adia White, asked the founder of…
Mar 30, 2020

California Ramps Up Output of Ventilators As COVID-19 Cases Grow

By Nigel Duara and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed confidence Saturday that California has the capacity to produce enough…
Mar 30, 2020

COVID-19: Financial Resources for Sonoma County Residents

California and the nation have seen a surge in unemployment claims as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to close their doors, leaving…
Mar 29, 2020

COVID-19: Educational Resources for Learning at Home

The Sonoma County Office of Education has recommended as of March 25 that all Sonoma County school districts continue distance learning through at…
Mar 29, 2020

Santa Rosa Outlines COVID-19 Support for Homeless

The city of Santa Rosa says it’s following guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect people experiencing…

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