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June 22, 2020Ninth Person Dies From COVID-19 in Sonoma County
Adia White, NorCal Public Media Updated July 2, 2020 Sonoma County's coronavirus death toll climbed to nine Wednesday night. The data was reported on the county's website socoemergency.org. This has been the deadliest week in the county with four people dying from the virus since Sunday, June 28.… -
June 17, 2020Healdsburg Mayor Resigns Over Failure To Address Police Reform
Mayor Leah Gold announced she will step down from the position. Her resignation will be effective at the end of June. This was a result of a controversy over what some in the community see as racial insensitivity. To unpack what happened this week, news director Steve Mencher talked with Healdsburg… -
June 03, 2020Hundreds Gather At Memorial For George Floyd After Days Of Nationwide Protests
Enlarge this image The remains of George Floyd are taken to a memorial service in his honor on June 4 in Minneapolis, -
May 25, 2020We Need a Culturally Responsive Approach to COVID-19
Commentary by Ana Lugo, founder, Equity First Consulting Cultural responsiveness is the ability to learn from, relate respectfully to, effectively adapt to, and serve all peoples and cultures.[1] Let us be clear. The systems and institutions designed to serve the public are not culturally… -
May 20, 2020Despair Among Immigrants: With Phone Lines Swamped, State Pandemic Aid Is Out Of Reach
By Araceli Martinez Ortega, La Opinión For two days, thousands of undocumented immigrants in California have been unable to reach the non-profit organizations that distribute $500 in aid from the state’s new disaster relief fund. “I feel disappointed. I’ve been calling since yesterday and nobody… -
May 20, 2020California COVID-19 Tracker Gives County-By-County Look at Cases, Deaths
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation, understanding the pandemic’s effect on your local area can be difficult. That’s why four public media organizations have collaborated to create the California COVID-19 Tracker — a data dashboard that provides a localized look at COVID-19-related… -
May 19, 2020Sonoma County Submits Plan to State for Reopening More Businesses, Including Outdoor Bar, Restaurant Patios
Sonoma County’s health officer has submitted a plan to the state asking for approval to move further into Stage Two of reopening the local economy,… -
May 14, 2020Sonoma County Further Loosens Restrictions on Parks Access
Sonoma County announced a broader opening of parks on Tuesday, May 12. County residents can now drive to and use inland parks, which were previously… -
May 09, 2020COVID Bailout Cash Goes to Big Players That Have Paid Millions to Settle Allegations of Wrongdoing
By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News May 9, 2020 The Trump administration has sent hundreds of millions of dollars in… -
May 08, 2020Sonoma County Offers Expanded Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing for Vulnerable Individuals
Additional groups of high-risk and vulnerable people will now be able to get tested for COVID-19 at Sonoma County’s drive-thru testing site at the… -
May 05, 2020
Sonoma County Allows Some Businesses to Reopen
Sonoma County has loosened some of the restrictions of its shelter-in-place order, allowing some businesses, including construction, landscaping,… -
May 01, 2020Someone Will Contract the Virus Here:” Meet Homeless Californians Trying to Survive a Pandemic
By Byrhonda Lyons, CalMatters The vast majority of people who were unhoused in California before coronavirus swept across the state are exactly where… -
Apr 27, 2020Coronavirus Could Force Private Practices To Close Or Sell — Raising Costs
By Kristen Hwang for CalMatters In a matter of weeks, Dr. William Goral, a private practice ear, nose and throat specialist in San Bernardino County,… -
Apr 24, 2020Coronavirus Detectives: Here’s How Counties Try to Track Everyone Exposed
By Rachel Becker, CalMatters By the time public health officer Bela Matyas learned that the novel coronavirus was spreading in Solano County, the… -
Apr 24, 2020CHP Says It Will Stop Issuing Permits for Protests on State Property
We provide daily coronavirus updates on KRCB radio 91. Tune in at 9 a.m. and 6:44 p.m. for the latest local news. Here's our update for Thursday,… -
Apr 24, 2020Shortage On A Stick: More Swabs On The Way, But That Won’t Solve California Test Gap
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters For all the talk of ventilators and new-fangled serological tests, it’s the shortage of glorified Q-tips that has… -
Apr 23, 2020Sonoma County Begins Drive-Thru Testing For Health Care Workers
By Adia White, Northern California Public Media April 23, 2020 On Saturday, April 25, The Sonoma County Department of Health Services Disease Control… -
Apr 21, 2020Over a Million California Students Still Lack Access to Remote Learning
By Elizabeth Aguilera, CalMatters More than a month since officials closed schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, California officials said a two-week…
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