Live Virtual Town Hall - Coronavirus: What You Need to Know

VTH Norcal COVID19 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,

Laurie Fong, President of the Santa Rosa School Board,

Photojournalist Erik Castro,

Sheba Person-Whitley, Executive Director at Sonoma County Economic Development Board,

and Robert Eyler, Dean of the School of Extended and International Education at Sonoma State University.

Plus, other guests...

Hosts will be NorCal Public President & CEO Darren LaShalle and Assistant News Director Adia White.

Submit your questions at norcalpublicmedia.org/coronavirus. Or Tweet your question along with the hashtag #NorCalCorona.

Coronavirus: What You Need to Know can be viewed on KRCB TV 22 in the North Bay, KPJK TV 60 in the South Bay, and KRCB-FM Radio 91, as well as Facebook Live, YouTube, and at norcalpublicmedia.org/livestream.

Spanish simulcast is available at 104.1 FM La Mejor.

Coronavirus Updates

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June 15, 2020

County 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…
June 12, 2020

Public Health Officials Face Wave Of Threats, Pressure Amid Coronavirus Response

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June 09, 2020

Minority 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 fighting for as Congress considers further housing relief. He's especially concerned about renters and the unhoused. While the last relief bill was called…
June 04, 2020

NorCal 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 communication with our Spanish speaking neighbors. Of particular interest to writer Grace Vitaglione was the organization's bilingual approach to its 13-week run…
May 29, 2020

The National Conversation with All Things Considered – Weekdays at 6pm

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May 28, 2020

'InformaGente' - Health Dispatches to Latinx Communities

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May 28, 2020

Two Members of H.S. Class of 2020 Animate Call for Unity

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May 26, 2020

Kaiser Disputes Health Professionals' Concerns on PPE

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May 25, 2020

County Hiring Contact Tracers; Extra Pay for Being Bilingual

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May 25, 2020

We Need a Culturally Responsive Approach to COVID-19

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