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October 28, 2020Seats at Stake in California Congressional Races
One of the most vulnerable House Democrats in California this year is Representative TJ Cox, who narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Congressman David Valadao two years ago in California’s 21st district. KQED’s Central Valley correspondent Alex Hall has this report on a rematch between the two… -
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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October 27, 2020Join NPR Music's Listening Party For OutKast's 'Stankonia'
YouTube For the 20th anniversary of OutKast's Stankonia, join NPR Music's listening party this Friday at 2 p.m. ET. Hosted by scholar Regina Bradley (author of the forthcoming Chronicling -
October 26, 2020Jack White Of The White Stripes Covers Busker's New Guitar
When a woman in Scotland smashed Matt Grant's guitar, he turned to crowd-funding to raise money. When he showed up at the store, the clerk told him Jack White had already -
October 24, 2020'SNL': Adele Hosts Because 'Album's Not Finished,' But H.E.R. Debuts New Song
YouTube It's been nearly five years since Adele released her blockbuster, Grammy-festooned album 25 — so you'd be forgiven for wondering whether fans would be treated to new material -
October 23, 2020Jerry Jeff Walker, Who Wrote 'Mr. Bojangles,' Dies At 78
Enlarge this image Country legend Jerry Jeff Walker poses backstage at a country music festival in 2009. Walker, best known for his -
October 23, 2020Central Park Is Alive With The Sound Of Music, Thanks To A Site-Specific App
Enlarge this image Masked pedestrians enjoy Central Park earlier this year. The New York destination now has a site-specific soundtrack courtesy of -
October 22, 2020Toronto's ASD Band Looks To Raise Autism Awareness By Example
Enlarge this image From left, Ron Adea (keyboards), Rawan Tuffaha (vocals) and Jackson D. Begley (guitar) perform during a virtual media appearance -
Oct 21, 2020What Happens When TikTok Looks To The Avant-Garde For A Challenge?
Enlarge this image Over the past week, users of TikTok began absorbing, in a "challenge," one artist's musical investigation into the realities -
Oct 20, 2020NEA Announces Its 2021 Jazz Masters
Enlarge this image The saxophonist, flutist and composer Henry Threadgill, one of the NEA's 2021 Jazz Masters. Nhumi Threadgill/Courtesy of the -
Oct 19, 2020Jason Flom, The Music Executive With A Nose For Injustice
Enlarge this image Jason Flom is the CEO of Lava Records, a board member of The Innocence Project and host of the -
Oct 19, 2020
Jason Flom, The Music Executive With An Ear For Injustice
Enlarge this image Jason Flom is the CEO of Lava Records, a board member of The Innocence Project and host of the -
Oct 19, 2020Toshinori Kondo, Trailblazing Modern Trumpeter, Dies At 71
Enlarge this image Esteemed jazz musician Toshinori Kondo playing the trumpet. Peter Gannushkin hide captiontoggle caption Peter Gannushkin -
Oct 18, 2020Have A Musical Instrument Gathering Dust? Nonprofit Will Take Your Donation
Hungry for Music is a nonprofit organization that takes donations of musical instruments, refurbishes them and distributes them to needy music… -
Oct 15, 2020
Social Music In An Age Of Social Distancing
How is the jazz community in Philadelphia responding to the global pandemic? Jazz Night in America found a few different answers to that question. In… -
Oct 15, 2020Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness
Enlarge this image Clint Mansell is the Grammy-nominated composer whose work on Requiem for a Dream jumpstarted a prolific and distinctive score -
Oct 14, 2020Sturgill Simpson Raids His Own Catalog For Surprise Bluegrass Album
Enlarge this image Before recording Cuttin' Grass Vol. 1, Sturgill Simpson (seated at center with guitar) assembled an all-star crew of bluegrass -
Oct 14, 2020Demi Lovato Addresses Trump With 'Commander In Chief' During Billboard Music Awards
Enlarge this image Demi Lovato, performing "Commander In Chief" during the Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on Oct. 14, 2020 from the Dolby -
Oct 14, 2020
Demi Lovato Addresses Trump With New Song, 'Commander In Chief'
Enlarge this image Demi Lovato, performing "Commander In Chief" during the Billboard Music Awards, broadcast on Oct. 14, 2020 from the Dolby -
Oct 12, 2020New York Philharmonic Cancels Its Entire 2020-21 Season, Due To Coronavirus
Enlarge this image The New York Philharmonic and its music director, Jaap van Zweden. Chris Lee/Courtesy of the New York Philharmonic -
Oct 10, 2020Jack White Gives A Thrilling Performance On 'SNL' — On 2 Days' Notice
Jack White, performing "Lazaretto" on Saturday Night Live. YouTube Screenshot by NPR hide captiontoggle caption YouTube Screenshot by NPR This week's -
Oct 08, 2020Broadway's Reopening Is Pushed Back Again
Enlarge this image The performing arts remain in economic peril as Broadway extends closures until May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. -
Oct 08, 2020Jack White Replaces Morgan Wallen As 'SNL' Musical Guest
Enlarge this image Jack White performs during the 2014 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. This week, he will perform as SNL's musical -
Oct 07, 2020Rapper Tory Lanez Charged In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Enlarge this image Rapper Tory Lanez, performing in Newark, N.J. in Sept. 2019. Manny Carabel/Getty Images hide captiontoggle caption Manny… -
Oct 07, 2020A Voice Of Iran, Master Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Has Died
Enlarge this image Mohammad Reza Shajarian, onstage in Vancouver, Canada in 2008. The singer died Thursday in Tehran. Heinz Ruckemann/UPI /Landov -
Oct 06, 2020'I Can See Clearly Now' Singer Johnny Nash Has Died, Age 80
Enlarge this image A studio shot of singer Johnny Nash in New York City, c. 1958. PoPsie Randolph/Getty Images hide captiontoggle -
Oct 06, 2020
'I Can See Clearly Now' Singer Johnny Nash Has Died At 80
Enlarge this image Singer Johnny Nash records in a New York City studio, circa 1958. PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide -
Oct 06, 2020
Rock Legend Eddie Van Halen Dies After A Long Battle With Cancer
Eddie Van Halen and his brother Alex formed the band that bore their last name. It became a force in rock in the 1970s and 1980s, and Eddie became a… -
Oct 06, 2020
Johnny Nash, Known For Reggae Hit 'I Can See Cleary Now,' Dies At 80
In 1972, reggae and pop singer-songwriter Johnny Nash had a hit with "I Can See Clearly Now." The musician died Tuesday at his home in Houston.… -
Oct 06, 2020
Johnny Nash, Known For Reggae Hit 'I Can See Clearly Now,' Dies At 80
In 1972, reggae and pop singer-songwriter Johnny Nash had a hit with "I Can See Clearly Now." The musician died Tuesday at his home in Houston.… -
Oct 06, 2020City Scenes: Remembering Boston's Great Scott
Enlarge this image Great Scott was a popular hangout for students at Boston College for many years. Jesse Haley hide captiontoggle -
Oct 05, 2020
Rock Icon Eddie Van Halen Dies At 65
The guitarist, bandleader and songwriter Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday. He was 65. NPR remembers his life and legacy. -
Oct 05, 2020Amidst Global Troubles, MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners 'Provoke And Inspire'
Enlarge this image The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation -
Oct 05, 2020On 'Para La Espera,' Silvio Rodríguez Combines The Personal And Political
Enlarge this image Silvio Rodríguez's latest album is called Para la espera. Gabriel Guerra Bianchini hide captiontoggle caption Gabriel Guerra… -
Oct 05, 2020Eddie Van Halen, Guitar Hero, Dies At 65
Enlarge this image Michael Ochs Archives/Get Michael Ochs Archives/Get Eddie Van Halen, -
Oct 05, 2020
Released Decades Later: 'The Lost Berlin Tapes' By Ella Fitzgerald
In 1962, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald gave a concert in Berlin, which was recorded but the tapes were lost. The previously unheard concert recording… -
Oct 04, 2020Supreme Court Declines To Hear Led Zeppelin
Enlarge this image Led Zeppelin performing on stage in 1977. The band has been battling this allegation of copyright infringement since 2014. -
Oct 03, 2020Megan Thee Stallion Protests Breonna Taylor Ruling On 'SNL'
YouTube Megan Thee Stallion used her performance on Saturday Night Live's season premiere to criticize Kentucky attorney general Daniel Cameron for…
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