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: Written by: Adia White; Published: 17 August 2020

As the dog days of summer roll by, residents of Sonoma County can't help but worry about fire season. This year’s conditions are especially concerning, with recent temperatures soaring into the triple digits. KRCB’s Nate Charles has the story.

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, August 18. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.

(Image: Crews conduct prescribed burns at Edwards Air Force Base, California. U.S. Air Force photo by Harley Huntington)

: Written by: Steve Mencher; Published: 17 August 2020

In a new video released on the eve of the Democratic convention, a top ranking former official in the Trump Department of Homeland Security says that the president told FEMA to withhold aid to California during the 2017 wildfires.

"He was so rageful," the official, Miles Taylor said, "because people in California didn't support him and it was not a base for him." The section on wildfires starts at about :35 into the video.

According to the New York Times, Taylor is "the most senior former member of the administration to openly endorse Mr. Biden." Taylor expanded on his story in an Op-Ed in the Washington Post.

: Written by: Steve Mencher; Published: 17 August 2020

In July, Northern California Public Media had the chance to attend a workshop on how journalists are abandoning "horse race" election coverage (Who's Up? Who's Down?) in favor of a more nuanced approach to elections that talks about what the community wants the candidates to be addressing and how the candidates will respond to those concerns.

For our own election project, we're focusing particularly on the race in District One for Santa Rosa's City Council. We'll be holding our first virtual Town Hall on the race August 25 at 7:00 pm on our Facebook page, hosted by Community Action Partnership Sonoma County.

The video below explains how Vox, Northern California Public Media and others are changing their election coverage in line with a nationwide movement of journalists to talk about things that really matter during this election cycle.

: Written by: Adia White; Published: 13 August 2020

Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick requested $50,000 from the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday for legal services. Essick intended to explore the legality of a ballot measure aimed at strengthening oversight of his office. KRCB’s Adia White reports.

Read more about the Board of Supervisors' discussion in the North Bay Bohemian article, "Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff's Association Mull Legal Action Over Ballot Measure."

Learn more about the Evelyn Cheatham Ordinance in this January interview with Attorney Jerry Threet and KRCB's Adia White. Threet is one of the authors of the ordinance and the former director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach.

(Image: Sheriff Mark Essick at the special meeting on August 12. Credit: County of Sonoma)

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 Friday, August 14. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.