Science & Health

Prepare Yourself! Episode 1 Flood

NorCal Public Media is proud to present the first episode of a five-part series called Prepare Yourself! Together with the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency), NorCal has d...

From Homeless to Housed: Labath Landing

The City of Rohnert Park’s unsheltered population has increased fivefold in 7 years to over 250 people in 2022. From Homeless to Housed focuses on the people and institutions addressing homelessness in our communities. We hear from those designing and building a new 60-unit interim supportive housin...

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Bird Beaks CritterCam

Different kinds of beaks let our favorite feathered friends get their jobs done in ways that are unique to their own species. Host Tracey Simmons explains. Video contributor: Paul Martin Host sequences were recorded at San Pedro Valley County Park in Pacifica, with special thanks to San Mateo County...

San Jose Aiport Pollutants Survey Short Story

Neighbors who live near San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport have been living with noise and air pollution for many years. Now a new study commissioned by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has found definitive proof that lead from the leaded fuel exhaust of small aircraft constantly flying ove...

Brightline Defense Air Quality Short Story

Executive Director Eddie Ahn of Brightline Defense is a passionate advocate for the underserved of San Francisco. We climb up to the roof with he and his team as they install an air quality sensor near a busy City freeway interchange so that it can start monitoring pollution there. Data collected by...

Stanford Smoke Research Short Story

What impact is pollution from wildfire smoke having on our health? Stanford researcher Dr. Mary Prunicki of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy & Asthma Research--who specializes in air quality and health-- shares the alarming facts about why particulate matter from wildfire smoke is especially da...

Silicon Valley Water Purification Plant

Valley Water Board Chair Tony Estremera proclaims: "In Silicon Valley, we believe in science!" Based on this, authorities have made a bold plan for the near future: to reclaim wastewater, purify it, and inject it into underground aquifers. At the Water Purification Plant we tour the large demonstrat...

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Santa Rosa Junior College & NorCal COVID Reporting 2020

NorCal created an educational partnership with the Santa Rosa Junior College media class in the winter/spring semester early in 2020. The original idea was for the class to produce a general video on NorCal Public Media and our services. COVID-19 changed everything as businesses closed and students...

Science & Health

Prepare Yourself!

This innovative series takes a unique approach to disaster preparation, with clever satire, entertaining skits, and original music. The programs draw inspiration from popular culture, media references, and sketch comedy. Prepare Yourself! is not your typical public television program. Our hosts guide you through a half-hour of memorable moments that have fun, yet relay important information about home emergency kits, go-bag readiness, property protection, and how neighbors and communities can…

Science & Health

Bay Area Bountiful: Carol Rathmann & Forget Me Not Farm

Forget Me Not Farm Children’s Services is a sanctuary for rescued farm animals and abused and neglected youth. Carol Rathmann is the director and founder.

Science & Health

Connect the Bay: Mental Health – San Mateo County

In light of recent occurrences of gun violence in California, Ziomara Ochoa-Rodriguez, Deputy Director of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, has important advice for those in need of assistance.

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Fire Recovery

Science & Health

Connect the Bay: Mental Health – San Mateo County

In light of recent occurrences of gun violence in California, Ziomara Ochoa-Rodriguez, Deputy Director of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, has important advice for those in need of assistance.

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