The oldest surviving brick mansion in Sonoma County has had its seismic stabilization work completed, and is ready for public visitors again.

The Hood mansion was built in 1858, by William Hood for his wife, Eliza. Below is a similar view of the home as it looks today, along with an interior photo of the dining room, which was "updated" with some colorful wallpaper for a fundraising event back in the 1970s.

The public is invited to join in celebrating the hood House’s 150^th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. The party will include presentations from 10-11 am, and an open house with grounds tours from 11 am to 1 pm. Cake and lemonade will be served. The Hood House is located at 7501 Sonoma Highway.
There's a map to Hood House location here .

Co-working has come to Sonoma County.

To view the SoCo Depot website click here .

Click here for a slide show of the early development of the So Co Depot co-working space.

Anthony Tusler

The So Co Depot conference room (before the art went up).

Read what Mother Jones has written about the co-working phenomena.

To read about the creator of CoWorking, Brad Neuberg, click here .

 Gertting people out of their cars altogether is a long-term endeavor, so in the short term, the sebastopol-based Post Carbon Institute is preparing to model an alternate way to reduce fossil fuel consumption through their Solar Car Share program.

Visit the  Post-Carbon Institute to see  what other projects they have going.

 For details about the Solar Car Share project, click here . 

When I'm out in the community, I often get asked questions, some variation of "how can I get KRCB involved in my community event?" or "how can I get publicity?" I know it can be difficult to figure out how to approach the station if you don't happen to know someone who works here.

One of the major purposes of this blog is to make the station more transparent to the community. Bruce Robinson, our news director here at KRCB, has been kind enough to compile a quick guide:

How to contact KRCB

Main desk: (707) 584-2000

Fax: (707) 585-1363

Location and Mailing Address:
5850 Labath Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Email: listener[at]krcb.org (radio) or viewer[at]krcb.org (television)

Online Community Calendar: Go to the homepage and click on Community.

Newsroom: Bruce Robinson, News Director (707) 584-2012 or news[at]krcb.org

Community Events/Outreach: Cheryl Scholar, Outreach Coordinator (707) 584-2005 or cheryl_scholar[at]krcb.org

Sonoma Spotlight scheduling (FM only): Wendy Nicholson
(707) 584-2016 or Radio Line (707) 584-2020

Sponsorships: Call main desk, ask for sales

Submitting Public Service Announcements:

Information about upcoming events and activities may be submitted to both radio and television. Please fax or mail the information. All PSAs are 30 seconds or under; one page is more than enough information; please do not send photographs. Please submit your information 6 weeks before the date of the event for television, and 3 weeks in advance for radio. Follow-up inquiries are not necessary. Please understand that not all submissions can be used. Those decisions are made at the discretion of KRCB. Community events can also be posted on the KRCB website at the Community Calendar .