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President's June 2013 Message

Deena Maenad Berens — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:57 +0100

Dear Member,

Check out the two new programs about Petaluma on June 23 at 11 pm, and June 24 at 9:30 am. Producer Andrew Martin has been working on his Petaluma Memories series for several years and has been kind enough to share it with KRCB for airing. These two episodes, on the Leghorns and on Helen Putnam give the viewer a peek at the last 60 years of that city’s history.

As always, KRCB is pleased to work with independent producers who Read More...

President's May 2013 Message

Deena Maenad Berens — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:11:05 +0100

Dear Member,

This month one of our Health Connections foci will be mental health. Because May is mental health awareness month, Sonoma, and no doubt many other counties, will be hosting a wide variety of community meetings, workshops, parent education opportunities, suicide prevention training, and many other critical community gatherings.

KRCB, along with the 12 other public television stations in California, has been working for over two Read More...

President's April 2013 Message

Deena Maenad Berens — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:33:11 +0100

Dear Member,

As usual, the year seems to be moving more swiftly than it ought to. For KRCB North Bay Public Media, that normal swift passage of time seems to be, this year, enhanced by the several simultaneous major projects we have undertaken.

Those include, as we discussed last month, the partnership with the County of Sonoma for our Health Connections initiative. By now you will have already heard reports within North Bay Report as well as at krcb.Read More...

President's March 2013 Message

Deena Maenad Berens — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:35:27 +0100

Dear Member,

I am delighted to let you know that KRCB North Bay Public Media will be working closely with the County of Sonoma over the next several years to expand the conversation about and awareness of key factors affecting our health. (See article on page 4.) The County has recently awarded the station a grant to seed an array of programming and activities toward this end. We will be seeking the balance of funding from other sources and already have 10 local organizations and busiRead More...

Battling Bottled Water

Bruce Robinson — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:10:15 +0100

Civic and national freshwater advocates are reminding us not to take tap water for granted. Instead, they say, we should take it as our drink of choice.
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The Messages in Bird Song

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:28:38 +0100

Birds speak in a language all their own. Through chirps, warbles, trills and calls, they advertize for mates, warn of approaching predators and defend territories. Naturalist and author David Lukas trains listeners to pick up on these cues and hear a new world, as KRCB's Danielle Venton reports. (Right, David Lukas observes a flock of&nRead More...

In the Tracker's Footsteps

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:57:21 +0100

Jim Sullivan, tracker, artist, writer, at Salmon Creek Beach. KRCB photo by Danielle VentonTracking, the ancient art of detecting subtle signals left by animals, is alive and well today -- especially in the North Bay. Through local tracking clubs, classes and the Point Reyes Tracking School, launched this week, the opportunities are ripe for learning the ways of theRead More...

Shaping Immigration Reform

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:48:18 +0100

As the national debate over immigration reform moves from gridlock toward negotiation, members of the Dream Alliance in Sonoma County are both hopeful and concerned. Hopeful that action will finally be forthcoming this year, but worried that the final result may be too restrictive or otherwise flawed.
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Social Justice Posters

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:21:02 +0100

A history of social activism in the bay area can be found in a Berkeley man's collection of thousands of political posters, newly documented in the book, All of Us or None by Oakland archivist Lionel Cushing. Today's North Bay Report takes a peek inside.
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Foreign Trade Zone Expands

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:01:49 +0100

The Bay Area's federally sanctioned Foreign Trade Zone is expanding to include Sonoma, Napa and Marin Counties. It's meant to expedite parts importing and exporting of finished products, but the biggest local benefit is jobs.
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Non-point pollution plagues Russian River

Danielle Venton — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0100

On yesterday's North Bay Report we heard about some of the projects underway this year for the Russian River. The watershed is home to many state and local efforts to bring back threatened and endangered fish. In the final part of our series, KRCB's Danielle Venton reports on the river's water quality and finds that while things haRead More...

Incremental improvements on Russian River

Danielle Venton — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Just a few decades ago, the Russian River hosted rich salmon runs. Tens of thousands of returning fish put the area on the map as a world class fishing spot. Now, county, state and federal agencies are working Read More...

Shift Change

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:43:54 +0100

A new documentary examines worker-owned cooperative businesses, from a huge complex in Spain to small start-ups here in the Bay Area.

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