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• Business, Labor Groups Lobby Governor On Subcontractor Liability Bill
Today's reporting by Katie Orr and Ben Adler

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A veteran CIA analyst says political agendas have corrupted his old office, driving whistle blowers like Edward Snowden to act outside of official channels in order to deliver truth to the public.

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Homelessness and the cost of rental housing are both going up in Sonoma County, which isn’t a good combination.

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The Bodega red potato was once a mainstay of life in the North Bay.
Read more: Local Potato Variety Stages Comeback from near Extinction
- Santa Rosa Volunteer Fair Debuts
- New Report Calls For Health Care Worker Expansion
- Schulz's Early Cartooning on View
- VeloMed Watches Out For Injured Cyclists
- Truancy Rising In California; Worst Among Low-Income Students, Minorities
- Switch Vehicles Hosts Open House
- Natural Gift Flows Through Water Dowser
- Caifornia Coastal Cleanup Day, September 20
- Nature, Viewing Devices Converge at Optics Fair
- New Field Poll Shows Shifting Support For Death Penalty
- DMV Reaches Out to Undocumented Residents
- Tracking Firm Realty Trac Reports On August Home Foreclosures
- Tracking Firm Realty Trac Reports On August Home Foreclosures
- Undocumented Residents Soon to Qualify for Calif. Driver's Licenses
- Heirloom Expo Looks Back, Forward
- New Field Poll Shows Strong Support For Water Bond
- Tasting History at the Heirloom Seed Expo
- DIY: California's Water Policy Choices
- Schwarzenegger Praises State's Climate Change Record
- Schwarzenegger Praises State's Climate Change Record
- Sonoma County Living Wage Ordinance Proposed
- Pineapple Express Storms Could Ease California Drought
- “Bug” Deakin’s Reclaimed Stories
- California Economist: No Surprise Tesla Chose Nevada
- Sonoma County Water Barks Return to Spring Lake Park
- Behind the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- Governor's Debate: Kashkari Gets His One Shot At Brown
- The Long Slow Recovery from Concussion
- New Poll: California Voters Favor Shelter, Support For Immigrant Children
- Working to Help Student Athletes Dodge Concussions
- Holiday Tourism In Napa ‘On Par’ With Last Year
- Federal Protection Sought for Monach Butterflies
- Open Space Funding for Roseland Projects
- Latino Health Form Returns
- Latino Health Forum Returns
- Latino Health Forum Returns
- North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Opens
- North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
- California Governor Jerry Brown Praised Outgoing Legislative Leaders
- Sonoma County's Plastic Ban Ban Begins
- It's "Gut-And-Amend" Time At The Capitol
- Assessing Napa's Damage
- Nearly 200,000 California State Employees Mistakenly Over-payed Says Auditor's Report
- Are You Ready for the Next Quake?
- Police Tactics and Public Protests
- Plastic Bag Ban Fails On First Try In Assembly
- Forum Focuses on Petaluma Mail Center
- California Authorities: Napa Quake Damage "Very Manageable"
- Developing Solar Power on Agricultural Lands
- Water Emergency in Inverness, Despite Ample Supplies
- Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Amended
- Schroeder Hall's Organ Set to Debut
- Insect Pests Thriving Thanks to Climate Change
- Tastes and Tips at the Fermentation Festival
- Risk of Ebola "Extremely Low" in California, Officials Say
- Sleep and Memory
- Study: California Water Allocations Exceeds Supply
- The Impactful History of Novato's Asteroid Fragments
- GOP: Reverse Budget Reserve Restriction On School Districts
- Counting California's White Shark Population
- California's July Jobs Report Mediochre
- Youth Connections Offers Diplomas and More
- Peaceroots Alliance Hosts Family Festival
- Assembly Backs Bill To Equalize Penalties For Crack, Powder Cocaine
- The Return of the Accordion Festival
- California Water Bond Deal Reached At Capitol
- An Opportunity for Children with Autism
- Common antibacterial products expose pregnant women, infants to potential health risks
- Need for Food Aid High in Rural California
- Hogs on Wheels
- Crucial Vote Nears For Plastic Bag Ban In California
- Inside a Cannabis Dispensary
- Equestrians as an Economic Engine
- Scientists Study How Drought Effects Trees In The Sierra Nevada
- Inside The Medical Cannabis Business
- Jet Skiers Raise Risks on Russian River
- Low-Income Californians Could Get Access to Green Vehicle Incentive Program
- Sonoma County Museum to Become Two Facilities
- Trail Work Begins at Taylor Mountain
- 'Gluten-free' Labeling Standards Now In Effect
- Scientists Begin Unveiling Fog’s Secrets
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'Gluten-free' Labeling Standards Now In Effect
- State Senate Bill Would Streamline Solar Permits
- State Senate Bill Would Streamline Solar Permits
- Governor Brown Says State Facing Unprecedented Inequality
- Coastal California Owes Much to its Famous Fog
- Governor Brown Says State Facing Unprecedented Inequality
- Sebastopol Cops Now Camera-equipped
- Brown Calls For New, Smaller Water Bond
- Playful Video Promotes Carma Ride-sharing App
- West Nile Dangers Steady in Drought Summer
- California Bill Would Allow Families to Obtain Gun Restraining Orders
- Holding a Shared Vision of a Peaceful World
- California Bill Would Bar Warrantless Use of Law Enforcement Drones
- Walk-On Beach is Walkable Again
- Sorting Out the Legend of Black Bart
- Kashkari Spends Week Homeless In Fresno
- Reset for Sonoma County Library Commission
- Wildfires Cause Trouble for Sea Otters
- Independent Commission: Fix Parks System, Then Ask Voters to Pay For It
- Bill Would Extend California Welfare Benefits to Immigrants
- Board Backs Sonoma County Road Tax
- Recalling Sonoma County's Utopian Communities
- State Reaches Deal on Treatment of Mentally Ill Inmates
- Local Groups Teach Homeowners to Re-use Greywater
- UC Davis Offers Three Year Medical School
- State Studies Flow-Level Trigger for River Fishing Bans
- 'North Bay Made' Tries to Make an Impact
- History Comes Alive at Fort Ross
- Hoping To Save On IT Costs, California Joins The Cloud
- Sonoma County Parks Trails Challenge Quite Popular
- A Safe Place for Talking about Death
- Brown Says California Will Do Its Part On Immigration Crisis
- 2014 Abalone Rules at Midseason
- Melanoma Rates Highest in Marin, Sonoma Counties
- Native Cultures had Multiple Genders
- County Registrars: Overhaul Recount Process, But Carefully!
- SMART to Relocate Cotati Redwood
- Brown Signs Bills Affecting Home Loan Modifications, HOAs, High School Football
- 1960s Theme Powers Hall of Flowers Designs
- Perez Stops Recounts in Controller's Race
- Water Districts Face Suit Over Conservation Law Non-compliance
- The Koch Brothers and Bohemian Grove
- Hiking And Camping at Hood Mountain Regional Park
- Caltrans Road Projects Could Stop Without Funding
- Start-up Turns Commuters into Couriers
- Life in Palestine
- Ripple Effects from the Immigration Impasse
- New 101 Ramps at Airport Blvd. Will Open Today
- Fines Now Possible for California Water Wasters
- Overcoming the Obstacles to a "Good Death"
- California Lawmakers Head to Central America
- Coho Salmon Migrate in Record Numbers, Don't Celebrate Yet
- California Law Bans Criminal Background Question On State Job Applications
- El Nino Not Likely To Help Ease Drought
- Gay Blood Drive Presses for End to Donor Ban
- Decoding Malware at Sonoma State
- More Data Breaches Resulting In Identity Fraud
- Community Forum Thursday Following District Attorney's Decision
- Lopez Death Tragic, Not Unlawful says District Attorney
- An Ancient Artform in the Modern World
- Pérez Requests Manual Vote Recount In Controllers Primary Election
- The Cancer-fighting Properties of Cannabis
- University of California Salaries Up An Average Four Percent
- Emergency Drought Relief Money Still Unspent
- Young Chamber Musicians Gather, Perform at SSU
- "Teach Your Dog To Read"
- AAA: July 4th Holiday Travel Up From Last Year
- Want to Prevent Child Abuse? Educate Parents
- Settlement in Sebastopol CVS Suit
- After an Abusive Childhood, Becoming an Independent Adult
- Speaker Atkins: Water Bond Deal Has Stalled
- Traveling Previews Promote the Sonoma County Fair
- Baby Boomers: What You Don't Know May Hurt You
- California State Employees Receive Pay Raises Starting July 1
- Crafting A Lexicon of Sustainability
- California's Minimum Wage Rises July 1
- Boys & Girls Club at Juvenile Hall
- Palm Drive Health Care District to Hold "Community Listening Session"
- Bibliophoria is on a Roll!
- Voters To Weigh Reducing Some Felonies To Misdemeanors
- New Arts Agency Created for Sonoma County
- Novel coins raise money for West Marin nonprofits
- Californians Feel Better Financially, But Worry About State's Economy
- 'BeagleFest' Returns to Snoopy's Home Turf
- California Assembly Committee Passes Groundwater Rules Bill
- Police Killings Spur Call For Federal Investigation
- Snoopy license plates to aid CA museums
- May Home Sales Down
- Drought Slows Sudden Oak Death’s Spread
- Real Estate Recovery Boosts County Tax Revenues
- California Lawmakers Seek Firearm Restraining Order Law
- Challanges Face Universal Preschool Goal
- Glass Joins Sebastopol Council
- Lawson Property Added to Hood Mountain Regional Park
- Lawmakers Seek Ways to Address Oil Train Risks
- New Mountaintop AVA Builds Community
- Concern Exists Over Proposed Regulations for Undocumented Licenses
- Groups seek to return condors to the North Coast
- Water Agencies Stepping Up Conservation Efforts
- Sailing by the Stars Alone
- Union Vote at Graton Casino
- A Festival of Conscious Parenting
- Pelosi Says Congressional Votes There for High Speed Rail
- Sakha Cultural Festival Comes to Gualala Arts Center
- Community Power Faces Legislative Roadblock
- Expanding Protections on the Sonoma Coast
- Suspense In Governor's Race Is For Second Place
- Federal Water Bill Benefits Sonoma County
- New local site to monitor ocean radioactivity
- Assembly Approves Bill Curbing Use of "Panic Defense" for Murder
- Airport Runway Construction On Track
- Pride Celebration Enlivens Guerneville This Weekend
- It's Easy to Be Naturally Fit in Sonoma County
- California Legislature Wraps Up Flurry of Votes
- Priceless Advice for Women in Business
- Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Bananas
- AAA Reports Memorial Day Holiday Travel Up
- California Considers Outlawing Microbeads
- Report Casts Doubt on Future of Fracking in California
- Mobilizing Online in Defense of Ravens
- Farmer's Little Helper: Beneficial Insects
- California Legislative Women's Congress Proposes New Spending on Pre-Kindergarten Programs
- Making Prosthetics Globally Affordable
- Prop 41 Would Create 'Supportive' Housing for Homeless Veterans
- "Out on a Limb"
- Deal Reached On Changes in Commercial Property Ownership Under Prop 13
- Summer Lunch Program Seeks Volunteers
- Sales Tax Hike Urged to Boost Libraries
- California Lawmakers Send Rainy Day Fund To Ballot
- Climate Riders Heading for North Bay
- PBS Enjoys the Present, Eyes the Future
- Building Community Through Shared Resilience
- Budget Tensions Emerge As Negotiating Lines Take Shape
- Spreading the Maker Movment
- Plastic Bag Fairs Help Businesses Adjust to Ban
- Brown Preaches Fiscal Restraint With May Budget Revision
- Charting California's Place in Country Music
- Walking Through West County History
- Atkins Sworn in as Assembly Speaker
- The Body in Bodega Bay
- Go Local Updates Directory of Participants
- California Considers Bill Requiring Hospital Violence Prevention Plans
- TV Documentary Counters Mental Health Stigmas
- Mothers Seeking Paid Sick Leave
- Bake Fair to Boost World Fair Trade Day
- Compromise Reached on California Rainy Day Fund
- New Library Chief on the Way
- Public Schools Week Is Back
- Judge Rules Realigned California Felons Should Be Eligible To Vote
- The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants
- Peeking Inside Distant Galaxies
- California's Largest Healthcare Workers Union Drops Two Fall Ballot Initiatives
- Calls Mount for Carillo's Resignation
- National Recognition for Local Boys Girls Clubs
- Law Enforcement Officers Kill In Line of Duty Honored
- Why Palliative Care is Growing
- A California Proposition Would Create 'Supportive' Housing for Homeless Veterans
- Village Building Convergence Comes to Sebastopol
- Remembering Bill Schaadt
- Wistful Speaker John Perez Looks Back, Defends Record
- Students Gear Up for Robotics Challenge
- Water Theft Concerns Officials
- Turning On Sonoma Clean Power
- Opponents Remain as Common Core Nears Implementation
- Sustainability in Local Government
- Clean Water Advocates Call Proposed Recycled Water Rules 'Permissive'
- Simulating Cuba at the International Model UN
- Analyzing 'The Good Company'
- Greenery is Good For You
- Latest Numbers Show California Graduation Rate Up
- Wine Brand Takes on Student Load Debt
- New State Drought Orders, Requests From Governor Brown
- Local 'Wretch' Heading for Edinburgh
- Net Neutrality At Risk
- California Bill to Tackle CEO to Worker Pay Gap Clears Committee
- Final Cadences for Choral Conductor Dan Earl
- Sorting Out 'The Galapagos Affair'
- Revisiting the Ideas of Rudolph Steiner
- What is Behind Sonoma County's low Vaccination Rates?
- Road Trip Touts Overturn Citizens United Act
- Whooping Cough on the Rise in Sonoma County
- California Senate Getting Extra Ethics Training
- Hound Hunting Ban Targeted For Repeal
- Bad Behavior and Social Media
- Drought Drive-ups, Town Hall Meetings Set
- Classic Bike Rides in Northern California
- New Senior Village Network in Petaluma Seeks Members
- Expanding Graywater Use in Marin
- Five Years of Boosting Energy Efficiency
- Are we seeking a spike in Santa Rosa bike thefts?
- Fish Are Focus of Legislative Forum
- Cultural and Creative Arts Forum
- Freight Trains Coexist with SMART's Track Reconstruction Work
- Input Invited in SR City Manager Search
- New Teacher Dismissal Bill Deal Has Governor's Support
- Watching the 'Heartbleed' Bug
- 'Taking My Parents to Burning Man'
- California to Hold First Public Workshop On Lead Ammo Ban
- Dry times hard on bees
- Brook Haven Students Aim for Zero Waste
- Low-Income Californians Pay More State and Local Taxes Says Study
- The Consequences of Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Sonoma Ranked 12th Healthiest County in California
- Comion OUt Party for New C-Media Center
- Lawmakers Consider A Medical Interpreters Bill For A Second Time
- Finding a Future for Palm Drive Hospital
- Indigenous People's Group Seeks Wider Support
- Russian River Project Earns Restoration Award
- Entreprenoma's Market Day Debuts
- New Study Ranks California's Election Performance
- Brain Health Registry
- Homeless Survey to ID Most Vulnerable
- Senator Yee Indicted on Eight Counts
- 'The Soil Will Save Us'
- Updating Cloverdale's Old Time Fiddle Festival
- California Bill Would Re-Classify Human Trafficking as Gang Crime
- Drought driving up feed, milk prices
- Phillipine Medical Mission
- California Bill Would Require Public Schools to Stock Allergy Injectors
- The Sour Effects of Sugar-saturated Drinks
- Postal Workers Protest Staples Deal
- Sierra Snowpack Still Far Below Normal
- Recruiting Bioscience Businesses
- Holiday Foolishness in Occidental
- Power Bills Go Down For 12 million Californians
- Raising Orphaned Beavers
- Evans' Bill Seeks GMO Food Labeling
- Graton Day Labor Center Celebrates 13 Years of Activism
- The Lost Landscapes of San Francisco
- Tsunami Preparedness Week
- Understanding Dyslexia
- SAY's Dream Center Advances
- Santa Cruz farmer hacks tomato genome to develop a Monsanto-free Early Girl
- Medical Marijuana Study Gets Federal Green Light
- 'Twenty Years Behind Bars'
- Drought Resistance Underground
- 'Carma' Carpooling App Gains Traction
- California's Recycling Goals Also Create Jobs
- The Economics of Rainwater Catchment
- Dutra Foes Seek Appeals Court Reversal
- Rainwater Catchment Systems
- Cost breakthrough for water desalination
- In Marin, an innovative project to turn food waste into renewable energy
- Fasting for Immigration Reform
- To get Buffalo Mozzarella Outside of Italy try Tomales
- Made Local, Volume 2
- Democrats Lose Super Majority in California Senate