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A series of workshops will begin in Santa Rosa’s Moorland neighborhood Thursday night, to gather ideas and priorities for designing a community park to memorialize Andy Lopez.

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A freshman state senator faces a steep learning curve upon arriving in Sacramento. One lesson that former Sonoma County supervisor Mike McGuire has embraced is rooted in the demographics of his district.

State Senator Mike McGuire has also been in the midst of the long-standing tug-of-war over the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center. Changes are overdue at the aging facility, he acknowledges, but the fast-track deadline to relocate the remaining residents at the SDC is a poor way to begin.

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This week, John Ryan presents some parks that offer kid-friendly hikes. Places where the whole family can get outside and enjoy a great time, that won’t devolve into cries of, “I’m so tired. Can you carry me?"  Some of the parks and trails you may already be familiar with, others may be new to you!  From easy to expert, find out more about hiking in your Regional Parks.  http://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Activities/Hiking.aspxhttp://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/Activities/Hiking.aspx

 

  1. Fictionalized Petaluma Featured in new Sci-Fi Novel Series
  2. When the Inside Air is a Health Hazard
  3. Assessing Indoor Air Quality
  4. Grey Wolves Begin to Reappear in California
  5. Energy Efficiency Boosts California Economy
  6. Some Improvement In California Drought Year Over Year
  7. Noted Civil Rights Activist Dies in Santa Rosa
  8. Mapping one of the last frontier’s --- California’s Coastal Seafloor
  9. Banks Repossess More Homes In July
  10. Effort Renewed To Pass Right-To-Die Legislation
  11. Sugarloaf Park benefit concerts squeezed by attendance cap
  12. Flat Managed Care Tax Proposed
  13. Life Behind the School Counselor’s Desk
  14. Project Will Study How Drones Can Improve Wildfire Management
  15. Sausalito’s Homegrown Tall Ship
  16. Social Security Enters Ninth Decade
  17. Park Rangers Often Perform "Other Duties As Assigned"
  18. El Nino and the Blob Could Change Drought in California
  19. Feeding Birds In Your Backyard? Time to Quit
  20. Reborn Palm Drive Hospital Awaits Re-opening
  21. Coastal Commission Adopts Sea Level Rise Guidelines
  22. Home health workers still excluded from county’s Living Wage
  23. State Agrees To One Inmate's Sex Reassignment Surgery - But Not Another's
  24. Revisiting Rosie the Riveter
  25. Cities, Counties Urge Infrastructure Spending
  26. Rocky Fire Unpredictable For Fire Fighters
  27. Exploring Sonoma County’s Varied Geology
  28. Russian River Patrol Keeps Beach Goers Safe
  29. Brown Visits Rocky Fire, Calls It "New Normal"
  30. SAY’s Dream Center Takes Shape
  31. Massive Toxic Algae Bloom Flourishes Along The West Coast
  32. Banning Bids to Label GMO Foods
  33. Public Wi-Fi May Hold Risks
  34. Judge Clears Way For Regulators to Enforce Water Cutbacks
  35. Inside View Now Available at Wildlife Hospital
  36. After Failing Air Quality Report, Improvement Plan Suggested
  37. No Fire Fighter Shortage Despite State's Shrinking Prison Population
  38. Alternative Birthing Centers
  39. Community Colleges Try To Improve Education Planning
  40. Tracking Traffic in the Sonoma Valley Wildlife Corridor
  41. Take A Walk On The Wild Side in Sonoma County's Great Outdoors
  42. Californians Reduce Water Use By 27 Percent in June
  43. An 'Opportunity Fair' for Young Workers
  44. Napolitano Testifies In Senate Hearing On Campus Sexual Assualts
  45. Pending Sainthood for Junipero Serra Remains Controversial
  46. Despite Gains, Greenhouse Gas Goal Remains Elusive
  47. Medi-Cal Turns 50
  48. Barn Cats Offer 'Green' Pest Control During The Drought
  49. Covered California Releases 2016 Insurance Rates
  50. Preparing for Life Beyond Coal, Oil and Gas
  51. Study Shows Wildfires Occurring At Higher Elevations
  52. Anticipating Life After Fossil Fuels
  53. Get Outside and Float The Summer Away Along The Russian River
  54. I-10 Bridge Collapse Might Not Be California's Last
  55. Group Prepares Latinos to be Leaders
  56. Teaching Financial Literacy
  57. Ride-Sharing Companies, Taxi Industry Battle In State Agencies, Legislature
  58. Bill Would Allow Fire Fighters To Jam Interfering Drones
  59. Climate scientist says one El Niño year won’t end California’s four-year drought.
  60. Explore Sonoma County’s River Parks
  61. Apps Help Farmers With Efficiency During The Drought
  62. Climate Scientists Share Rewards, Frustrations in THIN ICE Documentary
  63. Medical Marijuana Regulation Bill Gains Momentum
  64. Seeking a Sustainable Niche in the Operating Room
  65. Melding Old and New at Lincoln Elementary
  66. Study: Cell Phone Use While Driving In California Increased In 2015
  67. 'Imperfect' Produce On Sale To Reduce Food Waste
  68. Hobby Drones Hamper Firefighting In California
  69. Gaining in the Fight Against AIDS
  70. Bill Would Legalize Citizen Recordings Of Police Officers
  71. Anti-Smoking Measures Stall In Assembly
  72. Keeping Up With White Sharks
  73. Community College Transfer Initiative Targets UC's Most Popular Majors
  74. Understanding 'Jellies'
  75. Right To Die Bill Faces Next Hearing
  76. Housing costs and the North Bay’s Vanishing Middle Class
  77. California Electricity Rates Could Rise For Some Users
  78. US Forest Service Says Conditions Ideal For Megafires in California
  79. EPA to Expand Pesticide Ban
  80. Smart Phones Sold In California Must Have Kill Switch
  81. Objections Raised to Congressional Drought Bill
  82. Documenting Restorative Justice in Santa Rosa
  83. All California Workers Eligible For Sick Pay Today
  84. The Next Generation of Food
  85. Assembly Republicans Introduce Transportation Plan
  86. Strong First Year for Sonoma Clean Power
  87. New Rules For Smoke Alarms To Take Effect
  88. COTS Re-opens Doors to Family Shelter
  89. Two North Coast National Marine Sanctuaries Expanded
  90. Vaccine Bill Wins Assembly Approval
  91. Landpaths Introduces ‘TrekSonoma’ Outings
  92. "Sodomite Suppression Act" Ruled Unconstitutional
  93. Framing Roseland's Future
  94. Summer Youth Ecology Corps Goes Back to Work
  95. Why The Price Of Eggs Is Skyrocketing
  96. Volunteers Participate in Conservancy, Stewardship of Park Lands
  97. California Must Change Tax Or Face Losing Billions
  98. Brown Now "Open" To New Taxes Without Voter Approval
  99. Children’s Museum to Open Indoor Exhibits
  100. Banks Pick Up Pace Of Home Foreclosures
  101. Inside Costa Rica’s Ban on In Vitro Fertilization
  102. Filmmaker Probes the Russian River's Health
  103. Green Energy Advocacy Groups Consolidate
  104. Lawmakers Pass State Budget That Lacks Governor's Support
  105. Green Roof Tops New Amy's Drive-Thru
  106. California Regulators Curtail Senior Water Rights
  107. From Softball To Skateboards, Regional Parks Are A Place To Play
  108. Democrats' Budget Has More Money For UC, CSU
  109. Prop 13 "Split-Roll" Proposed In California Legislature
  110. AIDS Memorial Quilts on Display in Santa Rosa
  111. Environmental Groups Challange Fracking in CA
  112. Supervisors Adopt Living Wage Proposal
  113. Musical Play Memorializes Labor Icon
  114. Democrats Counter Brown's Budget Proposal
  115. Assembly Tries Again on Drug Cost Containment
  116. Predicting Fire Before it Hits
  117. A Musical View from Inside San Quentin
  118. Second Annual Trails Challenge Returns to Sonoma County
  119. Feds, California Agencies Sued Over Water Management Plan
  120. Spreading the Word About Soil
  121. Marin Museum of Bicycling Set to Open
  122. Immigrant Health Care Bill Passes Senate
  123. Sonoma County Voters Reject Measure A
  124. Senate Passes Measure Repealing Max Grant Rule For Families
  125. Marin Residents Weigh Options in "Game of Floods"
  126. Legislature Must Act Fast On Hundreds Of Bills
  127. Composting’s Cloudy Future in Sonoma County
  128. Taylor Mountain Volunteer Trail Work This Weekend
  129. Undocumented Health Care Bill Moves Forward
  130. Medicine Disposal Requirements Upheld
  131. California Budget Proposal Raises Questions Of Vaccine Bill Retaliation
  132. Implementation of Riparian Corridor Rules Begins
  133. Expanding 'Motor Voter' Registrations
  134. State Builds Emergency Barrier To Protect Water Supplies
  135. Prepping for Fire Season With the Hot Shots
  136. California Republicans Change Tone On Immigration
  137. Calculating Residential Water Changes
  138. CMA Drops Opposition To Physician Aid In Dying
  139. Vineyard Water Conservation
  140. Privatization May Threaten California Parklands
  141. Brown Signs International Climate Agreement
  142. Field Poll On California’s Mandatory Water Reduction Plan Shows Concern
  143. Inside a California Mentor Household
  144. Personalized Support for Developmentally Disabled Adults
  145. Brown's Budget: Beyond Schools, Selective New Spending
  146. Responding to Pollution's Health Impacts
  147. Effort Underway to Remove "Lynching" From Penal Code
  148. Space Satellites Can Detect California’s Groundwater
  149. State Legislators Weigh Soda Tax
  150. Developing a One Planet Lifestyle
  151. Child Care Advocates Find Warmer Reception This Year At Capitol
  152. Sales Tax Increase Would Finance Road Repairs
  153. Spring Is The Perfect Time To Celebrate The Parks!
  154. Bill Would Move Police Investigations Outside Grand Jury System
  155. New Sculpture Garden Out to Make a Big Impression
  156. Amending Prop 13 to Fight Poverty
  157. Brown Defends Delta Tunnels Project, Agriculture Industry
  158. Sebastopol Hospital’s Reopening Delayed
  159. Amid Lousy Conservation, Water Board Imposes Mandated Cuts
  160. Public Funds Just Seed Money in Fighting Homelessness
  161. Undocumented Immigrant Health Care Bill's Cost Estimate: $175-$740 Million
  162. SRJC Opens Dream Center
  163. 'Health For All Act' Would Expand Health Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants
  164. Robot Face-Off! Student Competition Teaches Kids Programming, Problem Solving
  165. Boarding and Kayaking All Part Of The Fun In Parks Celebration 2015
  166. New Tools for Financing Sustainability
  167. Envisioning a Future for Sonoma's Developmental Center
  168. Young Adults with Autism Thrive in Their New Home
  169. Health Games -- Innovation or Fad?
  170. A Brief Opening of the Border at San Diego
  171. West Marin Papers Merging
  172. Birders Can Get Their Fill At Sonoma County Parks Celebration 2015
  173. Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences
  174. The Native People of the Sonoma Coast
  175. The North Bay’s Tight Housing Market Assessed
  176. Connecting New Farmers with Land
  177. Parks Celebration 2015 Comes to Sonoma County
  178. Brown Says Water Rights Changes Coming
  179. ModMath App Assists Dysgraphic Students
  180. Slow Progress In Congressional Water Talks
  181. California: A State of Change
  182. Court Intervention Sought for Bees
  183. California FTB Ready For Tax Day
  184. Eco2School Fun Energizes Students to Drive Less
  185. Florida Governor Wants California Port Jobs
  186. Kaiser Announces Large-scale Autism Study
  187. Mandatory water cuts mean changes for California
  188. Covered California Considers Capping Specialty Drug Prices for Consumers
  189. New Art Museum of Sonoma County Debuts
  190. Riverfront Regional Park is Site of Next Underfoot 5K Run
  191. Tensions Appear Amidst Dwindling Water Supply
  192. Lawmakers Pledge More Money For UC, CSU
  193. Charting Local Adaptations to Climate Change
  194. Demanding Action for Mexico’s 43 “Disappeared” Students
  195. Undocumented See Support From California Democrats
  196. SMART's First Railcars Arrive
  197. Bill Would Regulate Electric Skateboards Like Bicycles
  198. Air Quality District Proposes New Fireplace Restrictions
  199. California Slow To Spend Emergency Drought Money
  200. Experience Family Style Camping at Spring Lake Regional Park
  201. The Mosquito District’s Assessment Election
  202. Unraveling Baseball's Unwritten Rules
  203. Introducing the Waterboxx
  204. Bill Would Require Search Warrants For Digital Files
  205. 100% Renewable Energy, is it Possible?
  206. Hybrid Trucks Deliver Small But Growing Market Share
  207. Job Prospects Better for California College Grads
  208. Some Immigrants Having Trouble Obtaining AB 60 Licenses
  209. Teacher-District Disagreements in Santa Rosa
  210. Sonoma County Regional Parks Going Green
  211. State Eases Sex Offender Residency Limits
  212. 'Right-To-Die' Proposal Sparks Tears, Impassioned Testimony at California Capitol
  213. 50th Anniversary Anti-War Teach-Ins
  214. Women's Caucus Prioritizes Work, Child Care Bills
  215. Redistricting Urged for SRJC Trustees
  216. Republicans Fail To Strip Fuels From AB 32
  217. New Sonoma Mountain Park Dedicated
  218. How the Internet Changes Thinking
  219. Bill Would Require Oversight Before School Police Get Military Equipment
  220. Creek restoration group celebrates 500th project
  221. Public Lands Generating Greehouse Gases
  222. New Parks Offer Trail Building and Maintenence Opportunities
  223. New Parks Offer Volunteer Trail Building and Maintenence Opportunities
  224. More Money For Drought Aid, But No Mandatory Conservation
  225. Bill Would Let Children Of Live-In Nannies Attend School In Employers' Districts
  226. Water Conservation Requirements Increased
  227. More Water Restrictions Ahead for Californians
  228. 'Tiny Steps' Toward Groundwater Management
  229. New Scrutiny For Brown's Retiree Health Care Proposal As Labor Talks Begin
  230. Critiquing the Internet's Economics
  231. California 'Safety-Net' Hospitals at Risk Amidst Health System Changes
  232. Schooling McDonald's on Localism
  233. Discover Sonoma County's Wild Beauty In Bloom
  234. California Teacher Layoffs Up Slightly This Year
  235. Sonoma County’s Climate Change Vulnerabilities
  236. Talking Fish -- Salmon Restoration Conference Come to Santa Rosa
  237. Talking Fish -- Salmon Restoration Conference Comes to Santa Rosa
  238. Sonoma County Bird Census Nears Completion
  239. California Lawmakers Look at Unequal Access to Health Care
  240. Solar Energy's Long History
  241. Report Criticizes California's Response To Underground Economy
  242. Inside Richmond's Immigration Detention Center
  243. Task Force Recommendations on Accountability
  244. Discover Hood Mountain Regional Park & Open Space Preserve
  245. Big Businesses Weighing In On Drought
  246. California Doctors, Lawmakers Renew Push for Medi-Cal Rate Increase
  247. Task Force Recommendations on Healing
  248. California Water Conservation Rate Drops As Does Water Content in Snow
  249. Task Force Recommendations on Community Policing
  250. Court Rejects Blanket Restrictions For Sex Offenders
  251. A Pathway to Apprenticeships
  252. Three Women In California's Big Five
  253. The History of Women’s History Month
  254. Reimagining Sonoma County’s Libraries
  255. 10,000 Degrees Heats Up Educational Opportunities
  256. Atkins Introduces Affordable Housing Plan
  257. Adjunct Professors Stage 1-Day Walkout
  258. California's Plastic Bag Ban Heading Back To Ballot
  259. Inspired Forward by LandPaths
  260. Could Taking Carbon out of the Atmosphere Save the Climate?
  261. Use of Medication On Foster Youth Investigated
  262. Electric Cars Find Favor in Sonoma County
  263. Do You Know Spring Lake Regional Park?
  264. DNA Collection Bill Would Reverse Part Of Prop 47
  265. 'The Right to Stay Home'
  266. Lawmakers Pushing For "Reasonably" Priced Prescription Drugs
  267. Sonoma County’s Hunger Index
  268. Wildlife Officials Hope To Restore Largest Salmon Run in California
  269. Parasite Threatens Native Plants
  270. Lawmakers Should Start Planning in Case of Loss of Kids' Health Funding, LAO Says
  271. Efforts to Save Endangered White Abalone Paying Off
  272. Marin’s Breast Cancer Cluster Disputed
  273. North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve Opens Saturday
  274. More Self-Service Terminals At California DMVs
  275. Reconsidering Homeless Encampments
  276. New Push To Regulate Medical Marijuana In California
  277. Sonoma County's Heritage Roads
  278. California Lawmakers Take On Policing Issues
  279. A Plan for Serial Inebriates
  280. Education Funding Debate Begins At California Capitol
  281. First Annual SRJC Wine Classic Raises Scholarship Money
  282. The Legal Battle Over Foie Gras Continues
  283. Valentine's Day Walk Along Santa Rosa Creek Trail
  284. California Parks System Faces Tough Road To Sustainability
  285. A Net Neutrality Victory for Consumers
  286. Atkins Wants New Vehicle Fee For Transportation Projects
  287. Locals heading for Oakland Climate March
  288. More Areas in California Would Exceed Federal Limits On Smog Under Proposal
  289. 'Face Technology' Moves Online
  290. Another Strong Year Ahead For California Economy?
  291. Environmental Groups Sue State Over Pesticide Plan
  292. Independent Commission Calls For Big Changes In State Parks Department
  293. 'Big Data' Aids Flu Predictions
  294. Sonoma County Vinters Commit to Sustainability
  295. Understanding Fragrance
  296. Wildlife Agencies See Near Collapse Of 2014 Salmon Species
  297. Uproar Halts Supervisors’ Session
  298. Regulations Proposed For E-Cigarettes In California
  299. New Palm Drive Operating Plan Endorsed
  300. Brown Says Criminal Justice System Must Be Improved
  301. Healthy Aging in Sonoma County
  302. Regional Parks Focuses on Invasive Plant Removal
  303. California Farmers Turn Sugar Beets Into Energy
  304. Sonoma County's Economic OUtlook for 2015
  305. The Annual State of the County Report on KRCB FM
  306. Brown Taking On UC Affordability, Access
  307. A Call for Hospitals to Shed Fossil Fuel Holdings
  308. Amazon, California Move Past Online Sales Tax Battle
  309. Mystery Goo Slimes Bay Birds
  310. Agents Say Broader Health Insurance Market Has More Options, But No Subsidies
  311. The California King Tide Project
  312. Lower Gas Prices Not Likely To Lower Grocery Bills
  313. Talking Rock Climbing with Kevin Jorgeson
  314. John Brown’s Body at San Quentin
  315. Regional Parks Presents Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
  316. Senate Report: Overhaul California's Long-Term Care System
  317. Independent Scientific Study On Fracking in California Released
  318. Forum to Offer 'Perspectives in Immigration'
  319. LAO: Brown Budget Proposal "Prudent" But Could Be Improved
  320. Revisiting San Francisco's 1915 World's Fair
  321. Hertzberg Introduces California Tax Reform Bill
  322. Mental Health Staff Strikes Kaiser
  323. A California First Lady Unlike Any Other
  324. Levels of toxic flame retardants decline in San Francisco Bay
  325. Tolay Lake's Rich History Includes A Riverfront Town
  326. Boxer Won't Run Again In 2016
  327. Local high school student invents new way to store water, stars company
  328. Foie Gras Back On The Menu In California
  329. Trevi Systems: Out to Cut the Cost of Desalination
  330. LumiGrow brightens things up
  331. California Faces Challenges To Repairing Infrastructure
  332. Brown Optimistic, Yet Cautious In Fourth Inaugural Address
  333. PulpWorks Takes on Plastic Packaging
  334. Sonoma Technology keeps its eye on the air
  335. Brown To Be Sworn In For Record Fourth Term
  336. Governor Brown To Be Sworn In For Record Fourth Term
  337. Sonoma Valley Regional Park Hosts A Volunteer Work Day
  338. New Law Aims To Protect Minors Online
  339. KRCB Documentary Examines Health Impacts of Economic Disparities
  340. California Accepting Applications For Undocumented Driver Licences
  341. Winter Snow Survey Better Than Last Year But Not Good Enough
  342. Plastic Bag Ban Opponents Turn In Referendum Signatures
  343. New Laws: California Prohibits Health Insurers From Imposing Waiting Periods in Small Businesses
  344. Riverfront Regional Park in Windsor Has A Hidden Gem
  345. Covered California Misses Opportunity to Increase Insurer Competition
  346. Russian River Inspires Unconventional "Opera"
  347. New Laws: Concussion Rules For Young Athletes
  348. EpiPens To Be Required At California Schools
  349. California Prison Population Down Slightly
  350. New experiment will use planes, ships and satellites to understand California rainfall
  351. New Laws: Yes Means Yes Going Into Effect
  352. Venture Capital Meets Conservation in New Coalition
  353. Scouring the Seas for Plastic
  354. Covered California Extends Enrollment Deadline, Urges More Sign-Ups
  355. Community Organizing
  356. California's Retiree Health Care Costs Jump Past $70 Billion
  357. Applying Restorative Justice at School
  358. California Housing Market's Middle-Class Squeeze Deepened in 2014
  359. Restorative Justice Comes to Santa Rosa Schools
  360. Only 42 Percent Of Californians Voted In November's Election
  361. Community Policing Task Force Recommendations
  362. Spring Lake Regional Park Keeps Santa Rosa From Flooding
  363. UC, CSU Get Record High Applications
  364. Rescuing Coho Salmon from Redwood Creek
  365. Covered California Setting Strong Enrollment Pace
  366. Napa Rebounds From August Earthquake
  367. California November Revenues Short Of Projections
  368. A General Plan for Armstrong Grove & Austin Creek Recreation Area
  369. Study Says California Drought Caused By Natural Climate Patterns
  370. Armstrong Grove Pipeline Project Stirs Controversy
  371. Toy Safety Largely Left to Consumers
  372. California Considering Virtual Currency Regulations
  373. 'Behind the Gates of Gomorrah'
  374. Newly Completed Coastal Prairie Trail Gets Dedicated
  375. Women Relatively Rare In Corporate California
  376. Banning Microbeads
  377. Covered California Attempts to Calm Immigrants' Fears
  378. What's lacking in farm workers' health care
  379. Democrats Encouraging Quicker Completion of College
  380. Living with Migrant Farmworkers
  381. Consumer Group Release List of Toxic Toys
  382. Bringing Back Beavers
  383. California Preparing For Undocumented Driver Licenses
  384. The ‘Village Town’ Concept Comes to Northern California
  385. Our Regional Parks Offer So Much To Be Grateful For
  386. Strong Holiday Shopping Season Projected For California
  387. Republicans Regain Some Relevance As New California Legislature Sworn In
  388. ‘Upcycling’ surplus tomatoes
  389. Advocates Say More Immigrants Eligible For Medi-Cal
  390. Reopening Palm Drive Hospital
  391. Brown Names New Supreme Court Nominee
  392. Vineyard Frost Protection Rules to Kick in
  393. New State Law May Prolong Vote Counts
  394. Local Immigrants 'Devastated' by Exclusions from Deportation Relief
  395. You Can Challenge Sonoma County Trails Anytime
  396. Covered California Draws in Tens of Thousands of Applications
  397. Singing to Save Bodega Head--Then and Now
  398. A Survivor Remembers Jonestown
  399. UC Tuition Increase Proposal Moves Forward
  400. County Landfill Prepapres for Composting Move

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