Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation last week to prevent what some warned would be a  tidal wave of evictions due to the coronavirus. Cal Matter’s housing reporter Matt Levin published an article on the new law. It's titled “How Renters, Landlords and Banks fared in the eviction compromise.” KRCB’s Adia White spoke with him about the state law and how it will work with Sonoma County’s local eviction ordinance. 

 

 

 

 

 

We provide local news updates on The North Bay Report Tuesday-Friday at 6:45, 8:45 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. on KRCB radio 91 and 90.9. Here's our North Bay Report episode for Thursday, September 10. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.   

 

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors heard an update Tuesday on how the pandemic is affecting the local economy. Nearly a hundred people have died from COVID-19 in the county and businesses are struggling to safely reopen. Robert Eyler, President of Economics and Forensics Incorporated, told the Board of Supervisors it will likely take years for the county’s economy to recover. KRCB’s Adia White asked Eyler, about his projections for job and revenue loss in 2020. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Census workers now have less than a month to ensure everyone gets counted. The census bureau announced in early August that the previous deadline of Oct. 31 would be pushed up to September 30, leaving little time for community outreach. Community Action Partnership is leading the effort in Sonoma County.  KRCB’s Adia White spoke with Director of Community Engagement, Vince Harper, about how the new timeline is affecting their work. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farmworkers are the backbone of California's agricultural economy, and their communities are some of the hardest hit by the COVID19 public health crisis. Gabe Sanders investigates how farmworkers from Sonoma wine country to the Central Valley are finding strength in community – and what support is still needed.