Krcb-fm: North Bay Report

After botched evacuations at some long- term care facilities during the 2017 Tubbs Fire, senior living centers in California were required to create an evacuation action plan for their residents. During the Glass Fire evacuations, many of the facilities got to see how that preparation paid off. To learn more, KRCB News Director Adia White spoke with Crista Barnett Nelson, the executive director of senior advocacy services in Sonoma County.           (Seniors wait to get into the Veterans Memorial Hall in Santa Rosa. Credit: Erik Castro)          

A nonprofit in Forestville is helping Glass fire evacuees with everything from finding a place to stay to getting supplies. Ya-Ka-Ama, which means “Our Land” in the Pomo language, has set up a resource site that’s stocked with items like food, air mattresses and hand sanitizer. KRCB News Director Adia White recently spoke with Maria Cardenas, the chairperson of Ya-Ka-Ama, to get the details.                (Image: The Ya-Ka-Ama center in Forestville. Photo courtesy of Maria Cardenas.)     (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 Friday, October 2. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.)                 

As the Glass Fire moved quickly toward Santa Rosa Sunday night, residents living in the path of the fire had to move quickly to get out of harm’s way. But many who sought shelter at evacuation centers found themselves being moved from place to place that night as the fast-moving fire combined with the need to social distance during COVID-19 presented added challenges that the community hadn’t seen before with past blazes. KRCB’s Sarah Bohannon has more.     As of Tuesday evening, LaBerge's neighborhood was downgraded to an evacuation warning. The interviews in this story were conducted by KQED’s Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez as part of a collaboration with the California News Hub. (Image: Elderly fire evacuees many from Spring Lake Village and Oakmont Gardens waiting to enter at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Credit: Erik Castro) 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

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital workers demonstrated outside the hospital on Wednesday demanding more protections amid a coronavirus outbreak at their workplace that emerged in August. KRCB’s Adia White reports.         (Image: Demonstrators demand stronger protections amid COVID-19 outbreak at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Credit: Adia White)   According to the Press Democrat on Thursday evening, an additional healthcare worker tested positive for the virus in mid-September, prompting the hospital to quarantine a group of patients and lockdown part of the surgical unit. The hospital told the Press Democrat that the recent development is unrelated to the outbreak discovered in August. Read St. Joseph Health's full statement regarding the August outbreak HERE.   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 Friday, September 25. Subscrib

As November’s election gets closer, Northern California Public Media has been exploring some of the initiatives that will be on the ballot. But today we’re also taking a look into the voting process itself. It’s going to be a bit different than normal because all Californians will be getting a mail-in ballot as part of the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. KRCB’s Sarah Bohannon has the details about what that means for Sonoma County.         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 24. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.        

One of the ballot initiatives Sonoma County voters will decide on this November is Measure O. If passed it would provide mental health services to children, seniors, veterans and the homeless through a quarter-cent sales tax. The tax would generate approximately $25 million each year. KRCB's Sarah Bohannon recently spoke with Supervisor Shirlee Zane to learn more.           (Image: Supervisor Shirlee Zane. Courtesy of the subject.)   Read arguments for and against Measure O: County of Sonoma, Mental Health, Addiction and Homeless Services Measure Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance       

Twelve schools in Sonoma County have submitted applications for waivers to start in-person learning. County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase is reviewing the waivers and expects to have a determination by the end of the week.  KRCB’s Adia White reports.         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 Tuesday, September 21. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.      

Joy Ayodele emerged as a frontline activist for racial justice over the summer, organizing youth through her movement 'What We Are Fighting For'. She’s also on the student advisory board to pass ethnic studies courses now required for graduation in the Santa Rosa City Schools district. Ayodele spoke with KRCB's Camille Escovedo about why ethnic studies matter in the movement for racial justice.                        (Image: Santa Rosa City Schools. Credit: Wikimedia Commons)    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 Friday, September 19. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.          

In the 2017 North Bay fires and the 2018 Camp Fire, three-quarters of the people who died were over the age of 65.  In a KQED investigation called Older and Overlooked, reporters Molly Peterson and April Dembosky explore how to protect elderly people who live independently. We begin with April, in fire-prone Nevada County.         (Image: Downtown Grass Valley. Credit: Andrew Nixon, Capital Public Radio)    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 Wednesday, September 16. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.            

During both the 2017 North Bay fires and the COVID-19 pandemic, seniors have been some of the most vulnerable. KQED news investigated emergency preparedness in Sonoma County care facilities in their recent series ‘Older and Overlooked’. KRCB’s Adia White spoke with reporter Molly Peterson about how care facilities prepare for emergencies and whether they are doing enough. She starts by asking how many facilities in Sonoma County are in high fire risk areas.                 (Image: The Oakmont of Varenna nursing home and assisted living facility in Santa Rosa, July 29, 2020. Photo by Beth LaBerge/KQED)   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 17. Subscribe to The North Bay Report podcast to listen on the go.