Local News

Senior peer counseling programs help older adults connect

Volunteers, like 73-year-old Rita Wengler of Cotati, often help clients who don't know where to get started.

Former Press Democrat reporter detained while covering Gaza aid flotilla

Emily Wilder worked at the newspaper from 2021-22, and was reporting on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla for Jewish Currents when detained.

Woodmark residents in Sebastopol face eviction threat; deed says apartments for farmworkers

The project got off the ground with a $1 million dollar Section 514 loan from the US Department of Agriculture,

Television

Sacred Planet with Gulnaz Khan

Mondays at 9pm on KRCB Journalist Gulnaz Khan examines climate change's impact on sacred places, meeting faith leaders using ancient wisdom for hope and action.

Radio

Navigating the Vine: A Chat with Sonoma County Winegrowers

Learn how the Sonoma County Winegrowers' bold partnerships, including an unprecedented deal with the San Francisco Giants, are bringing local wine to a national stage.

Local News

Rebuilding and delays continue on 8th anniversary of the Tubbs Fire

According to the City of Santa Rosa’s Resilient City Recovery Reporting dashboard, just over 2,500 structures have been rebuilt since the October 2017 wildfires.

Arts & Culture

Connect the Bay: AI Chatbots Decoded

Meet Ameca, the ChatGPT-powered conversational robot at the center of the “Chatbots Decoded” exhibit in Mountain View.

Environment

Ear to the Wild: The Belted Kingfisher - Gustav’s “Mechanical Bird"

In memory of Gustav Hobel. My friend Gustav and I used to live next door to one another on Sonoma Creek. The Belted Kingfishers would fly by, calling, with that ratchety kind of sound that they have in their voice. That’s why he’d call them the “mechanical bird.”