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Calistoga residents bash proposal for data center at fairgrounds
The 100-year-old Calistoga Fairgrounds closed down in 2018, leaving lawns unkempt and only an RV park standing. Napa County sold the property to the City of Calistoga in 2024.
Local News
Sonoma County warns of homelessness rise as funding losses loom
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Sonoma County — at least among adults counted in the county’s preliminary 2026 Point‑in‑Time Count— remained essentially unchanged from last year. But youth homelessness rose 46 percent.
San Rafael's city-sanctioned homeless encampment closes; council takes steps to prevent new arrivals
For over a year, 53 unhoused residents have lived under 50 blue canopies in a city-sanctioned camp on Mahon Creek Path. This fall, they will move into private cabins at 350 Merrydale Road.
Television
Sherlock on Masterpiece
Wednesdays at 8pm beginning June 17 on KRCB Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson crack baffling crimes in modern London with brilliant deduction and unwavering wit.
Radio
Previewing our First TV Episode: The 707 Live!
We’re trading the microphone for the TV camera.
Local News
Despite funding cuts, Sonoma County homelessness remains level; youth numbers rise
This year’s total keeps last year’s 23 percent decrease — the lowest homelessness level the county has recorded since it began the count in 2007.
Arts & Culture
Connect the Bay: Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center
For 45 years, San Jose’s Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center has served the South Bay’s LGBTQ+ community.
Environment
Pangolin Crisis Fund
Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammal. The Pangolin Crisis Fund works across Africa and Asia to eliminate the demand for trafficking and poaching protecting this animal from extinction.
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- For 45 years, San Jose’s Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center has served the South Bay’s LGBTQ+ community. President & CEO Gabrielle Antolovich explains that at a time when the acceptance of diversit...
- The Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Academy is run by high school and college students who are passionate about climate activism. They speak articulately about their work reaching out to local and...
- The LGBTQ Youth Space drop-in center in San Jose is a safe and supportive environment specifically for queer and trans youth. Its staff believes that “LGBTQIA+ youth deserve to be safe, seen and celeb...
- San Jose State University students Julia, Divija and Ryan are not aftaid of AI—they are learning how to use it for the betterment of society. Hear more from these inspiring students in the NorCal prog...
- Justin knew he was different growing up, but did not find a supportive environment where he could express himself until college. Now no one is holding him back as he embraces his passion for drag perf...
- Identifying as non-binary, Sun enjoys their work doing outreach to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults through San Jose’s nonprofit agency LGBTQ Wellness. Sun shares that “It’s so vital for queer youth to s...
- Teen podcaster Aarna Sahu has been reaching young women and girls around the globe through her podcast “Aarna’s News.” On her program she interviews women leaders in the technology industry who have e...
- Since joining San Jose’s LGBTQ Youth Space Speakers Bureau, 24-year-old Kevin Villegas shares his personal story with other young people about growing up between different worlds and not always being...
- As a queer, agender 19-year-old, Wycoff Higgins wants to connect with other young people about their journey. They volunteer as a public speaker as part of San Jose’s LGBTQ Youth Space Speakers Bureau...
- As part of a new PBS initiative that explores the challenges and joys of caregivers in America, NorCal Public Media is highlighting two care workers in Sonoma County who are part of the Fijian communi...
- Northern California Public Media (NorCal) has begun renovations on its new headquarters in Rohnert Park, a significant step in expanding its commitment to public service broadcasting. This state-of-th...
- Culture is Medicine—that’s the belief of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, where American Indians and Alaska Natives can find high quality, culturally competent medical and wellness services...
- Bobcats in the city? Shravan Sundaram has the evidence: stunning images he has captured of the elusive felines living as our neighbors in very close proximity. A wildlife photographer and environmenta...
- Biologist Lidia D’Amico is a rarity – a Latina, first generation American, the first in her family to go to college and a National Park Service ranger. The same can be said of Lawrencium and Dick, the...
- Chairperson Jeffrey Myers leads us on a walking tour through an exciting area of Oakland: the newly formed Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District. This district will foster a community where every Oakland...
- Mycelium Youth Network trains youth in both climate adaptation and mitigation. Its Gaming for Justice program provides homebrewed roleplaying campaigns where adventurers use teamwork and problem-solvi...
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