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- Written by: Noah Abrams
Rain gauges saw as much as six and half inches over the weekend as high winds brought down trees and power lines across Sonoma County.
Read more: Atmospheric river wallops Sonoma County over the weekend
- Written by: Darren LaShelle
The meteorological phenomenon known as 'atmospheric rivers' has a significant impact on the frequency and severity of floods and droughts in the Bay Area of Northern California. Advanced forecasting techniques currently being developed to monitor these storms could mitigate the impact of floods while preserving the region’s vital water supply. Meteorological experts explain the scientific facts and water agency officials describe the delicate balance our region faces between drought and flooding.- Written by: Marc Albert
"When your entire community, your entire industry is belly up, it's really hard to support each other."
Read more: Salmon fleet foundering with no season, promised financial aid still outstanding
- Written by: Marc Albert
Conceptual plans call for 672 apartments spread among 25 three-story buildings, along with 100 single family homes and commercial space.
Read more: Mixed reaction for Santa Rosa 'transit-oriented development' proposal
- CA governor vows multi-pronged salmon restoration efforts
- Sand bags fill up as rain comes down across Sonoma County
- Former SDC open space lands getting much needed attention
- What's happened since CA cut home solar payments? Demand has plunged 80%
- KRCB's Wine Beat: Sober hospitality in wine country
- How accessory dwelling units are giving rise to new cities of longevity
- Napa County supervisors ok sale of fairgounds, speedway to Calistoga
- Park owners battle mobile home tenants as arbitration continues
- Little butterfly gets big boost from new restoration effort
- Full calendar forces Sonoma County supervisors to choose priorities
- Sonoma State, CSU faculty end historic strike after one day
- Sheriff's office rejects claims it's upped cooperation with ICE
- Sonoma State faculty join CSU wide strike to start semester
- Heavy rain brings downed trees, flooded roads
- Local foothold of Mediterranean Oak Borer rings alarm bells
- With talks at impasse, faculty prepare for weeklong walkout
- Healdsburg home hosts First Lady Jill Biden for fundraiser
- Series of 3 storms forecast to douse North Bay this weekend
- Healdsburg pondering moves to bring more housing
- Sonoma County DA's fentanyl ad features fake storyline
- Sonoma County resident new chair of California Coastal Commission
- Advocates urge Biden Administration to use powers to expand Berryessa monument
- 10 inches of snow falls on Sierra, North Bay gets most rain
- Plans for new Santa Rosa cell tower frays neighbor's nerves
- Living peacefully amidst mountain lions
- Commercial crab fishery soon opens south of Sonoma-Mendo line
- Cotati calls for ceasefire and end to Gaza in conflict
- Supervisors talk lofty goals, but mundane needs may eclipse
- CSU faculty union vows to strike over final pay offer
- Local youth could lose shelter in latest nonprofit vs feds conflict
- EdSource: CA education issues to watch in 2024
- A look at what's next as Sebastopol safe-parking nears end of the road
- Jack London State Park adds hundreds of SDC open space acres
- California farm animal cruelty law takes full effect
- Mendocino National Forest grows by nearly thousand acres
- What parents of English learners need to know
- Fire danger opening training, job opportunities
- Storm kicking up big waves to deliver deluge Friday evening
- Food bank use on the rise in Sonoma County heading into 2024
- Massive waves pounding coast
- Pressing CA universities to repatriate thousands of Native American remains and artifacts
- Big changes may be on the way for North Bay mass transit
- Sonoma Valley tiny home village for the unhoused fully opens
- Nonprofit gets $6 million grant to help low-wage workers climb higher
- Big changes coming for Medi-Cal in the new year
- Medi-Cal now extended to all undocumented immigrants eligible
- California approves rules that turn sewage into drinking water
- New year brings required zero emission landscaping equipment
- Teen exonerated for fatal Montgomery High stabbing released
- Governor scolds counties over delays in mental health law
- Napa winemaker who helped put CA wine on the map dies at 100
- Parade of big storms appearing likely to ring in new year
- Cotati drawn into growing mobile home park battle
- Santa Rosa school board ok's SRO and alternative ed programs
- Counseling for the overwhelmed and those in crisis available throughout county in 2024
- Sonoma County moves to make mental health response teams 24/7
- New Sebastopol mayor charting path out of financial hole
- Downtown Petaluma Starbucks joins in nationwide union push
- Petaluma's mobile home rent control challenged as 'unconstitutional'
- Did a Sonoma County deputy OD from touching fentanyl? Experts say no
- Conflict in Gaza causes fallout between local writer and North Bay publication
- Feds offer emergency loans to idled salmon industry
- New regional body formed to transform Potter Valley Project
- Sonoma County officials punt again on adding protections for rural renters
- Flurry of activity on North Bay highways as cash influx lets Caltrans tackle delayed projects
- Payment delays causing crisis for nonprofit and those it serves
- Organic growers see new role in the age of climate change
- Avian flu affects Petaluma poultry flocks
- Animal rights activist sentenced to 90 days in county jail
- Blue power: Will ocean waves be CA's new source of clean energy?
- Cotati joins ranks in tightening rules for mobile home parks
- Will a new bond measure help build or remodel CA schools?
- Newsom announces $300 million for encampment cleanup
- Teen acquitted for fatally stabbing peer at Montgomery High
- Residential therapeutic care coming for local foster kids
- Families await judge's decision in Montgomery High stabbing case
- Many details of ambitious SDC rebuild still up in the air
- Trial over stabbing at Montgomery High School nears end
- PG&E takes first step in dam decommission process
- Many Latino Californians aren't voting; can US Senate candidates motivate them?
- Local writer, activist talks good fire practices with KRCB
- Goodbye fix-it ticket, hello free repair voucher
- SoCo Artistry: Revisiting the radio play in Cloverdale
- Alfresco seating removed from Sebastopol's Main Street
- Sonoma County Artistry: Honoring past generations
- Juggling act is name of the game as fire season winds down
- Lawsuit chugs on as county's groundwater wells keep pumping
- Unique college-in-prison program to get guaranteed Cal State transfer admission
- First atmospheric river of winter arrives with a whimper
- First steps on long road to carbon neutrality
- Sonoma State, CSU state leaders look to reduce tension, hate incidents on campus
- Service, respect and remembrance in Santa Rosa for Veteran's Day
- Internal documents reveal the story behind California’s unemployment crash
- Sonoma Valley High School campus in lockdown Thursday
- Petaluma considers process as ire over hotel plan smolders
- No criminal charges in fatal 2022 shooting by sheriff deputy
- Petaluma police replace tickets with free repair vouchers
- Gleaners toiling to ease local hunger
- Harnessing, but not over-pumping--finding balance in groundwater use
- Petaluma to weigh resuming public comment, following racist disruptions
- Medicaid ‘unwinding’ breeds chaos
- Guilty verdict for animal right activist, five years after protests
- Highway 37 closure set for Saturday night
- State pours millions into Sonoma County for groundwater
- Experts: Upcoming CA gas-blower ban requires money, education, tolerance
- Palestine solidarity rally draws over 100 in Santa Rosa
- New book chronicles 2017 firestorm as it threatened Santa Rosa seniors
- KRCB 2-WAY: Sebastopol Times
- Newsom visit underscores EV reality: China holds keys to battery industry
- Cloverdale looking to move urban growth boundary, with eye on annexation
- Red Flag warning issued for North Bay
- Jury still out in Sonoma County trial of animal rights activist
- SoCo Artistry: Elevating random found objects into works of art
- E-cigs and flavored tobacco banned in unincorporated Sonoma County
- Cal State graduation rates remain flat for second year
- Petaluma PD investigating threats written on high school wall
- Next stop Petaluma - SMART ok's north side train station
- A decade after the killing of Andy Lopez, reflections on trauma, oversight linger
- With wildfires growing, California writes new rules on where to plant shrubs
- Once abundant, Bird scooters fly the Santa Rosa coop
- 4.2 earthquake near Isleton; for many across Bay Area, false alarm
- Investigation continues into fatal Silverado Trail bicyclists accident
- PG&E's plan to bury power lines and prevent wildfires faces opposition because of high rates
- Up-front hotel pricing among the new bills signed by governor
- KRCB Two-Way: Sonoma County company facing record fine for stream pollution
- New constraints on CA sturgeon fishing to save species
- Sonoma County Harvest: Gold Ridge Farms
- Hearing looks into wildfire prevention, home insurance
- Napa County gets new fire administrator, boosts fire mitigation efforts
- Napa County approves residential firearm storage ordinance
- Tentative plans for controlled burn on Mt. Tam this week
- CA set to simplify process of overturning wrongful convictions
- Kaiser workers strike stretches into third day
- Kaiser workers out on strike, including in Sonoma County
- The Bay-Delta ecosystem is collapsing. California just unveiled rival rescue plans
- Petaluma locks in senior-only designation at 5 mobile home parks
- A look at the education rights for youth in the child welfare system
- Hwy 12 in Sonoma Valley reopens after new bridge finished early
- Local harvest hampered by late spring
- With negotiations stalled, teachers near Petaluma preparing for walkout
- SoCo sheriff's deputies used canine bites "too quickly," oversight board finds
- Somber news overshadows local Armenian celebration
- Wildfires can make your California red taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that
- SMART looks at adding railbike operation out of Cloverdale
- Unpacking hate: antisemites, racists use zoom 'bombing' to air views
- California condors sighted in Bay Area
- PG&E in multi-million dollar tax standoff with Sonoma County
- Santa Rosa rolls out home-buying help
- Rain called for Monday across the North Bay
- Fire risk today, smoke expected to clear over weekend
- Turf's up! in Sebastopol
- Petaluma seniors unite for fight to keep their mobile homes
- Sonoma County supervisors end public comment via Zoom after hate-filled rants
- Support for union election grows at Sonoma Mission Inn
- Finding and fixing vulnerabilities; free county service shores up houses against wildfire
- Santa Rosa advances plans to replace downtown parking with housing
- Sales tax increase on March ballot would fund fire-related services
- Sonoma County to replace temp shelters with larger, more permanent ones as homeless count dips
- Petaluma rejects food truck park and marketplace
- Sonoma County buys 3 mobile EV charging stations for local parks
- Honorees spread the message of peace at annual dedication
- Awaited trial of Bay Area animal rights activists begins
- As more children die from fentanyl, some prosecutors are charging their parents with murder
- A look at California's civil grand juries, the last of their kind in the nation
- Second IOLERO audit of K9 uses finds major issues
- Demanding better conditions for captive marine mammals
- Sebastopol joins growing list amending mobilehome rent rules
- Healdsburg inks affordable housing deal
- 30-day closure of Highway 12 near Agua Caliente
- Research finds school funding overall worked as designed for those getting the most money
- Incarcerated Californians can now earn master's degrees
- Out with the old, in with...the New Eel-Russian Facility?
- Heat-related deaths are on the rise in California
- Billionaires want to build a new city in eastern Solano County; they must convince voters first
- Dramatic weather shift, with drizzle possible today, Saturday
- State launches audit of Mendocino County over late reports, alleged inaccuracies
- More major paving work ahead as work on Hwy 12 proceeds
- The Supreme Court slashed water protections - what now?
- Petaluma mobile home park residents rally against closure
- Fires up north, shifting winds, foul local air
- Achievement, access, inclusion and relevancy key as Garcia takes helm at SRJC
- Cloverdale mobile home park residents unite against eviction
- Changing coast more than just shifting sands and turning tides
- Students provide tactics, strategies to limit hurt caused by cyberbullying
- Should elk fence stay or go, Pt. Reyes asking public to weigh in
- Santa Rosa-born reporter talks freeway history, new "Greenway"
- Developers file for super-sized SDC
- Struggling Sonoma Valley Hospital wins help from Sacramento
- Efforts to elevate Highway 37 get $155M boost
- Sonoma County's more rural areas set to grow
- Healdsburg officials entertain new SMART station locations
- UFW, Padilla urge stronger work protections after farmworker’s heat-related death
- Bird group dumps Audubon, new name takes flight
- Local leaders, activists mobilizing to block Ft. Ross power plant
- Federal disaster loans made available for Marin, Sonoma
- Tribal casino workers lobby at state capitol
- California researchers race to find solutions to wildfire smoke-tainted wine
- Community meeting set on Ft. Ross pumped storage proposal
- Federal grants will replace tunnels beneath roads that let water pass but not fish
- Cotati approves first of its kind cannabis lounge
- Stinson Beached! Sailboat grounds ashore in West Marin
- Making borrowing easier, amendment to state constitution could unlock billions for housing
- CA Fire Foundation collecting relief for Maui fire victims
- PG&E touts fire risk reduction, urges public readiness
- Santa Rosa housing project fends off appeal over parking
- Just what the doctor ordered: Prescription could pay for your fresh fruits and veggies
- Santa Rosa brings homelessness laws in line with federal rules
- Petaluma disputes critique of privatized planning department
- Latest proposal for Potter Valley Project future put to PG&E
- Santa Rosa seeks public input for 2050 General Plan
- Caltrans says unable to pay for full replacement of Monte Rio bridge
- Proposed new water rules aim to mitigate impact of vineyards
- Big jump in water rates likely in Sonoma
- Sonoma looking to fix city's cemeteries
- 1970s-era 'back-to-the-landers' now aging in place together
- Family of farmworker killed by police in 2022 demand accountability
- Windsor opts not to look for potential seismic vulnerabilities
- Mendocino County plugs budget gap with opioid settlement cash
- Save the Redwoods steward talks old growth past and future
- Agreement in place for sale of beloved redwood forest land
- County sending needy to website, says staff overwhelmed w/aid requests
- Shortage of nurses hurting Calif., big gulf on solutions
- State labor officials aim to protect vulnerable guestworkers
- Behind the scenes: California's new arts education plans
- Big park to replace unbuilt Santa Rosa freeway
- Downsizing at Rohnert Park safe sleeping site continues
- Limited water no impediment to Santa Rosa growth
- Workers hail settlement with vineyard management company
- With some changes, Santa Rosa finalizes new vacation rental rules
- Sonoma County lowers PLA threshold for construction projects
- California pilots new legal aid program for farmworkers
- West Sebastopol winemakers hope for new AVA
- Here's how California's electric cars can feed the grid and help avoid brownouts
- Library adds huge haul of Spanish content to streaming services
- Falling oak tree limb injures 6 in Santa Rosa park
- Cutting fire danger, one limb at a time
- Mobile home park owner threatens closure over new city regs
- Few big changes as coastal plan takes shape
- EdSource: Excerpts from probe into Title IX at Sonoma State
- Families with young children face hardship as Covid aid ends
- KRCB FireCast Resources
- Popularity of local climate funding measure in doubt
- Petaluma strengthens rent control for mobile home dwellers
- Solar panel recycling gets off the ground in Sonoma County
- Seaside power plant proposed near Fort Ross
- New drone technology adds to growing uses in wildfire, urban firefighting
- What's the trouble in Peacetown? Article details investigation; nonprofit "firmly rejects" allegations
- Strike looms for UPS workers
- Another insurance company drops coverage in California
- All aboard! SMART to Windsor, fully funded; service expected in 2025
- After decades of strife, trauma, artist confronting, healing from past
- Animal rights activists call for leniency, action from Sonoma County DA
- Shootings raise concern over gang activity in Santa Rosa
- It's free summer outdoor concert season
- Inside the legal battle over elk and fences at Point Reyes
- Forecast looks promising for holiday fireworks shows
- Cal Fire adds 24 aircraft to statewide fleet
- Graton Rancheria tribal chairman appointed to UC Board of Regents
- Food fight? Planning dispute prompts questions on food truck policy
- Civil grand jury finds issues with Sonoma County's delivery of services
- Santa Rosa couple takes fight for health and home to court
- Newly-signed state budget has fewer cuts for K-12
- Sea otter reintroduction once again on the table
- Erosion poses concerns and questions for Sonoma Coast
- Sonoma County Drag Story Hour events hit with protests
- Graton tribe celebrates groundbreaking, philanthropy
- Graton Rancheria to fund, support Native American filmmakers
- County libraries stand firm in commitment to inclusivity
- Popular local radio host talks cancellation and future plans
- Activists target Petaluma Poultry
- Supes seek to balance priorities, funding in budget talks
- Santa Rosa businesses targeted with anti-LGBTQ+ messages
- Reconnecting cycles, soils, and carbon key to forest health
- Drivers elevate to new roadway through 'Novato Narrows' this weekend
- Park Service tentatively backs removing elk fence from Pt. Reyes Nat'l Seashore
- The new payday loans? CA moves to regulate cash advance apps
- NASCAR weekend at Sonoma Raceway starts Friday
- Central Sonoma County ambulance service changes hands
- Enough is enough, vacation rental regulations approved in Windsor
- Brush clearing goats gain health and safety protections
- Electricity rate increase approved in Healdsburg
- Stricter vacation-rental rules taking shape, but issue lingers
- Initial steps underway, Santa Rosa might provide cash aid under state initiative to prevent underprivileged from being locked out of cannabis trade
- Short-term-rental rules up for revision Tuesday in Santa Rosa
- Farm Aid introduces Spanish language crisis line
- Forests & fire have a long relationship, what's the balance?
- State to send $95 million to undocumented flooding victims
- Sonoma County adds three new judges to the bench
- Local bookstore staff closer to union membership
- Legal showdown looming in county ambulance contract
- Holocaust survivor's journey from camps to forgiveness
- Housing, counseling, tranquility helping once-homeless vets rebound
- BottleRock a celebration of music, culture and perfect weather
- Newsom plan for San Quentin rehab center unfunded for now
- We hear all about saving salmon. Here's an inside look at it
- Sonoma State and CSUs looking at tuition hikes
- Farm workers march past upscale event calling for hazard pay
- North Bay food bank feeding double the number from pre-2020
- Educators and community gather to hear "youth perspective"
- Affordable housing vouchers becoming less scarce
- Napa growers see ag harvest jump 20 percent in value
- California Transportation Commission OK's Highway 37 tolls
- Biomass energy, and local use of it has real drawbacks, activists claim
- Petaluma tenants gaining added protections
- Sonoma County cannabis cultivators facing new tax rates
- Sonoma County supes dedicate $1.5M to mobile support teams in preparation for expansion
- Zero Waste Symposium returns in person to the North Bay
- Nascent California offshore wind industry looks to new port in Humboldt Bay
- More Bay Area tolls? Big changes could come to Highway 37
- Wildwood retreat granted reprieve from county and rezoned
- Sonoma County supes approve new contract with largest county worker union
- Price cheating and overcharges on the rise across the county
- Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97
- Confusing legalese sparks row over coastal plan
- Union drive at Sonoma hotel resort draws NLRB scrutiny
- Helping Sonoma County seniors age-in-place and prepare for wildfire
- Housing costs a crisis for the region, advocates say
- Sonoma Mountain vernal pools protected for generations
- Arrival of whales spurring new crabbing restrictions
- AMR seeking redress, claims underhanded process doomed ambulance bid
- Petaluma's Birth Center officially shuttered despite protest
- Sonoma County adopts incentive program for new hires
- County's largest employee union ratifies new contract
- County to blaze new trails
- County takes aim at homeless with rules on public camping
- Record precipitation aids outlook for start of fire season
- Rehab coming for Sonoma County's aging flood control infrastructure
- Lakeville Creek receives big boost in restoration efforts
- PG&E's undergrounding plan for Sonoma County in '23: 2 miles
- Sonoma County makes stricter rules for vacation rentals
- Addressing fire fears and aging needs, Sonoma County nonprofits join forces to harden seniors’ homes — for free
- Closure draws nearer for Petaluma's Family Birth Center
- RCPA targets local funding program for green transition
- Petaluma skating prodigy talks Olympic prep, finding balance
- Petaluma makes permanent tenant protection rules
- New well permits will require additional time and money in Sonoma County
- Central Valley farmers reeling as flooding wreaks havoc on dairy industry
- Local woman recognized for helping save Athena House
- US poet laureate and Sonoma native Ada Limon on creativity
- Deadline Thursday for affordable apartment lottery
- CSU student workers move to unionize
- North Bay congressman host town hall, answer questions
- Analy students walk out calling for an end to gun violence
- NorCal Public Media backs NPR and PBS by Leaving Twitter
- Report of shooting at Windsor middle school unfounded, says sheriff
- Petaluma bookstore staffers unionize
- New cinema center offers exciting opportunities for students
- Rohnert Park officials to examine homeless response
- NorCal politicians call for federal relief for commercial salmon fishers
- Bennett Valley educators authorize strike as talks continue
- Uncertainty looms over future of Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds
- County introduces slate of new regulations for water wells
- Healdsburg's workers wonder about their place in the city
- SoCo supes move closer to limiting daytime camping in public spaces
- Despite deluge, recycled wastewater bolsters water security
- PG&E settlement funds aiding housing construction
- Water rate hikes loom from Sonoma Water
- Students get help planting message of peace at school
- Wine grapes avoided a disastrous freeze, what comes next?
- Salmon fishermen reflect on causes, future as closure looms
- Con-man who scammed millions from vintners, collectors, dead
- New play looking squarely at gun violence makes local debut
- Healdsburg repeals longstanding cannabis business ban
- Drought, management decisions, ocean conditions blamed for salmon crash
- Dearth of salmon prompts calls to cancel all fishing
- Deadline nears to join committee that will select firestorm remembrance monument
- Vineyard managers eyeing coming freeze
- Research & studies at Bodega Bay to continue as county and UC ink deal
- Elders urge end to oil exploration, banks cease financing
- Need a county service? It will cost you more this summer
- Backlog of audits cleared as IOLERO ramps up operations
- Lake Pillsbury more at risk to seismic activity than thought
- California Indian Museum and Cultural Center’s 'Being with Bears' program launches into second year
- Search continues for Santa Rosa senior, missing three weeks
- Palms Inn residents, supporters call for oversight and aid
- New rules adopted for winery events in county's rural areas
- Housing the focus of interest, ire in Healdsburg
- County joins local cities in prohibiting new fueling stations
- Storm damage: stately tree takes out powerlines, streetlamp in Santa Rosa
- Top Montgomery HS admin out; former principal in for rest of school year
- Community anger persists after high school stabbing
- Plaintiffs: parking ban a fig leaf for anti-homeless policy
- Community listening session held following Santa Rosa high school stabbing
- Marin coroner releases Chavez autopsy report
- Students call for accountability from Montgomery High admin
- 'Don't fence me in;' pressure on national park service to put elk first at Point Reyes
- Compromise ends two decade battle over Petaluma's Scott Ranch
- Investigation continues in fatal Montgomery High stabbing
- Cannabis glut upending growers; tax revenue falling short
- Student dies after stabbing at Montgomery High in Santa Rosa
- New documentary focuses on Sonoma County's pottery luminary
- County workers rally hours before current contract expires
- Fairly simple, mostly inexpensive ways to fortify your home against wildfire
- African American experience in Healdsburg put in focus
- Sonoma County families receive their first $500 monthly check
- Parks Service readies removal of small dam in Marin
- County transportation agency approves millions in funding
- Sonoma County launches guaranteed income pilot program for families in poverty
- Thunder, rain, snow…all happening this week in North Bay
- Sebastopol proceeding with road repair, 'unsafe' bike lanes
