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IOLERO-Sheriff lawsuit | Helen Putnam Park will expand | Students to learn about Fentanyl | PG&E seeking another rate hikeClick the icon below to listen.       

Western heat wave | Fast food wages | 2024 fire season update | Newsom reaffirms support for Biden | Mendocino grant for saving coastal roads | Foster youth to get residential care | 2024 state fairClick the icon below to listen.       

New water rules | Second swimming death in Russian River | Mina Fire | Extreme heat insurance effects |Sonoma County Airport facing lawsuit | Could a road tax replace the gas tax? | A break from global heat?Click the icon below to listen.       

Protections for white sturgeon fish | Second drowning in Russian River | Losses from extreme heat | Elderberry Commons next steps | Sonoma County takes on some Mendocino admin duties | Two local parks to grow | $56 million awarded to help foster youthClick the icon below to listen.       

No electronic voting for the visually impaired | Fire at future Hall of Justice building | Arrest made in Toll Fire | Missing swimmer found dead in Russian River | No more free calls for ICE detainees | eco-action helps quell eco-anxiety | New heat records setClick the icon below to listen.       

School bond measure on ballot | Napa's drone show | New water rules from the state | PG&E briefing | Sebastopol luxury hotel statusClick the icon below to listen.       

Toll Fire update | Sonoma County fireworks | Cloverdale suspends fireworks sales and use | Heat advice | Cooling centers open | Drone shows | Click the icon below to listen.       

Huffman warns democracy at stake | Petaluma considers growth and retail cannabis | PG&E planned outages | Cooling center open up | Spare the air | Excessive heat and red flag warnings Click the icon below to listen.       

Excessive heat warning | Grape insurance | Tax assessments are up | Petaluma birth center agreement | Homeless camping again illegal | Santa Rosa budget woes | Endangered sharks | Click the icon below to listen.       

New Santa Rosa Schools leader | Housing bond on November ballot | No unemployment for strikers | Fire Tech office to become permanent | Addressing LGBTQ health issues | Guerneville Sisters protests | 40-year-old cold case solvedClick the icon below to listen.       

Golden Gate Bridge toll hike | Mobile home park owners respond | New park plans for Healdsburg | Petaluma's D Street Bridge open for boatsClick the icon below to listen.       

Preston Fire | EV goals being met | Republican response to Newsom's SOTS | Newsom says state fighting back against "dark forces" | Term limits for DA and sheriff? | New Bendway Park for Healdsburg | Petaluma cooling centerClick the icon below to listen.       

Point Fire extinguished | Newsom delivers video SOTS | State parks pass program saved | Coffee sciences | Grand Jury finds little accountability over County funding | Click the icon below to listen.       

Point Fire 90% contained | State budget deal reached | Wage theft symposium | New Superintendent for Santa Rosa schools | New grand jury report | Mobile home victory in Petaluma | SMART Larkspur shuttleClick the icon below to listen.       

AT&T will continue landline service | Homelessness up in Sonoma County | Point Fire update | Market Match helps many | Grand jury fire developmentClick the icon below to listen.       

Point Fire update | Ag Pass activation | Roadside weed abatement gets funding priority | Sonoma County PIT results | Napa ADU grants get national attentionClick the icon below to listen.       

Point Fire update | Local Emergency declared | No Ag Pass yet | New fire insurance rules | Evacuees share their experience | Amy's reached deal | BAAQMD alertsClick the icon below to listen.       

Point Fire updates | Rolling car death in Napa | New state cyber czar | Black abalone | Four-year-old ESL testing | Chevron doctrine repealClick the icon below to listen.       

Fewer housing fees in Sonoma County? | CA State parks Week | Prescribed burns | Ukraine winemakers visit Napa | Napa ADU excitement | New Sonoma County park at Wright Hill Click the icon below to listen.       

River Rock expansion | Rosenberg in court today | Cal OSHA shakeup | Wage theft | Occidental voter fraud conviction | Humboldt prosperity funding | More Mexican doctorsClick the icon below to listen.       

Heatwave breaks | Spotted lanternfly danger | Novato retail theft arrest | Retail theft bill in the works | Cloverdale city limits could expand | Forestville bridge to get emergency repairs | Rosenberg to appear in court | Market Match could get zeroed in final budget Click the icon below to listen.       

Sonoma County budget close to final | Cotati leaf blower restrictions | Remembering Winiarski | Rohnert Park solar | Fire memorial artist call | SMART trail fills inClick the icon below to listen.       

Man sets himself on fire in hotel room | ER workers could get better protections | Residential limits for corporate landlords | People's Park reactions | Fuhrman banned from law enforcementClick the icon below to listen.       

Petaluma highway fire | Gun Violence Restraining Orders are up | Disability voting access | AAPI school violence | Sonoma County fire memorial | Supernova music Click the icon below to listen.       

Crystal Fire | Sonoma County EIP interest rate climbs | Library funding in jeopardy | Stanford student protestors arrested | Sage Grouse populations in danger | Tiny homes for homeless legislation | Puppy pipeline protectionsClick the icon below to listen.       

New County living wage | Pumped storage for Lake Sonoma | No transit money | Cool pavement | Hood Mountain Park expandsClick the icon below to listen.       

Petaluma wage increase | Bird flu found in SF market | Israel protestors arrested | Pride at the state capitol | Budget cut counter proposal | Polly Klaas killer not going anywhere | IHSS cuts loomingClick the icon below to listen.       

Corral Fire evacuation warnings | Petaluma Egg Farm claimed no lives | SSU deal dead | Anchor Brewing gets new life | CA lawmakers must disclose property holdings | Lost Church progress | California Forever update | Occidental Hiker foundClick the icon below to listen.       

Petaluma egg fire | A new Marin County health officer | Former SSU professor sentenced | Community solar at risk | Faster insurance premium reviews | Non-profits face burnout concerns Click the icon below to listen.       

FEATURE: Measure J outlook | Local journalism funding stalled | AI regulations in California | Co-stewardship agreement for Berryessa-Snow Mountain to be signed | Electric school bus rebates | CAFF concerns over CUSP cuts | UC Davis student workers strike | DUI checkpoint in Santa RosaClick the icon below to listen.       

Cotati considers more housing | Salmon makes a comeback | Oregon wineries sue power utility | Holding cities accountable for housing fails | Painful state budget cuts | UCSC student teacher strike | Fake Feds in San RafaelClick the icon below to listen.       

California Voter Guide cost | California Medical Board may be prohibited from asking "treatment" questions | Sonoma County DA steps up wage theft enforcement | Lagunitas closes Chicago taproom | DMV moves basic needs to online-only | PG&E to hold online town hall next weekClick the icon below to listen.       

Memorial Day travel could break records | CHP maximum enforcement this weekend | Sonoma County Parks go into Summer mode | Santa Rosa shooting victim ID'd | CSU divestment report | Solutions to retail theft | Sonoma County Airport runway closure | Police encounters with mental health interventions turn deadlyClick the icon below to listen.       

DA issues contractor fraud warning | Healdsburg clinic flips switch on new power back-up system | Man dies in tiny home fire | Sebastopol may raise sales taxes | A new bill could enhance climate resiliency for schools | Gig workers could soon be considered employeesClick the icon below to listen.       

$25 minimum wage likely delayed | Fire tax relief | Sonoma fuel breaks | Lake County gets wildfire defense funds | Warning beeps for speeding cars | Gig worker case goes before CA supreme court | Market Match funding may go away |Summer river beach shuttle begins Click the icon below to listen.       

Huffman advocates for offshore wind tribal representation | EPS warns of cyber threats to water supply | Suspense file follow up | Reclassifying cannabis moves forward | Tulare groundwater lawsuit | Health workers minimum wage | Cowabunga Peanuts! exhibit opens in Santa Rosa | Proposition 22 hearings | Highway 37 continued closuresClick the icon below to listen.       

California reparations | A "central park" for Santa Rosa | Community response to SSU President Mike Lee dismissal | "Firefighter Suicide Awareness and Prevention Stand Down week" | Sick pelican rescue | Henry-1 cliff rescueClick the icon below to listen.       

Governor Newsom announces cuts to higher education | US system releases asset report | Thompson's tax relief bill to get vote soon | Wiener's Psychedelics bill dies | Delta tunnel project gets updated price tag | Petaluma car show this weekend | Highway 37 weekend closure | Sonoma County presents wage theft symposiumClick the icon below to listen.       

SSU President Mike Lee on leave | Jewish leaders rally in Sacramento | Factory farming ban will go before voters | Friday is Endangered Species Day | Cloverdale evacuation drill this SundayClick the icon below to listen.       

Tierra de Rosas development marching forward | SSU protestors reach agreement with administrators | Prop 1 funds to be released as early as July | AT&T's plans to discontinue landline service rejected by judge | Red :pbster closures | Market Match funding in jeopardy | Meet the WNBA ValkyriesClick the icon below to listen.       

Deadly Monday morning DUI crash | County health leaders call to preserve COVID-19 funding | Newsom's May revise | Closing prisons? | Disconnected youth numbers | Edge Esmerelda | Comprehensive menu pricing comingClick the icon below to listen.       

Newsom's May revise | Cock fighting ring broken up in Rohnert Park | Clover Sonoma joins methane reduction efforts | FBI wans of AI-powered scams | California's new state bat | Novato's new City managerClick the icon below to listen.       

Oak Grove staff cuts | Updated state budget deficit | Petaluma Planfest | Fatal RP motorcycle crash | CPUC flat rate protests | State anti pay to play legislation moves forward | Self checkout minimum staffing requirements Click the icon below to listen.       

SSU faculty show support for campus protestors | Army Corps of Engineers face judge's ruling | Petaluma speed limits slowing | Mike McGuire wildfire preparedness town hall | Rose-E trolly comes to Santa Rosa downtownClick the icon below to listen.       

Should new taxes come before voters? | Financial literacy requirement for HS students | Petaluma takes steps to go green | Overfishing report | State juvenile justice realignment progress | How effective are shaded fuel breaks? | State groundwater report findingsClick the icon below to listen.       

Minor heat risk expected | Healdsburg considers changes to it's GMO | Healdsburg residents face higher water & sewer bills | Petaluma Pete moves on | Amneal Pharmaceuticals in the news twice | Point Reyes Tule Elk to roam free again | The art of wine barrel making | Pier 39 sea lion surgeClick the icon below to listen.       

Animal activist in court | Sunday quake in Nor Cal | SSU protest camp one week in | Oak Leaf student two-way | Record snowfall for MayClick the icon below to listen.       

Cinco de Mayo celebration returns to Santa Rosa | How dangerous are PFAS? | Rescheduling cannabisClick the icon below to listen.       

Sac State protest encampment update | Unlicensed contractor sting operation in Marin | Windsor trash hauling contracts | Hopmonk warns of fake event tickets | Low flying choppers | How fair is California's FAIR plan? | SMART posts largest ridership ever in AprilClick the icon below to listen.       

Sonoma Developmental Center plans need re-working | San Diego-based credit union under scrutiny | California population is increasing | Dud grenade at Novato school | California's first new city makes the November ballot | Sausalito pier repaired | Anna Trunnell speaks with KRCB - Part 2Click the icon below to listen.       

Petaluma striving to reach carbon neutrality goals | Napa homeless count shows mixed results | SSU pro-Palestine encampment update | Sword-wielding suspect arrested in Santa Rosa | Geysers Road Bridge contract to be awarded | Click the icon below to listen.