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Mental illness doesn't just affect one person—it impacts entire families. For mothers, watching a child suffer while systems fail can be heartbreaking. This episode tells the tragic story of Olivia, a devoted mother and activist, and how unhealed trauma and untreated mental illness can unravel even the deepest love.You can listen to our NEW episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all other streaming platforms.—La salud mental no afecta solo a una persona—afecta a familias enteras. Para una madre, ver a su hija sufrir mientras el sistema falla puede ser desgarrador. Este episodio cuenta la trágica historia de Olivia, una madre y activista entregada, y cómo el trauma no sanado y la enfermedad mental no tratada pueden destruir hasta el amor más profundo.Puede escuchar nuestro NUEVO episodio en Spotify, Apple Podcasts y todas las demás plataformas de transmisión.—If you or someone you love is struggling with mental health, please know you're not alone. Here are a few resources that offer help, hope, and support.National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)NAMI offers free education, support groups, and advocacy for people affected by mental illness. They also have local chapters nationwide.Website: www.nami.org Helpline: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) Crisis Text LineIdeal for immediate, text-based emotional support from trained crisis counselors.Website: www.crisistextline.orgText: HELLO to 741741 (24/7, free & confidential)988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineFor anyone in emotional distress or experiencing a mental health crisis—available across the U.S.Website: 988lifeline.orgCall or text: 988 (24/7, free & confidential)—Link + Sources:CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/fatal-stabbing-daughter-mother-olivia-beltran-pacheco-facebook-live-tonantzyn-oris-san-rafael/Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/12/san-rafael-murder-suspect-makes-court-appearance-as-probe-continues/Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/30/san-rafael-woman-charged-with-killing-mother-pleads-insanity/MSN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/marin-judge-sets-trial-in-family-homicide-case/ar-AA1FaCbuEast Bay Times: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/03/15/san-rafael-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-charge/Marin Independent Journal: https://www.marinij.com/2025/05/20/marin-judge-sets-trial-in-family-homicide-case/Press Democrat: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/video-shows-knife-wielding-woman-in-santa-rosa-police-lobby-hours-before-sh/Univision Miami (Facebook Reel): https://fb.watch/zSv6EK5Im9/NBC Bay Area: https://youtu.be/G_zmv-0sN7s?si=IwVOt1kqoc3LXYlFKRON 4 News: https://youtu.be/_dEl1seWgcY?si=OIIQfOUj3l6slnboUnivision: https://youtu.be/t2bRRHz_a4Q?si=P7YsK_QLhZZazVIVTelemundo 48: https://youtu.be/-uUYtlqe1Vc?si=sxX3zIYBKMnevtya— Distributed by Genuina Media — Follow Us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SVSM_PodcastThreads: https://www.threads.net/@svsm_podcastTwitter/ X: https://www.twitter.com/SVSM_PodcastBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/svsmpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoViolentoSoMacabroPodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@svsm_podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@svsm_podcast

The Press Democrat, the longtime local newspaper of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, has been sold to MediaNews Group, a newspaper publisher owned by Alden Global Capital, an investment firm based in Manhattan. The sale has raised alarms among North Bay journalists and residents, who fear that the company will continue its pattern of buying newspapers and then slashing staff. KQED's Gabe Meline joins us to discuss the sale and its potential impact on the local media landscape in the North Bay.  Correction: The description of Alden Global Capital has been updated. Links:  Santa Rosa's Press Democrat Was Just Sold. Locals Are Concerned For the Paper's Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2016, Gerardo Ordaz believed that he needed spiritual cleansing. Desperate to get rid of what he thought was an evil presence he went to a church seeking divine intervention. What unfolded remains a haunting and tragic mystery that haunts Gerado to this day. This is the tragic case of Maria Jose Ordaz Chavarria. You can listen to our NEW episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all other streaming platforms.—En 2016, Gerardo Ordaz creía que necesitaba una limpieza espiritual. Desesperado por deshacerse de lo que pensaba que era una presencia maligna, acudió a una iglesia en busca de intervención divina. Lo que sucedió sigue siendo un misterio trágico y aterrador que persigue a Gerardo hasta el día de hoy. Este es el trágico caso de María José Ordaz Chavarría.Puede escuchar nuestro NUEVO episodio en Spotify, Apple Podcasts y todas las demás plataformas de transmisión.—Link + Sources:The Press Democrat: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/healdsburg-father-who-drowned-daughter-sentenced-to-11-years/?artslide=1The Press Democrat: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/healdsburg-father-who-drowned-daughter-sentenced-to-11-years/?artslide=1The Press Democrat: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/healdsburg-father-charged-with-drowning-4-year-old-daughter-will-stand-tria/The Press Democrat: https://youtu.be/CG79VL0aFyM?si=K4z9NXdYdLLGcU-xThe Press Democrat: https://youtu.be/UaUPTyqeseI?si=ur3JGt9jhUhl4LO_The PRess Democrat: https://youtu.be/bMUYUudJCKI?si=DZeuCIe0ZzSoM9k9Primer Impacto: https://youtu.be/q3oW95lFDnI?si=G74FgTFB-it0noYtTelemundo 48: https://www.telemundoareadelabahia.com/noticias/local/sospechoso-de-ahogar-a-su-hija-se-presento-en-corte/14381/ABC 7 News: https://abc7news.com/father-kills-daughter-in-healdsburg-murdered-by-four-year-old-killed-gerardo-gordaz/1623082/KCRA 23: https://www.kcra.com/article/norcal-man-charged-in-daughters-church-drowning/8357410ABC 12 News: https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/girl-drowns-in-church-baptismal-pool-father-chargedNBC Bay Area: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/father-charged-with-daughters-drowning-found-mentally-incompetent/143290/FOX 2: https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-gets-11-years-in-prison-for-drowning-daughter-in-healdsburg-churchDailyMail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1362699/Father-arrested-drowning-4-year-old-daughter-church.html?page=DailyMail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3959498/Father-drowned-four-year-old-daughter-baptismal-pool-naked-police-station-parking-lot-clutching-little-girl.htmlABC 7 News: https://abc7ny.com/4-year-old-killed-in-healdsburg-child-death-gerardo-mendoza-ordaz-father-accused-of-drowning-daughter-baptismal-pool-at-church/1619937/ABC 7 News: https://abc7ny.com/father-kills-daughter-in-healdsburg-murdered-by-four-year-old-killed-gerardo-gordaz/1623650/Univision 14: https://www.univision.com/local/san-francisco-kdtv/autoridades-investigan-el-sospechoso-homicidio-de-una-nina-en-una-pila-bautismal-video— Distributed by Genuina Media — Follow Us:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SVSM_PodcastThreads: https://www.threads.net/@svsm_podcastTwitter/ X: https://www.twitter.com/SVSM_PodcastBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/svsmpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoViolentoSoMacabroPodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@svsm_podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@svsm_podcast

In this episode of The Real ResQ Podcast, host Jason Quinn sits down with the crew of “Henry 1,” the busy Bell 407 from Sonoma County Sheriff's OfficeHelicopter Unit. The crew includes Chris Haas, Nigel Cooper, Larry Matelli, and Jamal Cook.Recorded live on location in Sonoma County, California, right outside their hangar and in front of their Bell 407, the team shares insights into their unique role  with the county's all-purpose helicopter. Henry 1 handles everything from law enforcement and firefighting to medevac support and search-and-rescue, covering a diverse and challenging region that includes wine country, rugged hills, rocky coastal cliffs, and cold waters.The crew reflects on some of their most memorable rescue calls. Haas recalls his very first day with Henry 1, responding to a plane crash, followed immediately by a mountain bike accident. Cooper shares his experience rescuing individuals whose vessel overturned off the Sonoma coast. Matelli talks about a cliff jumper recovery, while Cook recounts a water rescue involving an overturned kayak.The team also dives into some of their most notable rescues that gained public attention, including:A dramatic cliff rescue that made national headlines, featured by NBC News and the Today Show.Three separate mountain bike accidents in different locations within a single 24-hour period, covered by The Press Democrat.A boat crash on the rocks with a deceased person onboard, reported by KRON4.A rescue featured in Road and Track magazine, where a car had plunged off Highway 1.A series of five rescues on the Russian River in California, highlighted on Patch.com.There's much more to the story of Sonoma County Sheriff's Henry 1. You can learn more about their operations in the Spring 2025 Mega Issue of Vertical Valor. For additional insight into their law enforcement and public safety missions, check out Jon Gray's interview with the team on The Hangar Z Podcast. And to see their rescue operations in action, watch the documentary where Jason Quinn joins them for two days of training.Enjoy!This episode is powered by Vertical HeliCASTS.Thank you for sponsoring this episode of The Real ResQ: Axnes, Bell, Switlik and The Real ResQ Store.Follow The Real ResQ on Facebook and Instagram and listen on Vertical HeliCASTS. Plus, get your podcast gear at therealresqstore.com.

Episode 2965 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient Army SGT Richard A. Penry. Information featured in this episode comes from Wikipedia and The Press Democrat.   Army Sergeant Richard A. Penry displayed extraordinary bravery during … Continue reading →

Courtney DeGraff, Executive Director of Anderson Valley Winegrowers, is our guest on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. They are putting on the International White Wine Festival, for the fifteenth year, on February 15 and 16 at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds. It used to be called the Alsatian White Wine Festival. The name change opens the festival to feature a wider variety of wines, such as Grüner Veltliner and Chardonnay. Dan Berger will be in charge of the Rieslings. The in-person Grand Tasting is at the Fairgrounds in Booneville, on Saturday. Early access from 11 to 12 and general access from 12 to 3. Go to this page at the AV Wines website for more info about the International White Wine Festival and for links to purchase tickets. Use the discount code RADIO for 20% off. Anderson Valley is growing in Chardonnay production. Most of the fruit used to go to sparkling wines but they are also producing some very nice still Chardonnays now. Scharffenberger Sparkling Wine Barry Herbst has brought a Scharffenberger sparkling wine, which he considers to be a great value. They make six or seven different kinds of sparkling wine. It is also a beautiful property to visit, in Philo. Dan calls it more persistent in its flavor profile, with more structure. It's $21.99 at Bottle Barn. The winemaker Jeffery Jindra came over from Husch Vineyards. Dan Berger reports that there are several Napa valley growers who are also buying property in Anderson Valley. It is a more relaxed setting. It's definitely worth a visit. There are also other attractions like beer and cheese making. Bottle Barn is in the process of putting out the San Francisco Chronicle Competition winners. They will have about a hundred different awarded wines. After that, the Press Democrat limited competition (north of the Golden Gate) takes place. Barry's other wines today are the Maggy Hawk Chardonnay, a Gewurtztraminer from Husch and a Goldeneye Brut Rosé. They are all pictured in the top illustration and are also all available at Bottle Barn.

On January 12, 1983, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department received a call from a frantic driver who reported they'd just witnessed a shooting on the side of the side of the road in Fulton, California and the shooters had fled the scene a pickup truck. Deputies quickly located the truck and were led on a forty-five minute high-speed chase through Sonoma and Napa counties before finally being apprehended and identified as Michael and Suzan Carson.The Carsons were held on a charge of murdering the truck's original owner, Jon Charles Hellyar, but they refused to say a word to police. In time, however, Michael and Suzan Carson began to talk and eventually held a press conference during which they revealed a great deal about themselves and even went so far as to make ambiguous confessions to other recent murders in Northern California. In the months that followed their arrest, Michael and Suzan Carson reveled in their notoriety and the media attention their statements captured. In addition to the murder of Hellyar, they would also be convicted of two other murders, claiming themselves to be Muslim warriors on a mission to rid the world of witches and other practitioners of dark magic, earning them the nickname “The San Francisco Witch Killers.”Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support!ReferencesAssociated Press. 1983. "Couple complains their trial didn't get enough publicity." The Californian, April 28: 29.Brewster, Rod. 1983. "Carsons claim their killings were 'will of God'." Petaluma Argus-Courier, May 4: 1.—. 1983. "Carson's preliminary hearing on murder stats." Petaluma Argus-Courier, March 4: 2.Daily Beast. 2020. "Daughter of serial 'witch kiler': if he goes free, 'someone else will be dead'." Daily Beast, May 27.—. 2015. "Witch-killers' family: Keep them in Jail." Daily Beast, December 3.Manes, George. 1983. "Probe of suspects widens." Press Democrat, January 30: 1.Napa Valley Register. 1983. "Chase probe continues." Napa Valley Register, January 18: 2.Navarro, Mireya. 1984. "'Good witch' to the rescue." San Francisco Examiner, May 30: 11.—. 1984. "Remorseless 'witch-killers' get 25 to life." San Francisco Examiner, July 2: 15.Reynolds, Richard D. 1988. Cry for War: The Story of Suzan and Michael Carson. San Francisco, CA: Squibob Press.Saludes, Bony. 1985. "Carson says trial unfair." Press Democrat, June 19: 2.San Francisco Examiner. 1984. "Carson comptent for trial." San Francisco Examiner, January 9: 14.Sharpe, Ivan. 1983. "Couple boasts to police of killing 3 'witches in holy war'." San Francisco Examiner, April 28: 24.United Press International. 1984. "Guilty verdict in 'witch' murder." Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5: 2.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Anne Belden, Paul Gullixson, and Beth Eurotas-Steffy as guest to the show. About "Inflamed": “Inflamed” is a story about the abandonment of more than 100 senior citizens at a luxury senior living complex during a catastrophic wildfire in California's Wine Country in 2017. The book offers an hour-by-hour account of the desperate attempts by family members and others to reach and rescue their loved ones from Villa Capri, an assisted living and memory care center, and Varenna, a massive independent living community. The book then chronicles the battle for truth and accountability against the facility's powerful owners who tried to deny what happened and silence their critics, going as far as financing a million-dollar recall of the district attorney who investigated the botched fire evacuation. About Anne Belden: Anne Belden runs the journalism program and advises the newsroom at Santa Rosa Junior College. Before teaching, she spent 18 years as a journalist, working as a reporter and editor on the San Francisco Peninsula where her news, feature, and investigative articles were recognized by the California Newspaper Publishers Association, San Francisco Peninsula Press Club, and Parenting Publications of America. Anne holds a bachelor's degree in mass communication from UCLA and a master's degree in media studies from Stanford University. She lives in Sebastopol, California. About Paul Gullixson: Paul Gullixson is a seasoned journalist with more than 35 years of experience working for West Coast newspapers, including The Press Democrat, the San Francisco Chronicle and other Bay Area newspapers. As columnist and editorial writer for The Press Democrat, he played a key role in the newspaper winning the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the October 2017 fires. Paul currently serves as Communications Manager for the County of Sonoma. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.

A controversial ballot measure in Sonoma County could reshape agriculture in the region and beyond. Measure J would ban so-called “concentrated animal feeding operations" — essentially a prohibition on large farms, which proponents of the measure derisively call factory farms. It has split the historic agricultural community, pitting, as Politico put it, “people who shop at farmers markets against those who supply them." Marisa and Guy talk with The Press Democrat's Phil Barber and University of Iowa professor Silvia Secchi about how Measure J could affect farming far beyond California's borders. Learn more about Measure J and everything else on your ballot with the KQED Voter Guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claire Elaine from Wooden Petal Bake Shop in Santa Rosa, joins Harry Duke and Herlinda Heras on Brew Ha Ha today. Brew Ha Ha is a double show and podcast today. Also in the studio is Raena Jones-Metzger from Rio Nido Roadhouse. Occasionally, if we have two guests on one radio show, we make two podcasts from the live show, so that each guest can have their own podcast audio and a sharable (and indexable) web page of their own episode. The Rio Nido Roadhouse podcast episode page is over here. Claire describes her day in the bake shop which begins at 3:30 or 4:00 making dough and then sandwiches from her pretzel buns. Wooden Petal is a name that Claire came up with, based on her grandmother's catering company Wooden Spoon. Also, she was “an English granny” and used to call Elaine Petal, hence Wooden Petal. She and her partner built their shop a couple of years ago, from scratch. They had to re-permit the location to serve food. Moonlight Brewing Co. is where she did her first pop-up selling pretzels. Wooden Petal is at 4984 Sonoma Hwy. near Middle Rincon Rd. They are open 7am to 1 pm. Pretzel Buns Make Great Sandwiches Wooden Petal's pretzel buns make great sandwiches. Turkey or Salami with chive butter, with cheddar is called the You Betcha. The East Coaster is a classic deli sandwich with mayo mustard and cheddar, and the Valencia has fresh mozzarella, pesto and house tapenade. Russian River Brewing Co. is open in Santa Rosa on 4th St. and at their big Windsor location. Visit their website for up-to-date hours, menus, beers and more. Tomorrow, Friday Sept. 27, (as we are live on Thursday Sept. 26) Wooden Petal debuts the Meatball Grinder, which is meatballs, ricotta and parmesan, on a pretzel bun. Claire and Wooden Petal Bake Shop were featured in the Press Democrat recently, here is the article. See our sponsor Victory House at Poppy Bank Epicenter online, for their latest viewing and menu options. Claire suggests ordering ahead online, or by phone. Her original idea was that pretzels would be popular in Beer City. At first, she started by doing pop-ups, and the response was always great because her pretzels always fit into the events where she appears. She is very proud of having a lot of loyal local customers.

Dennis McCarter, owner and winemaker of McCarter Cellars, is back on California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger. This is his second time as a guest on CWC, the last time was this episode back in January of this year. Dan Berger is away again this week and Melissa Galliani joins us in the studio. Dennis tells about having taken a course at SRJC about pairing wine and food, which left him with the desire to start making wine. He started by making five gallons of Barbera in his garage. As he continued to make wine, he started winning awards, so he decided to go pro. That coincided with his transition out of the insurance business. The 2022 Sauvignon Blanc came from Rogers vineyard in Dry Creek Valley. The location is on the cooler side of the area. Dennis eventually finished enology studies at SRJC. His wines started winning awards right away. They continue to win recently. The inaugural Pinot Noir earned 98 points and took best of class at the North Coast Wine Challenge, sponsored by the Press Democrat and his Gewürztraminer took silver there. His Rosé, Pinkish, took a gold medal at Experience Rosé challenge. Click the logo to visit Davis Bynum Wines.   Dennis is involved in a group of American Vintners that meets quarterly. He is also on the board of the Sonoma Library Foundation, to do fund raising. With them, he helped organize Tasting Diversity, where they hosted events to raise exposure for African-American owned wineries. For more information about Tasting Diversity, visit this page at the Sonoma Library Foundation and scroll down to the middle of the page where it is listed among their other events. Discount Code There is a discount code WINERADIO for listeners to get 15% off. Dennis has accomplished a lot as a winemaker after only two years. His Gewurtztraminer is tasty and Dennis attributes its success to his method that includes he and his wife pressing the grapes with their own feet. His favorite wines to make are Pinot Noir and Zin, and aromatic whites like Gewurtztraminer. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Rodney Strong for info on the 2024 Summer Concert series. McCarter Cellars will have a tasting room by the end of the year, in a location across from where Carol Shelton Wines is located. Wait for news by the end of harvest season. That is starting to get busy now.

California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon and Dan Berger celebrates World Chardonnay Day with a selection of Chards and Rosés. Dan has brought two Chardonnays, three Rosés and a mystery wine from Dan's cellar. The first tasting is called Samur, and it's a 2022 Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley. The producer is Arnaud Lambert. It is on the sweet side, a “patio wine” says Dan. The region is south-east of Paris. It starts on the Atlantic coast and follows the river east over 100 miles. Next, they taste a 2022 Knuttel Family Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley. Bill Knuttel was the winemaker at Dry Creek Vineyards for a long time. This wine won a gold medal at the recent Press Democrat wine competition. It has a bit of both rich and tart flavors. “Sonoma County makes better Chardonnay than just about any American wine region.” -Dan Berger. There are so many sub-regions of Sonoma County that produce different styles of Chardonnay. The Wine Market Right Now Wine sales are down. Why, everyone asks? Is it because millennials have more options for beverages than ever before? Within the last 6 months, the craft brewing industry has collapsed, and sales of wine are flat but not off. It is more seasonal than beer. Beer sells year-round, but wine has summertime specialties like Rosés. When the weather turns hot, everybody wants Rosé. Red wine is not a summertime wine, although Pinot Noir is “going nuts” while zinfandel sales are flat. Maybe that's because people are backing off the high alcohol wines. Other varietals are getting more attention, relatively speaking, such as Syrah, Grenache and many more. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Rodney Strong for info on the 2024 Summer Concert series. Dan describes Chardonnay as kind of neutral flavored, as a grape, it really doesn't have a lot of flavor. It is sort of citrussy and fresh, but not always. If harvested late, it can be rich and bold. But it is a clean canvas for a winemaker. Since Chardonnay doesn't have very much by itself, if it is properly treated in the vineyard and in the winery, then in the barrel, everything you do can change the wine. From year to year, what style does mother nature allow a winemaker to make that year?  Dan notes three types, from three Sonoma County regions, Petaluma Gap, Russian River Valley and Bennet Valley. Petaluma Gap has wind and Russian River Valley has fog. Both conditions slow the ripening so the grape stay on the vines a bit longer. This is also true of Bennet Valley, in Sonoma County. Dry Creek Valley can also produce some great Chardonnay, although it is better known for other varietals. Click the logo to visit Davis Bynum Wines. A German Chardonnay Next is a 2021 Chardonnay from Germany. Chardonnay has appeared in Germany only in the last ten years, as climate change has made Germany warmer. In the future some vineyards that produce Riesling will probably be converted to Chardonnay. They are even making Chapagne-style wines in England now, which was impossible before the warming of the climate. Rosés too, today Rosés became popular after stainless steel tanks were developed that allowed winemakers to keep the temperature down during winemaking. The first tasting is Campuget, a Rosé from France, very dry with a trace of sugar. Another is a 2022 Mas de Gourgonnier. (Mas is an old French word for a farm. -ed. note)

Described by some as a never ending green hell and by others as the most beautiful bio diverse place on the planet, the jungles of Panama attract the best and the worst of mankind.  In this episode, conservation photographer Joshua Asel recounts his adventure into the jungles of Panama's Darian gap to embed with the indigenous tribal rangers and support their efforts to counter large scale poaching of wildlife and timber on their lands.  Joshua is an award-winning wildlife conservation photographer and certified Marine Ecology Naturalist, with a photographic emphasis on coastal and marine habitats, birds of prey, and threatened/endangered species and national parks. He is an Emerging Member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a Board Member of the Bird Rescue Center of Sonoma County, the Global Editor and Manager of the Global Parks Network at Global Conservation, a member of the Ethics Committee for the North American Nature Photography Association, and is sponsored by Think Tank Photo.  While in Panama, Joshua became an Honorary Tribe Member of the Naso Indigenous People for his work helping them document their culture and patrolling with their rangers. His current main project revolves around critically endangered California condor conservation, with focused efforts to establish a new home base in Sonoma County for the Condor Recovery Program. He's also appeared on multiple judging panels, advised on mountain lion safety for land trusts, and acted as a consultant and principal photographer to help establish a new redwood forest preserve in Healdsburg, California.  Joshua's stories and images have appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Defenders of Wildlife, Whalebone Magazine, The New York Times, Hakai Magazine, Alaska Airlines Magazine, The Press Democrat, NANPA Expressions, and several scholarly articles, among others.Host:  Adventure Journalist Michael J. Reinharthttps://michaeljreinhart.comFollow Joshua at  https://www.joshasel.com/Whiskey and a Map PodcastStories of Adventure and Exploration as told by those who lived them.#counter-poaching #anti-poaching #rangers #conservationphotography #trueadventurestories #dariangap #panama #worldsmostdangerousjungleBackroad Odyssey Traveling America's backroads, history lovers - Noah and Noodles - uncover...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

On the evening of February 4, 1972, middle school friends Maureen Sterling and Yvonne Weber left their homes with a plan to hitchhike to the Redwood Empire Ice Arena in Santa Rosa, California—it was the last time either girl would be seen alive. Nearly one year later, the bodies of Maureen and Yvonne were discovered at the foot of a steep embankment in a rural part of Santa Rosa, identifiable only by the jewelry Maureen had been wearing the night she left the house. By the time the remains of Sterling and Weber were discovered, three other young women from the Santa Rosa area had gone missing or been found murdered, all of whom had been seen hitchhiking just prior to their disappearance. In time, law enforcement officials would link Sterling and Weber's murders to the other three woman discovered in 1972, and three others that occurred in the year that followed, all believed to have been killed by the same man or men. The Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders, as they're informally known, are one California's most perplexing cold cases in the state's history. In addition to the eight women believed to be victims of the same killer, there are several others who disappeared under similar circumstances and could potentially be additional victims. Although there have been several theories as to who was responsible for the deaths, including Ted Bundy and the Zodiac Killer, there has never been any evidence to positively identify the killer.Thank you to the brilliant David White, of the Bring Me the Axe podcast, for research!ReferencesCook, Stephen. 1975. "Death census--young women, hitchhikers, strangulation." San Francisco Examiner, April 25: 24.Dowd, Katie. 2022. "Search continues for Bay Area serial killer who murdered at least 7 women and girls." San Francisco Chronicle, March 13.Fagan, Kevin. 2011. "Ted Bundy a suspect in Sonoma County cold cases." San Francisco Chronicle, July 7.Johnson, Julie, and Randi Rossmann. 2011. "40-year-old mystery." Press Democrat, July 29: 1.LaFever, Matt. 2022. 49 years ago, a southern Humboldt woman was killed on her way home for Christmas. July 21. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://mendofever.com/2022/07/21/49-years-ago-a-southern-humboldt-woman-was-killed-on-her-way-home-for-christmas-by-the-santa-rosa-hitchhiker-murderer/.Press Democrat. 1974. "FBI says nylon rope little help in slaying investigation ." Press Democrat, January 10: 3.—. 1972. "Female hitchhikers and the pain of Kim's mother." Press Democrat, April 27: 1.—. 1972. "Femnale hitchhikers and the pain of Kim's mother." Press Democrat, April 27: 1.—. 1972. "Hitchhiking SRJC coed is missing." Press Democrat, April 27: 1.—. 1972. "Lawmen say woman's killer could be injured." Press Democrat, March 9.—. 1972. "Slain woman was tortured; no identity yet." Press Democrat, March 8.Reid, James. 1973. "$2,000 offered in death of girls." Press Democrat, January 3: 1.—. 1973. "Another slain girl found east of SR." Press Democrat, August 1: 1.—. 1973. "Who is the slain girl found off county road?" Press Democrat, August 2: 1.—. 1975. "Zodiac theory doubted." Press Democrat, April 24: 1.Rossmann, Randi. 1989. "Police don't like to give up on slayings." Press Democrat, March 5: 1.Saludes, Bony. 1973. "Bodies identified as two missing SR girls." Press Democrat, Janaury 1: 1.Sonoma County Sheriff's Office. 1972. Female Homicide Victims Report (Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders). Law enforcement, Santa Rosa, CA: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.United Press International. 1973. "Officers seek link in deaths of 5 girls." Los Angeles Times, August 17: 3.Volkerts, Art. 1972. "Secret witness--can you help solve a crime?" Press Democrat, December 27: 1.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the show we welcome Sarah Doyle. Sarah is the wine writer for our local Sonoma County newspaper the Press Democrat which was first issued in 1897. Sarah is a more recent reporter for the PD but her experience in writing about wine and other elixirs is a great part of her story that we hope you enjoy. When you're done with the show we want to know what instrument she played, her favorite red varietal and what sort of dogs does she have? Enjoy the show and support your local newspaper, especially if they have wine writers. [EP316] https://www.instagram.com/whiskymuse https://www.pressdemocrat.com/sarah-doyle

At the tender age of 10, Erica Stancliff demonstrated the skills that would later define her career as a winemaker and enologist. Now, with 16 harvests under her belt, Erica has been described by Press Democrat as a “young Sonoma County winemaker turning heads” and featured in renowned publications, such as Wine Enthusiast, Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, Robb Report, Martha Stewart, and more. Currently, she consults for five unique wine brands, including her family's winery, Trombetta Family Wines, where since 2014, Erica has helped her family's winery expand from 500 cases of a single Pinot Noir a year to a broad portfolio of 1200+ cases of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. I invite you to drink in this episode with the charming and talented Erica Stancliff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At the tender age of 10, Erica Stancliff demonstrated the skills that would later define her career as a winemaker and enologist. Now, with 16 harvests under her belt, Erica has been described by Press Democrat as a “young Sonoma County winemaker turning heads” and featured in renowned publications, such as Wine Enthusiast, Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, Robb Report, Martha Stewart, and more. Currently, she consults for five unique wine brands, including her family's winery, Trombetta Family Wines, where since 2014, Erica has helped her family's winery expand from 500 cases of a single Pinot Noir a year to a broad portfolio of 1200+ cases of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. I invite you to drink in this episode with the charming and talented Erica Stancliff.

Sonoma County's airport, jail, and social services office, among other county services, are suffering from severe understaffing. According to a six-month investigative report by Sonoma's Press-Democrat, vacancy rates for key county positions range from 25% to 41%. Burnout, turnover and early retirements are contributing to the crisis. Meanwhile, frustrated county residents seeking assistance face long lines, interminable hold times, and busy phone signals. We'll talk about how Sonoma is trying to address these problems, which are common to many Bay Area counties. Guests: Emma Murphy, Sonoma County government and politics reporter, Santa Rosa Press-Democrat - Murphy co-authored the newspaper's investigative series on understaffing across Sonoma County departments Martin Espinoza, senior reporter of investigations team, Press Democrat - Espinoza co-authored the paper's investigation of understaffing across Sonoma County departments Janell Crane, director of human resources, Sonoma County Travis Balzarini, president, SEIU Local 1021 Sonoma County Chapter

On Halloween night, 1981, a nun was murdered by a mysterious intruder in the Saint Francis Convent in Amarillo, Texas. Scrambling to put someone behind bars for this heinous crime, as well as others of its kind in the area, police accepted the help of a psychic. And soon after, they arrested the teenager they felt was responsible. But now, more than forty years later, the community is still wondering, was he really behind it? This is the murder of Sister Tadea Benz. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Tadea's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18771982/tadea-benz 2. All That's Interesting: https://allthatsinteresting.com/johnny-frank-garrett 3. Johnny's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143181388/johnny-frank-garrett 4. The York Dispatch: https://www.newspapers.com/image/614765114/?terms=tadea%20benz&match=1 5. KFDA: https://www.newschannel10.com/story/15894338/halloween-murder-reserected-30-years-later/ 6. Daily News: https://www.newspapers.com/image/486178324/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1 7. Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/rep-louie-gohmert-clear-the-name-of-a-man-who-was-killed-on-death-row-for-a-crime-he-didn-t-commit 8. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/08/26/Nuns-who-found-Sister-Tadea-Benz-dead-in-her/3024399182400/ 9. Chron: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Lawyer-takes-1981-case-of-executed-man-1524310.php 10. The Press Democrat: https://www.newspapers.com/image/296684921/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1 11. The Daily Progress: https://www.newspapers.com/image/965590557/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1 12. The Herald-Palladium: https://www.newspapers.com/image/365953955/?terms=tadea%20benz%20%22obituary%22%20&match=1 13. Bloodshed Books: http://www.bloodshedbooks.com/upfiles/l68.pdf 14. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/05/A-police-investigator-brought-hair-and-fabric-samples-to/5165373784400/ 15. The Skeptical Juror: http://www.skepticaljuror.com/2010/04/fine-folks-of-amarillo-wanted-justice.html 16. Paranormal Catalog: https://www.paranormalcatalog.net/unexplained-phenomena/the-curse-of-johnny-frank-garret 17. Murderpedia: https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g1/garret-johnny-frank.htm 18. MyPlainview: https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Man-pleads-guilty-sentenced-to-45-years-for-1981-8547291.php 19. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/04/Police-have-suspect-in-rape-slaying-of-nun/7073373698000/ 20. UPI: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/09/03/Teenager-gets-death-sentence-for-nuns-rape-murder/7874399873600/ 21. Justia: https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/1991/14992-02-4.html#:~:text=In%201982%20applicant%20was%20convicted,Garrett%20v. 22. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/642980263/?terms=johnny%20frank%20garrett&match=1 23. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: https://www.newspapers.com/image/642946304/?terms=tadea%20benz&match=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sonoma County will now allow wine grape harvests in fire evacuation zones for some farmworkers, in a reversal of a contentious 2022 decision. The Press Democrat's Phil Barber explains how it happened. This episode was produced by Maria Esquinca and Alan Montecillo, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra. Episode transcript

Join our host Rebecca Hidalgo Rains and tiny home expert Lindsay Wood aka "The Tiny Home Lady" as they dive deep into the unique world of tiny home living.

EPISODE 1574: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Nate Halverson, the producer and lead reporter on the new documentary movie THE GRAB, about the money, influence and rationale behind covert efforts to control the planet's most vital resource  Nate Halverson is an Emmy Award-winning senior reporter and producer at The Center for Investigative Reporting, covering business and finance with an emphasis on the global food system. Halverson broke the international news that California was literally sinking, a result of farmers over-pumping groundwater in the drought stricken Central Valley. He won a national Emmy Award for his reporting on the Chinese government's involvement in the takeover of the world's largest pork company, Smithfield Foods. He revealed the Saudi government's plan to support the acquisition of food and water resources around the world that included a 15-square-mile farm in the parched Arizona desert, and other farms across drought stricken California. He reported on classified cables from the U.S. State Department that detailed wealthy countries were concerned about looming water and food shortages, including dire shortages in Yemen that helped trigger its devastating civil war. He has reported across the world, including Russia, Guatemala, England, Zambia, China, and Venezuela, and on investigative topics ranging from financial fraud and organized crime to uncovering internal documents that helped result in a $155 million settlement with a tech company. Before joining CIR, Halverson worked on projects with the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, PBS NewsHour and at the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Press Democrat. He was awarded a 2014 McGraw Fellowship by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and he received degrees in economics and journalism from the University of Minnesota. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rightsizing Your American Dream with Lindsay Wood EPISODE SUMMARY: Welcome to Episode 20 where we are discussing how and why we may need to right size the old idea of the American Dream that was handed down to us. In this world based on achievement and commercialism, how do we live with less? This is a concept we will be addressing today with my special guest Lindsay Wood aka The Tiny Home Lady. This is a fascinating conversation about the mindset of tiny home living and how it can help to accomplish the American dream of homeownership. As you know, when you shift your mindset on something, everything starts to change in your life. Find out how less can actually be more in this exciting episode. Lindsay Wood Bio:  Lindsay Wood, "The Tiny Home Lady" is on a mission to develop 100,000 attainable sustainable Tiny Homes across the US. As a Real Estate Investor and Green MBA Lindsay believes attainable, sustainable Tiny Homes are a solution to the housing and climate crisis. Lindsay is the creator of the GO TiNY! Academy, guiding buyers, investors on the path to GO TiNY! She offers GO TiNY! VIP Tours at Tiny Home events so people can get answers to their Tiny Home questions. Her GO TiNY! Showcase connects innovative companies with builders and buyers looking to get the best products and services in the industry. Lindsay has been featured live on FOX KTVU, and KUSI TV, CBS and in articles on Business Insider, East Bay Times, Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast, and Press Democrat among others. Find out more at www.TheTinyHomeLady.com Learn More about Carrie here: https://carrierowan.com/

Episode Details:On today's episode, I had the pleasure to learn more about how Lorez 'life was like growing up as a woman of color in Sonoma County. She also talks about what it was like raising children of color and the challenges they have faced. Lorez has done alot in our local community and I am always in awe about how much she has done to support others in our community. You can see she has a very long history of some amazing accomplishments. Lorez Bailey is the publisher of the North Bay Business Journal. A business-to-business publication and website that for over 35 years has been covering the business news of the North Bay. The North Bay Business Journal is part of the Sonoma Media Investments group of publications including the Press Democrat. Prior to returning to a career in media, Lorez served 5 years as the executive director of Chop's Teen Club a 20,000 plus Sq Ft. facility serving and mentoring teens from grades 7-12 located in downtown Santa Rosa.  Considered an innovative one-of-a-kind recreation facility including culinary, music, art, technology programs and so much more.In recognition of Women's History Month, in 2019 she was awarded U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson's Sonoma County “Woman of the Year” for her work with students across Sonoma County and her smart advocacy to implement change in student support programs that produced important changes that prepare students for the 21st Century economy.  Lorez has also worked a large part of her career in media including The Community Voice, Press Democrat, Fremont Argus, Bay Area News Group, Youth News and Channel 50. Lorez earned her B.A. in Communication Studies and Telecommunications from Sacramento State University and M.A. in Education with an Education Technology emphasis from Sonoma State University.  Before Chop's, Lorez worked at Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) as the Director of College and Career Readiness where she spearheaded the creation and/or revision of all Sonoma County high school college and career centers.  A great part that work also consisted of leading a team of work-based learning coordinators who worked in schools to; elevate Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, connect schools to the business community and implement the work-based linked learning initiatives.She is a proud active graduate chapter member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Nu Omega Chapter. Lorez is member of the Pepperwood Preserve Foundation Board, 10,000 Degrees Sonoma County Advisory Board, Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center Program Advisory Board and the California Press Foundation.Contact Lorez Bailey:Follow Lorez's IG: @lorezbaileyEmail Address: Lorez.bailey@busjrnl.comContact Me:Follow Me IG: @heathernelson.lifeWebsite: heathernelson.life

Steve Dveris of The Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience, Domenica Catelli from Catelli's in Geyserville and Leslie Sbrocco, host of Check Please Bay Area on local PBS television, are all in studio today for California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon, Dan Berger and Tom Simoneau. Barry Herbst, the wine buyer at Bottle Barn, is also in. This is the second annual edition of the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience, May 18-21, and it is bigger than it was last year. They have 140 wineries that have signed up. The Grand Tasting on Saturday May 20 (from 12-4pm) is the largest one that Steve has seen in thirty years of organizing such festivities. Tom Simoneau says that if you're going to attend only one event of this kind this year, this would be the one. Click the logo to visit our sponsor Bottle Barn online for the coolest bargains on wine, beer and spirits. There will be live music, cocktails, a beer garden and lots of local producers featured. There are several levels of tickets including several a-la-carte events. On Friday after noon at 4pm, there is a craft cocktail event with some famous bartenders. On Saturday there is a concert at Rodney Strong as well. Dan Berger's Cellar Wine of the Week Dan Berger has brought a wine from his personal collection, for tasting. This a 2021 Sicilian white wine varietal called Grillo from Tenuta Regaliale. Dan describes it as having a similar structure to Chardonnay but also with the flavor of a Pinot Blanc with kumquat and citrus notes. Domenica Catelli represents the third generation operating Catelli's restaurant. Her grandparents started it in 1936. Her father took over in the late 60s then for a while the family was not involved in it, but 13 years ago she and her brother took over. For a while the restaurant was known as The Rex and it's still the "silent name" of the place. Leslie Sbrocco describes how her career covering food and wine began, when she created Wine Today dot com, through the Press Democrat. From there she started to write books and started doing TV. Check Please Bay Area is now in its 18th season. She also hosts show on national PBS called 100 Days, Drinks, Dishes and Destinations. She will be speaking at the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience. Zinfandel and more On Sunday, Leslie will be hosting the Zinfandel Live Experience with a list of 30 Zinfandel producers. She is also the author of a book about wine for women, her second book is The Simple and Savvy Wine Guide, a Guide to Buying, Pairing and Sharing and a third book is in the works. Leslie will also be pairing music with wine at the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience. Steve Dveris mentions that the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience is the first festival of its kind in Sonoma County that invites wines from all over the world, even Napa Valley! Leslie Sbrocco has brought two more wines as teasers for her Sunday Zinfandel seminar, each one representing a musical genre. The Rodney Strong 2019 Old Vine Zinfandel has the Zinfandel spice component of raspberry and spices, says Dan Berger. This is her jazzy wine, she associates it with Ella Fitzgerald. The last tasting is the Robert Biale Zinfandel, a 2021 Black Chicken label. Leslie associates it with blues music. Dan Berger suggests two more years in the bottle for this wine.

Khadijah Britton, a 23 year old Indigenous woman, disappeared on February 7th, 2018. That night, her ex-boyfriend showed up at the house she was visiting, demanding that she come outside. When she did, he attacked and abducted her. Khadijah has not been seen or heard from since. If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Khadijah Britton, please contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office at: (707) 234-2100. _________________________ Patreon Request a Case YouTube Channel Goodpods: Leave a review! Podchaser: Leave a review! Music: "Poisoned Rose" by Aakash Gandhi _________________________ Sources: • Khadijah Rose Britton | The Charley Project • Khadijah Rose Britton | Federal Bureau of Investigation • "Mendocino County authorities renew call for witnesses..." The Press Democrat. Callahan, Mary. 2021 Feb 5. • "Covelo family lacks closure for missing Native woman Khadijah Britton..." The Press Democrat. Minkler, Alana. 2022 May 13. • "Khadijah Britton has been missing for four years." The Mendocino Voice. Maxwell, Kate. 2022 Jan 30. • "Family vows to never let Khadijah Britton be forgotten..." NBC News. Cavallier, Andrea. 2021 Aug 28. • "Negie Fallis, the lead suspect in Khadijah Britton's disappearance..." Mendo Fever. LaFever, Matt. 2022 Sept 13. • The Khadijah Britton Story | Confessions of an Ex Cop, YouTube

Esther Mobley of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on the sale of the Robert Sinskey Vineyard Winery, tasting room and vineyards. However billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick elected to not purchase the brand. For the moment the Sinskeys plan to lease back the facility and continue business as usual. Press Democrat writer Sarah Doyle pens a piece on how Sonoma County winemakers are “passing the torch” and making plans to extend their family legacies. Ingredient labeling for wine starts this year in the EU. The rest of the worlds wine markets will soon follow suit. Is ingredient labeling a win for consumers and producers?Jess Lander uses an electric corkscrew regularly but she seems to think she may be in the minority. Do you own and electric corkscrew? Jackson Family Wines has filed a lawsuit against their insurance company for failure to honor claims submitted due to fire damage from wildfires. Bill and I discuss these items and more in this week's addition of VinoWeek. Thanks to everyone for listening. Cheers!

#STSNation,46 days have passed since the violent and savage quadruple Moscow student homicides and and still no suspect or weapon to be found. Moscow police release some new information as one senator from Idaho declares the people of his state are taking the quadruple homicides “personal”.  The best guests in the business are here to break it all down. Kevin Fixler is an investigative reporter with the Idaho Statesman. He previously covered local government, environment and transportation at The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, California, and the Summit Daily News in Breckenridge, Colorado. He holds degrees from the University of Denver and UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.Kevin is joined by Jonny Grusing who spent 25 years as an #FBI Special Agent, where he Investigated International Terrorism, Espionage, Bank Robberies,m, kidnappings, serial murders, special jurisdiction crimes, missing persons, public corruption, and other violent crime matters. He was also involved in multiple high-profile cases and studied behavioral analysis, not to mention starred as a college basketball player playing guard for Texas TechLet us never forget those young lives lost way too soon: Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. #IdahoStudentMurders #TrueCrime #Idaho4 #IdahoStudentsTrueCrime #IdahoLatest #IdahoToday #MoscowMurders #TrueCrime #HyundaiFor Ad-Free & BTS Content ...Support the show ❤️https://www.patreon.com/survivingthesurvivor

December 12, 2022, Sarah Reith — The Board of Supervisors gave a less-than-resounding nod of approval to the first step of an effort to increase tax assessments on businesses that appeal to tourists. The Mendocino County Tourism Commission and a contractor called Civitas Advisors told the Board that they believe the county should allow the Business Improvement District, or BID, to double its assessment from one to two percent on all lodging concerns, including campgrounds. The Commission also wants to evaluate the option of collecting a 1% assessment from what it calls “tourist facing” businesses, including restaurants and tasting rooms. The businesses and local government bodies in the cities and the unincorporated parts of the county would have to agree to the higher rate, which the businesses would pass on to their customers. According to Commission Executive Director Travis Scott, the 2% assessment is an industry standard in northern California. The Commission's efforts to promote the county are funded by the current 1% assessment, plus fifty cents on the dollar from the county general fund. The proposed higher assessment is intended to save the county money on marketing itself to visitors. The Commission's final goal is to reconfigure the parameters of the Business Improvement District, including its structure and the length of its contract. But yesterday, Emily Brown, of Civitas, told the Board that all she wants at the moment is access to information about the county sales tax and transient occupancy tax, to see if the plan is even worth pursuing. Supervisor Dan Gjerde was skeptical, saying, “You already know exactly how much the existing lodging produces, because you already receive a 1% BID from the existing lodging. The only thing you don't have now is the assessment on the campgrounds, in terms of lodging. But we have a 10% ToT tax that the county is donating, per voter proposal, to the fire departments. But we already have that data. You just do a multiplier, or a division, of the ten percent tax that the campgrounds are collecting. And I believe it's about $700,000 a year, so 1% would be $70,000 a year, one and a half would be a hundred and five. So that doesn't need any new information from the county Treasurer (Tax Collector) Auditor (Controller)'s office. I don't want to release the information about restaurants because that just stirs up a hornet's nest, county-wide…it's going to slow down this process, and we're going to be voting on our county budget, and you will not have approval from any of the cities, I predict, if the restaurants are included in the discussion. And so what does that do? Well, 40% of the BID, right now, comes from the four cities. If you lose all that BID collection from the cities, you've gained almost nothing, even if you go from a one to a two percent BID. Because now you've lost 40% of your revenue. So your net increase is infinitesimal. And then you're still going to be looking for a match from the county. Which we don't have.” Supervisor Glenn McGourty had a different take, explaining his support by reasoning that, “What we're doing is we're giving them (the businesses) the information. This is what it looks like if you decide to do this. This is what it's going to cost you. This is how much money would be raised. You decide, not us. And then I think that that is a very different message than saying, we're all going to fail because we know you're opposed.” Martha Barra, an influential local business woman, said she thinks this is the wrong time to ask for an increased assessment, but that tourism is poised to overtake other sectors of the economy. “Marijuana is dead,” she declared. “If you saw the front page of the Press Democrat on Sunday, when cannabis goes from $4000 a pound to $100 a pound, there's no way that those growers can even work to become legal. So we've got tourism, and we need to put our efforts into making our county pristine, beautiful, and attractive. And as our businesses start doing better, this will be our hope for our county.” Michael Katz, Executive Director of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance, refuted one of Barra's points. “Cannabis is not dead in Mendocino County,” he insisted. “It is also in a downturn — a significant downturn, part of which has been exacerbated by the Mendocino Cannabis Department and the Board (of Supervisors), but that is something that can be resolved. The few things that have (been) shown to provide reliable revenue recently have been tourism and cannabis.” He added that he supports funding the Commission to continue drawing tourists, many of whom he believes are drawn by the county's reputation for high-quality cannabis. Supervisor Ted Williams invoked the county's ongoing budget woes, but eventually voted with Supervisors McGourty and Maureen Mulheren to grant Civitas the razor-thin margin it needed to access the financial data and to craft a nondisclosure agreement about it. “I don't want to see us start a fight with restaurants, and have this fail before it takes off,” he began. “Because we don't know how bad our books are. We may find out we have much worse financial problems than we know. And in fact, just to give you a taste: the new jail wing, which is over budget, and will probably be even more over budget. If the county doesn't have that new wing, we will have a major financial problem on our hands eventually. That's a mandated service that we can't provide without that new wing. And yet, we don't have a line item in our budget for the staffing for that thing. Or the maintenance. And I imagine we're talking three to five million (dollars) a year. We don't have any way to pay for it. So when you put public safety, which is a requirement, on the weight scale with marketing the county, public safety is always going to win. That is our priority. I would hate for this to fail because we included restaurants and lost the city support. So I want to support the effort, but I want to ask that the parties be very careful that this becomes a win. If you don't think it's going to pass, if it's on the edge, pull back.” If the new model is viable and the businesses and city councils opt in, the Commission plans to roll it out in the fall of next year.

November 15, 2022, Sarah Reith — Noble Waidelich, the former Ukiah Police Chief, has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman on June 13th of this year while on duty. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office handled the investigation, but details are sparse. Mike Geniella, a longtime reporter for the Press Democrat and former spokesman for District Attorney David Eyster, has called for Eyster to recuse himself from the case because of his aggressive treatment of a woman who is now pursuing Waidelich in civil court, claiming domestic violence. Geniella reported on the State Attorney General's review of the most recent allegation, and a few days ago, he broke the news that the AG had refused Eyster's request to step away from the case. Geniella spoke with KZYX on Monday. “So the case is back in Eyster's lap,” Geniella said. “He's had it for five months now. The details are sketchy, but we do know now, thanks to the Attorney General's office, that what's facing the former police chief is an accusation of sexual assault of a woman while on duty. That has been impossible to pin down until now. There's really been a wall of silence — the blue wall of silence, around this case. Coming on the heels of the Sergeant Murray case, and how close these two cases are linked, in terms of the Ukiah police department, and what's been going on there for quite some time, it's left people wondering, what's happening here?” In August, Eyster's office prosecuted former Ukiah Police Sergeant Kevin Murray on charges much reduced from the original sex crimes and burglaries Murray was facing. One victim's records were left out of the plea deal entirely, and Murray emerged with a sentence of two years probation and no jail time. “The District Attorney has not said one word,” Geniella continued. “He's not said one word about the Sergeant Murray case. He's not said one word about the former police chief's case. He simply is not talking, and frankly, no one else in law enforcement is talking.” When Waidelich was first fired back in mid-June, Geniella spoke out about his opinion that Eyster should recuse himself, due to his history with Waidelich's earlier accuser. But the Attorney General's letter to Eyster, dated November 3, addresses matters of public opinion, and assures him that “the perception of a conflict does not require recusal or disqualification of the local elected prosecutor.” Geniella insists that this is not entirely a matter of public perception. “Being aware of a pending lawsuit involving Noble Waidelich and a former county probation officer who used to work in the District Attorney's office and later became a probation officer,” he said, referring to Amanda Carley's suit against Waidelich for domestic abuse; “The D.A. declined to prosecute (Waidelich), based on her complaints that were investigated by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department. Not only did he decline to prosecute, but he took the extraordinary step of placing her on a so-called Brady list, which in effect says, a law enforcement officer cannot be relied upon to be a witness. And as a result she ultimately left the county and went to southern California and became a criminal investigator for the state, so clearly someone thought she was truthful. I believe that the Attorney General's office is saying two things: one: public perception, Mr. Eyster, is not the issue. He has the results of the Sonoma County outside investigation into this matter. He is the District Attorney. He has the latitude, just as he did with the earlier case, to make the decision…I think the District Attorney finds himself in a very difficult position here. All these people are known. We know who the victim is.” The alleged victim remains anonymous, but Geniella maintains that “she is a friend of top law enforcement leaders…it's just my speculation, but the State Attorney General's office said, Mr. Eyster, it's not public perception. It's, you do your job. And they kicked it back. The next question is, what is the District Attorney doing with this case?” Geniella said he hasn't seen the letter Eyster wrote to the Attorney General's office, just the AG's response to Eyster's letter. “So all we know at this moment, whatever facts of the matter we have, is from the State Attorney General…but no specifics. There's no mention of earlier involvement with the police chief's behavior. There's no charge. We simply have no information. The only information we have at this point is thanks to the response of the State Attorney General.” You can read more of Mike Geniella's work on MendoFever and at the Anderson Valley Advertiser.

Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King. Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover. Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year. Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers. Welcome to hell, Elon. Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh. What kind of open networks are out there? Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing. Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok. US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war. Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party. My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show. Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement. Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course. Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million. Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode. Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'. NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now. Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing. Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you. Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores. Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign. Google expands flood and wildfire tracking. Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary. Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page. Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta. YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place. Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox. How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory. Picks: Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review. Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company. Jeff - Mastodon Patreon. Jeff - Infinite conversation. Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced. Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available. Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken. Ant - Thank you Press Democrat. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: tanium.com/twit onlogic.com/TWIT rocketmoney.com/TWIG

Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King. Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover. Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year. Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers. Welcome to hell, Elon. Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh. What kind of open networks are out there? Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing. Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok. US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war. Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party. My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show. Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement. Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course. Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million. Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode. Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'. NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now. Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing. Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you. Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores. Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign. Google expands flood and wildfire tracking. Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary. Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page. Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta. YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place. Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox. How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory. Picks: Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review. Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company. Jeff - Mastodon Patreon. Jeff - Infinite conversation. Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced. Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available. Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken. Ant - Thank you Press Democrat. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: tanium.com/twit onlogic.com/TWIT rocketmoney.com/TWIG

Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King. Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover. Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year. Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers. Welcome to hell, Elon. Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh. What kind of open networks are out there? Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing. Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok. US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war. Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party. My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show. Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement. Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course. Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million. Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode. Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'. NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now. Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing. Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you. Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores. Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign. Google expands flood and wildfire tracking. Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary. Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page. Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta. YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place. Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox. How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory. Picks: Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review. Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company. Jeff - Mastodon Patreon. Jeff - Infinite conversation. Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced. Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available. Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken. Ant - Thank you Press Democrat. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: tanium.com/twit onlogic.com/TWIT rocketmoney.com/TWIG

Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King. Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover. Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year. Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers. Welcome to hell, Elon. Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh. What kind of open networks are out there? Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing. Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok. US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war. Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party. My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show. Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement. Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course. Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million. Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode. Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'. NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now. Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing. Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you. Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores. Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign. Google expands flood and wildfire tracking. Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary. Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page. Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta. YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place. Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox. How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory. Picks: Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review. Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company. Jeff - Mastodon Patreon. Jeff - Infinite conversation. Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced. Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available. Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken. Ant - Thank you Press Democrat. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: tanium.com/twit onlogic.com/TWIT rocketmoney.com/TWIG

Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King. Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover. Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year. Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers. Welcome to hell, Elon. Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh. What kind of open networks are out there? Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing. Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok. US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war. Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party. My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show. Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement. Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course. Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million. Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode. Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'. NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now. Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing. Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you. Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores. Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign. Google expands flood and wildfire tracking. Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary. Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page. Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta. YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place. Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox. How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory. Picks: Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review. Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company. Jeff - Mastodon Patreon. Jeff - Infinite conversation. Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced. Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available. Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken. Ant - Thank you Press Democrat. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: tanium.com/twit onlogic.com/TWIT rocketmoney.com/TWIG

Press Democrat reporters Mary Callahan and Kerry Benefield talk about the survivors' harrowing stories from the Mark West neighborhood during the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County 2017 and how you move on from that. They talk about gaining trust as a reporter with people who have gone through the most devastating experiences. About dispatchers working through the night of the fire knowing their own homes were burning down and stories from first responders still wishing they could have done more.     

Mike Harkins stayed behind as the flames approached his Coffey Park neighborhood and everyone else evacuated. Harkins knocked on doors to make sure people were awake, and leaving. He helped his elderly neighbor, a wheelchair user, into her van. When he wasn't hosing down his house and the houses of neighbors, Harkins was stamping out spot fires. Harkins recalls that night for The Press Democrat. 

Football season is coming down to the wire. Press Democrat sportswriters Gus Morris and Kienan O'Doherty take a look at some big results from Friday Night Lights — including a surprise in our Game of the Week — and look ahead to the second-to-last week of the regular season, with league title races very much up in the air:

100 yards with Casa Grande's Kodi Cornelius. The Gauchos lineman talks with The Press Democrat about this week's big rivalry game with Petaluma, the annual Egg Bowl.      

Sonoma County children who were in kindergarten when the 2017 wildfires blazed have barely known a school year without major disruptions, such as the pandemic and the wildfires. In our ongoing series, Press Democrat Deputy Editor Brett Wilkison and Senior Investigative Reporter Martin Espinoza talk about Generation Disaster, and the impact of the 2017 wildfires on these children who are now fifth graders.       

Press Democrat Sports Reporters Gus Morris and Kienan O'Doherty wrap up week eight in high school football while looking ahead to week nine in this episode of the PDPreps.

Press Democrat staff writer Austin Murphy and deputy editor Brett Wilkison talk about the fire survivors victimized by bad contractors in the wake of the 2017 wildfires that swept through Sonoma County.  Austin Murphy calls what the survivors have dealt with "a cosmic one-two punch."   

The Press Democrat shares its October 2022 series marking 5 years since the 2017 wildfires. Those who lost everything say the deck was stacked against them from the start. In this episode, Press Democrat "In Your Corner" columnist Marisa Endicott and Press Democrat enterprise and investigative reporter Andrew Graham talk about the frustration that's been building as fire victims wait for compensation some five years later.  

Mya Constantino is currently a reporter and feature writer for The Press Democrat. We will talk about her experiences with The PD at a later date. For this episode we sat down to talk about her life and her passion project - which is a full expression of that life, "The Deep Take Project." It is a long format interview show like this one but audio and video. The theme and aim of her project is the subject of this episode : conversations that heal. We talk about how to have healing conversations within difficult and contentious dialogs and have one ourselves. Listen and heal with us.WEBSITE : The Deep Take Projects : https://lynkflow.me/thedeeptakePress Democrat Feature on Mya Constantino : https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/pd-reporter-mya-constantino-journalism-is-in-my-blood/

On October 1,1993, 12 year old Polly Klaas and two friends were excited to have a sleepover at Polly's home where they would eat ice cream, try on Halloween Costumes, and play board games. The sleepover did not go as planned when at 10:30 PM, Polly went to get supplies for the party and came face to face with a bearded man standing in her doorway. He tied up the other two girls and took Polly away into the night. Her body was found 9 weeks after her kidnapping when the man who had been arrested in suspicion for her kidnapping confessed and told police where to find her. Her case was the first to ever be shared on the internet in 1993 and helped pave the way for Megan's Law, Amber Alerts, and California's Three Strikes Law. OG Release Date: 02/29/2020 Sources: CBS News Video PollyKlaas.org (NA). Press Democrat (2013, September 29) Deseret News (1994, May 15). LA Times (1994, May 12).

While becoming a mother has many blessings, along with the hugs and cuddles comes an invisible workload that women disproportionately shoulder. Aside from the physical toll of childbearing, our mental and emotional health can suffer as we strive to keep our families, homes and careers afloat. In today's episode, I talk with Kaitlin Soule, a licensed marriage and family therapist, about her new book, “A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth and Evolution.” Kaitlin specializes in women's mental health, motherhood and anxiety. She's on a mission to empower women with practical mental health guidance so they can step into their identity as mothers and so much more with increased awareness and compassion, and a healthy dose of humor.   Kaitlin shares the impact motherhood can have on our mental health, common roadblocks for women in their new role as a mother, the biggest gift we can give to our children and practical advice for the whole family to enjoy their time at events or in new places.   Let Kaitlin and I know what resonated with you from this episode by tagging us on Instagram @wellnotesforher and @whitneywoman. Here's what to look forward to in today's episode: -The invisible workload and how it impacts our mental health -A look into the impact on our mental health that comes with becoming a mom -Some of the biggest roadblocks for women in their new role as a mother -Recognition of the balance between overplanning and going with the flow -The biggest gift we can give to our children -Hacks to be more present when spending time with your kids -Practical advice for the whole family to enjoy their time in new places Connect with Kaitlin: IG: @wellnotesforher Website: www.wellnotesforher.com Grab your copy of "A Little Less of a Hot Mess: The Modern Mom's Guide to Growth and Evolution"   Podcast: A little Less of A Hot Mess: Off The Couch Conversation With A Therapist Features: Motherly, Scary Mommy, The Washington Post, The Press Democrat, Fox/KTVU and more.   Connect with Whitney IG: @Whitneywoman

Guest is Farah Diaz-Tello,  IF/WHEN/HOW senior counsel and Legal Director for If/When/How, a reproductive justice advocacy group that is co-sponsoring the legislation. California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would strengthen laws preventing prosecution of pregnant people for pregnancy loss. California already has laws preventing these types of prosecutions. But a bill that passed the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday would let women sue prosecutors for erroneously charging them with crimes related to pregnancy losses.  Also, a teachable moment is ignored at West County High in Sonoma. The incident involved a “promposal” — where one student asks another to prom. The student was photographed holding a sign that referred to the use of African slaves to grow and harvest cotton, Principal Shauna Ferdinandson said. It said that rather than do what they did, since she is white, she'd be “picking” her date for prom, a copy of the photo obtained by The Press Democrat shows. The student in the photo, as well as two others who posted the photo on social media, have been disciplined, Ferdinandson said. She declined to discuss the nature of that discipline, citing student privacy laws. “All across campus people are very upset,” Ferdinandson added. “I think the picture personified some of the feelings and experiences (students of color) have had that have been more subtle, and have brought it to light.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello, Hello! In this episode, we have a conversation with the Founder and Executive Director of the AV Film Festival (formerly the Alexander Valley Film Festival). We talk about Sean Baker, why we can and can't forgive others and ourselves, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, how artists channel pain to make great art, and how love became the deciding factor in her life's biggest decisions, “thin privilege,” and all things AV Film Fest. Enjoy! Listen+Subscribe+Rate = Love Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at contact@bonsai.film or on social and the web at https://linktr.ee/BonsaiCreative Love Indie Film? Love the MAKE IT Podcast? Become a True Fan! www.bonsai.film/truefans www.makeit.libsyn.com/podcast #MAKEIT   More on Kathryn Hecht   Kathryn (she/her) is responsible for AVFilm's overall strategic, financial, management, fundraising, and operational health. Working closely with the founding Board, Kathryn designed and developed the year-round cultural and educational programming for AVFilm and continues to serve as the Executive Producer of the annual AVFest.   A seasoned entrepreneur, executive leader, and community builder, Kathryn built and led communications departments for nonprofits in New York and San Francisco before founding AVFilm. She currently serves as the Chair of the Economic Development Board of Sonoma County. She was selected by the Press Democrat in 2016 as one of 30 Women to Watch in Sonoma County.   Kathryn received the 2018 Boho Award from The Bohemian and the 2018 Spirit of Sonoma Award from the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce. Writer and activist Virgie Tovar also featured her as a "lady boss" in Forbes.   Facebook - @kathrynphecht Instagram - @kathrynphecht Twitter - @kathrynphecht   Upcoming project - AVFest 2022, April 29-May 8, and a capital campaign in Healdsburg to create a home for AVFilm and home base for the preservation of cinematic tradition in Northern Sonoma County.

THIS EPISODE IS FOR THE GIRLS: AS SPOOKY AND STRONG AS THEY COME!! Taylar starts us off to day covering the case of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who in 1991 at the age of 11 was abducted from the bus stop right by her home. Jaycee spent 18 years in captivity with her abductors before her rescue, that was only because of Lisa Campbell and Officer Ally Jacobs' quick thinking, attention to detail, and just being amazing! This is truly a case that celebrates just how strong and resilient women are! Morgan wraps it up today with the most infamous spooky woman of all time, The La LLorona, which is when we realized just how dark this was and lose it laughing! Morgan digs into all of the history and legends surrounding surrounding our Spooky spotlight woman of the day! if you have a creepy account of your own, send it in to creepsandcrimespodcast@gmail.com or submit it on our website!! (You can also DM our instagram @creepsandcrimespodcast) GO WATCH ON YOUTUBE JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 2 EXCLUSIVE EPISODES EACH MONTH AND THE ENTIRE BACK LOG OF EPS AND BONUS MATERIAL AFTERLIFELASHES: CREEPSANDCRIMES 40% OFF ANGEL WINGS & HEALING THINGS: Psychic Medium Susan Edwards 10% off your first reading if you mention Creeps & Crimes Podcast Be sure to like, comment, subscribe and turn on post notifications for our channel! Let's Get Creepy!! Follow us on Instagram Check out our website Sources Crime: Inside Edition, NPR, Crime Museum, Casefiles Podcast, Denver post, The Cinemaholic, NY Times, Sacramento CBS Local News, Unsolved Mysteries, Biography.com (Jaycee & Phillip G), ABC News, The JAYC Foundation, Freedom By Jaycee Lee Dugard, USA Today, South Tahoe Now News, Sun Signs.org, MuckRock.com, Alcatraz East, A Stolen Life By Jaycee Lee Dugard, BiographON, Blue Jean, Tahoe Daily Tribune, The Guardian, Arlington VA News, CBS News, LA Times, DBPedia, Today, Sacbee, History By Day, Village Life, Press Democrat, Buffalo News, NBC Bay Area, The Sun UK, People, Daily Mail, NBC, CNN, In Touch Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, Live Science, ABC 10, Associated Press, Sacramento Bee, The Daily Telegraph, Reuters, Mercury News, Orange County Register, Contra Costa Times, Anderson Cooper 360, EDCgov.us, Seattle Times

A Jane Doe, recovered from an Army base Keyes was stationed on, sends us on a strange journey back to Sacramento, California. A possible new pattern surrounding Keyes's bank robberies emerges, and several critical tidbits of information are laid out. // For more information about the Charley Project Fundraiser: www.cpfundraiser.com. // Written, researched, and produced by Josh Hallmark. // With research by Andrew French and Michelle Kaszuba, and research assistance by Michelle Tooker and Shana Wilensky. // Resources include: NAMUS, The Charley Project, The Press Democrat, NBC Philadelphia, and The Sacramento Bee // Music by: William Hellfire, Ann Annie, Lee Rosevere, Puddle of Infinity, Amulets, Chris Zabriskie, Sergey Cheremisinov, and On An On // This episode was sponsored by: • BetterHelp: BetterHelp.com/TCB for 10% off your first month.