Solar power is booming in northern California, but some of the incentives fueling that boom could soon be reduced.

The economics of installing home solar could change dramatically if utility-backed rate changes are approved by state regulators.

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Coyotes, mountain lions and other predators have long been a problem for ranchers.

This age-old conflict is the focus of two days of public workshops in Hopland that began yesterday. For ranchers, it can be a costly issue that resists consistent and simple solutions.

A highlight of today’s session is a “community conversation” about the predation issue. You can hear more about that on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Winegrowers look to cash in on El Nino.

As the North Bay braces for a strong El Nino, local grape growers are pushing for the right to store some of the excess rain for drier times. KRCB's Danielle Venton reports, they say they're looking for more environmentally friendly ways use water.

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The entire world of wine has been updated in Karen MacNeill’s new edition of The Wine Bible.

Fifteen years ago, St. Helena wine writer Karen MacNeill published the first edition of The Wine Bible. She’s now updated it to incorporate a world of changes, which she outlined in a conversation with KRCB’s Bruce Robinson.

Hear more from Karen MacNeill on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Byte is a technology-drive food business that is out to transform food options in workplace break rooms. The start-up’s founder explains how.

Byte founder and CEO Megan Mokri explains at most workplaces, break room food options are processed, carb-heavy, stale and limited. His company is out to change all of that.

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The plants that we see growing are often less than half of the entire botanical entity.

Taking a deeper look, we learn effective cultivation requires Understanding Roots.

Hear more from Robert Kourik on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Can the story of the Sonoma Coast be told in 162 photographs? Absolutely.

The scenic splendor and abundant wildlife are just part of the story of the Sonoma Coast in Simone Wilson’s new book. Her focus is also on the people who love it.

Hear more from local writer Simone Wilson on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Inspired by the “bounty of Sonoma County,” Michele Anna Jordan is a prolific writer about all things edible.

With two dozen books on food and cooking to her credit already, Michele Anna Jordan now divides her time between savoring new projects and updating past works.

Michele Anna Jordan’s radio program, Mouthful, can be heard weekly on KRCB, Sunday evenings at 6 pm. And she has more to say about her writing on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

Learn about researchers unravelling the West's biggest storms, from the inside.

We join KRCB's Danielle Venton on a research flight straight into the middle of a massive rainstorm. Scientists studying these storms — known as “Atmospheric Rivers” — are finally beginning to unpack their secrets.

You can learn more about Atmospheric Rivers, and see pictures from Danielle’s flight on our website at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

A darkly humorous author avatar and a lightly fictionalized Sonoma County city feature prominently in a new novel by a local writer who knows them both well. Quantum Deadline is a noir-ish science fiction detective novel by local writer Deadelus Howell. Deadelus Howell will read from Quantum Deadline at Outer Planes Comics & Games in downtown Santa Rosa tomorrow night from 7 to 8:30. Find event details on the North Bay Report webpage at krcb.org/news. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. You can comment, share and like us there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.