Colony Collapse Disorder isn’t in the news much anymore, but these are still hard times for Honeybees.

In its fourth year at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, the National Heirloom Expo is bigger and more diverse than ever. And in addition to the vast array of fruits and vegetables on display, attention is being paid to the tiny animals that make all that abundance possible -- bees.

The Heirloom Expo continues through Thursday evening at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. You can find a schedule of speakers and special activities 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.

Farmworkers are some of Sonoma County’s poorest residents, and as a result, some of the unhealthiest.

A detailed survey of farmworkers in Sonoma County confirms that they are often very poor, with compromised health. Despite that, most of them claim this as their full-time home.

Find out more 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.

Four months in the history of a 142 year old school have made it an enduring landmark in western Sonoma County.

Alfred Hitchcock is long gone from Bodega, but the historic schoolhouse his Birds attacked remains an intriguing landmark in the small west county town.

Leah Taylor will be leading three tours of the historic school house tomorrow, as a fund-raiser for the Sebastopol Community Center. Find details and make reservations 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.

A long-awaited Andy Lopez neighborhood park is finally getting designed, with community input to prioritize what it includes.

A series of workshops is scheduled to gather ideas and priorities for designing a community park to memorialize Andy Lopez.

The public workshop tonight will be held at the Moorland park site, beginning at 6:30 pm. See a map of the planned park site, and hear more about the project 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.

Representing a largely rural district in the state Senate has given Mike McGuire unexpected common ground with some GOP colleagues.

As a freshman state senator he faced a steep learning curve upon arriving in Sacramento. One lesson that former Sonoma County supervisor Mike McGuire has embraced is rooted in the demographics of his district.

State Senator Mike McGuire is also working on one challenge that is nearly unique to Sonoma County— mapping the future of the Sonoma Developmental Center. He talks about that issue 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.

New State Senator Mick McGuire has had some ups and downs in his first term so for. But they haven’t slowed him down.

Eight months into his new job, representing northern California’s huge Second state Senate District, Healdsburg’s Mike McGuire is maintaining his usual frenetic pace as he wades into a new set of complex legislative issues.

Hear Mike McGuire detail his legislative priorities in an online extra 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.

The anniversary of the Napa earthquake has come and gone, but one group of residents is still feeling the effects of the shaking.

Some tenants at Napa Self Storage have not been able to access their belongs in over a year, after the facility was damaged in the quake and red tagged by the city.

For more on this story and other local news, visit 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.

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 Daedalus Howell.

Daedalus Howell will read from Quantum Deadline at Copperfield’s Books in Petaluma tonight at 7 pm. 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.

When the air inside a home is worse than the air outside, the residents’ health may be at risk.

A team of inspectors and builders visited one such home recently, in search of answers—and found some.

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Not all environmental problems exist outside. Indoor air quality is one example..

Indoor air quality problems can be a serious health concern, but they are invisible, and often hard to detect or trace. Bruce Robinson tags along as an old and heavily used building gets checked out by specialized environmental inspectors.

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