Changes in how math is taught can prove challenging for

parents trying to help their kids with homework.

It’s August and kids in Sonoma County are back in school.

But, as students seek help with their math homework, parents are often stumped.

Math in the modern age is taught differently, and that makes it harder for

adults to help. NPR “Math Guy” Keith Devlin shares his thoughts on this dilemma

with KRCB News Director Steve Mencher.

To find links to more of Keith Devlin’s work, visit norcalpublicmedia.org.

(Photo: Keith Devlin – Richard Ressman [CC BY-SA 3.0])

Teen parents in Sonoma County may soon be on their own, after a program dedicated to helping them raise their kids lost most of its funding.  The aftermath of the October 2017 wildfires will be felt in Sonoma County for years to come, but in ways you might not expect. This year, the County lost […]

      

Teen parents in Sonoma County may soon be on their own,

after a program dedicated to helping them raise their kids lost most of its

funding. 

The aftermath of the October 2017 wildfires will be felt in

Sonoma County for years to come, but in ways you might not expect. This year,

the County lost nearly 6 million dollars in property tax revenue due to the

fires and the resulting budget cuts could have lasting impacts on the health of

teenage parents. KRCB’s Adia White tells us why.

This story was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg

Center for Health Journalism’s 2019 California Fellowship. To hear more of

Ashley Vejar’s story, visit norcalpublicmedia.org

Wells Fargo and Bank of the West have been investing in Core Civic and GEO Group, the two main private prison companies running detention centers on the border. Sonoma County currently has investments in these two major banks. On July 23rd, protestors gathered to call on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Their demand?  Begin […]

      

Wells Fargo and Bank of the West have been investing in Core

Civic and GEO Group, the two main private prison companies running detention

centers on the border. Sonoma County currently has investments in these two

major banks.

On July 23rd, protestors gathered to call on the Sonoma

County Board of Supervisors. Their demand? 

Begin a process that could lead the county to divest taxpayers’ money

from the two banks. But when do ethics overpower financial incentives?

Activists may call for divestment, but the county treasury is concerned about

the loss of revenue. KRCB’s Isabella Bloom has the story.

Since the protest, Vice President of GEO Group Kathy

Prizmich, who happens to live in Sonoma County, sent a letter to Hopkins,

urging the board not to divest. You can read about that update on our website

norcalpublicmedia.org.

Unless you have kids at Roseland Elementary, you might not see the gorgeous new mural on a wall there. We talk with the artist who created and led the project. Friday, at Roseland Elementary: A Leadership Academy, students were celebrating a new work of art. News Director Steve Mencher came for the fun. To see […]

      

Unless you have kids at Roseland Elementary, you might not

see the gorgeous new mural on a wall there. We talk with the artist who created

and led the project.

Friday, at Roseland Elementary: A Leadership Academy,

students were celebrating a new work of art. News Director Steve Mencher came

for the fun.

To see a photo of the mural in all its glory, visit

norcalpublicmedia.org.

Roseland families celebrated the start of the school year with an annual backpack and school supply give away. But the atmosphere at this year’s event was heavier than usual. Mochila is a Spanish word for backpack – and in Santa Rosa the annual Mochilada is a giveaway of packs full of school supplies for kids […]

      

Roseland families celebrated the start of the school year

with an annual backpack and school supply give away. But the atmosphere at this

year’s event was heavier than usual.

Mochila is a Spanish word for backpack – and in Santa Rosa

the annual Mochilada is a giveaway of packs full of school supplies for kids as

they start the new school year. Although families were excited to celebrate the

end of summer vacation, they were also anxious over immigration raids and the

recent violence targeting the Latinx community. KRCB’s Adia White has the

story.

To learn more about the annual event, visit

norcalpublicmedia.org.

For the Grateful Dead, their long strange trip almost ended at Woodstock. After their disastrous performance at Woodstock, the Grateful Dead almost dropped out of the music business entirely. Fifty years later, Drummer Mickey Hart now laughs at himself for thinking that moment would ruin his career. Hart spoke at the Schultz museum on August […]