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When Teresa Barrett served on the Petaluma City Council for eleven years, she didn’t get much attention. Now that she’s Mayor, she hopes to use the recognition to accomplish her goals.

Petaluma is the only city in Sonoma County that elects its mayor. Typically, the city council will select one of its members for the job. Next in our series of conversations with Sonoma County leaders, KRCB’s Adia White talks with Petaluma Mayor Teresa Barrett. Barrett was sworn in January and tells us what has surprised her most about the job.

That was Petaluma mayor Teresa Barrett talking with reporter Adia White. To listen to our series of interviews with Sonoma County leaders visit norcalpublicmedia.org. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

When Teresa Barrett served on the Petaluma City Council for eleven years, she didn’t get much attention. Now that she’s Mayor, she hopes to use the recognition to accomplish her goals. Petaluma is the only city in Sonoma County that elects its mayor. Typically, the city council will select one of its members for the […]

       

He was elected to the city council at 32. Four years later, he’s the mayor of Windsor, and one of the younger elected officials in Sonoma County.

Next in our series of conversations with leaders in Sonoma County, Dominic Foppoli – mayor of Windsor - talks with KRCB news director Steve Mencher. This week, the Windsor City Council plans to continue discussions on a change from at-large representation to district elections. A Southern California law firm has been pushing the change to increase minority political power. It has sued cities all over the state, and hasn’t lost in court in any of the cases it has brought so far.

More on our website at norcalpublicmedia.org. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

He was elected to the city council at 32. Four years later, he’s the mayor of Windsor, and one of the younger elected officials in Sonoma County. Next in our series of conversations with leaders in Sonoma County, Dominic Foppoli – mayor of Windsor – talks with KRCB news director Steve Mencher. This week, the […]

      

With the recent heavy rains, we look into how Sonoma County is working to improve its response to flooding and other weather emergencies.

KRCB reporter Adia White spoke with the new chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, David Rabbitt. They talked about the county’s ongoing effort to recover from the October 2017 wildfires and prepare for future weather related crises

You can listen to a longer version of the interview on norcalpublicmedia.org. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

With the recent heavy rains, we look into how Sonoma County is working to improve its response to flooding and other weather emergencies. KRCB reporter Adia White spoke with the new chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, David Rabbitt. They talked about the county’s ongoing effort to recover from the October 2017 wildfires […]

      

David Rabbit is just over a month into his new role as Chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. But this won’t be his first time leading the board, he also served as chairman in 2013 and 2014. This time around he’ll lead the county through its second year of recovery from the 2017 wildfires. KRCB reporter Adia White spoke with him about his agenda for 2019.

To listen to a longer version of the interview visit norcalpublicmedia.org. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

David Rabbit is just over a month into his new role as Chairman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. But this won’t be his first time leading the board, he also served as chairman in 2013 and 2014. This time around he’ll lead the county through its second year of recovery from the 2017 […]

       

We’re getting some perspective on the severity of our recent rain storms

You may have heard the term Atmospheric River, they are storms like the ones we saw earlier this year that dumped buckets of rain on the region. Now scientists can categorize the intensity of these storms as they do for hurricanes, on a scale of 1-5. KRCB reporter Adia White talked with one of the lead researchers on the team that came up with the new scale.

To learn more about Atmospheric Rivers, visit norcalpublicmedia.org. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

We’re getting some perspective on the severity of our recent rain storms You may have heard the term Atmospheric River, they are storms like the ones we saw earlier this year that dumped buckets of rain on the region. Now scientists can categorize the intensity of these storms as they do for hurricanes, on a […]