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Santa Rosa’s new mayor is beginning his first year in office. Tom Schwedhelm is Santa Rosa’s former police chief and was voted into office by his fellow city council members. Reporter Adia White talked with him about his top priorities; homelessness and how to rebuild Santa Rosa after the 2017 Wildfires, with a special emphasis on affordable housing.

Mayor Tom Schwedhelm also participated in the county’s annual point in time homeless count, which we reported on yesterday. To learn more about that and the city’s downtown development plans visit norcalpublicmedia.org

Santa Rosa’s new mayor is beginning his first year in office. Tom Schwedhelm is Santa Rosa’s former police chief and was voted into office by his fellow city council members. Reporter Adia White talked with him about his top priorities; homelessness and how to rebuild Santa Rosa after the 2017 Wildfires, with a special emphasis […]

      

In the past few days, consumer crusader Erin Brockovich and others have been trying to head off a PG&E bankruptcy. Yesterday, KRCB News Director Steve Mencher began a conversation about PG&E’s looming bankruptcy with reporter Marisa Lagos of KQED. Today, Steve asks whether the past two fire seasons are the main – or only – reason for the utility’s current troubles. Marisa Lagos is co-host of KQED's Political Breakdown. There’s more 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.

In the past few days, consumer crusader Erin Brockovich and others have been trying to head off a PG&E bankruptcy. Yesterday, KRCB News Director Steve Mencher began a conversation about PG&E’s looming bankruptcy with reporter Marisa Lagos of KQED. Today, Steve asks whether the past two fire seasons are the main – or only – […]

       

How have the 2017 wildfires affected homelessness in Sonoma County?

For the past fourteen years, counties across the nation have participated in the annual “Point in Time Homeless Count”. The count is required by the U.S. Department of Urban Development and helps determine how much aid the county receives to address homelessness. Reporter Adia White tagged along with a volunteer crew in Santa Rosa on Friday to help find out how many people are sleeping on the streets this winter.

To learn about the results of last year’s homeless count, 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.

How have the 2017 wildfires affected homelessness in Sonoma County? For the past fourteen years, counties across the nation have participated in the annual “Point in Time Homeless Count”. The count is required by the U.S. Department of Urban Development and helps determine how much aid the county receives to address homelessness. Reporter Adia White […]

      

You’ve probably heard that California’s largest utility, PG&E, is planning to file for bankruptcy. Four banks agreed yesterday to provide about $5.5 billion dollars to PG&E, to ease the utility’s way through an expected Chapter 11 bankruptcy. KRCB News Director Steve Mencher spoke with Marisa Lagos of the California Politics & Government Desk at KQED about the latest news. He asked whether bankruptcy is definitely on the horizon and about the newly announced financing. Marisa Lagos is co-host of KQED's Political Breakdown. We’ll have more on the PG&E story tomorrow. And visit us on the web, anytime, 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.

You’ve probably heard that California’s largest utility, PG&E, is planning to file for bankruptcy. Four banks agreed yesterday to provide about $5.5 billion dollars to PG&E, to ease the utility’s way through an expected Chapter 11 bankruptcy. KRCB News Director Steve Mencher spoke with Marisa Lagos of the California Politics & Government Desk at KQED […]

      

You may not give your trash much thought. You put it out, it disappears, you fill up the bins again. But there’s more at stake.

In December 2017, the waste management company Recology took over garbage collection from the Ratto Group in parts of the North Bay, affecting 55,000 residential and commercial customers. In February 2018, Rhian Miller visited the San Francisco facility where Recology is working to make "Zero Waste" happen.

Tonight at 9:00 pm on KRCB TV22 you can watch, "Racing to Zero: In Pursuit of Zero Waste." It’s all about trash and Recology's work in San Francisco. For more information, 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.

You may not give your trash much thought. You put it out, it disappears, you fill up the bins again. But there’s more at stake. In December 2017, the waste management company Recology took over garbage collection from the Ratto Group in parts of the North Bay, affecting 55,000 residential and commercial customers. In February […]