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When the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts brought ukulele lessons to a Santa Rosa school, the reaction was unanimous.

With the school year beginning, programs that focus on non-traditional approaches to education are also getting underway. One such innovation brings free weekly music lessons to a local elementary school. As Steve Mencher reports, the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts is building on a successful pilot.

Watch young musicians from last year’s ukulele classes sing, clap and play on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

Celebrating the harvest and delicious varieties of homegrown food, the National Heirloom Exposition came to Santa Rosa last week with speakers, booths, music and optimism .

The National Heirloom Exposition returned to Santa Rosa last week. You may have seen photos of the enormous piles of squashes that have become the event’s calling card – but the fair is about more than simply showing off the shapes and colors of fruits and vegetables. It’s about growing food that’s tasty and also sustainable, as Steve Mencher reports.

Find links to the Heirloom Exposition and photos organization, and how you can get involved on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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’ll meet the founder of an organization that’s making connections between our food, our water, and climate change.

Many national organizations consider the politics of food or water, or advocate for necessary changes to our use of fossil fuels--but few take a holistic look at all three… The founder and executive director of Food and Water Watch stopped by our studios yesterday to tell news director Steve Mencher what her organization is working on – and how she’s helping people make connections to heal the systems that nourish us.

Wenonah Hauter is founder and executive director of Food and Water Watch. She spoke with KRCB News Director Steve Mencher. Find links to her organization, and how you can get involved on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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 talk with the mom of a dreamer, and an immigration lawyer about the end of DACA.

In Santa Rosa Tuesday evening, about 60 people gathered in solidarity with dreamers – those young people brought to this country as children, who were granted rights to work and study here under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. As Steve Mencher reports, this followed the announcement earlier in the day that President Trump was ending DACA and asking Congress to make new rules for the 800,000 or so dreamers.

Find links to the timeline currently in place for DACA recipients, and other stories on the issue on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

A new report by the Press Democrat found that a growing number of mentally-ill patients are not receiving the care they need...and instead ending up in hospital emergency rooms and jail. Find out why on the next North Bay Report, airing at 6:18 and 8:18 am and 5:30 pm. Or find it online at krcb.orgAccording to the National Institute of Mental Health, about four percent of adults in the United States suffer from some form of severe mental illness. Here in Sonoma County that's as many as 20-thousand people to take care of. But a recent investigative report by The Santa Rosa Press Democrat revealed that many mentally ill adults are ending up in emergency rooms or in jails. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi sat down with Press Democrat Health Reporter Martin Espinoza to talk about his six-month investigation into the county’s mental health system.Listen tomorrow to find out how Sonoma County is trying to better care for its mentally ill patients. You can find links to Press Democrat reporter Martin Espinoza’s reporting on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

The “at large” system for City Council voting has left Santa Rosa’s Latino community chronically under-represented.

The Santa Rosa City Council moved ahead this week with a dramatic change – members voted unanimously to begin a transition to election by district, rather than at large. Reporter Steve Mencher talked with Mayor Chris Coursey and council member Julie Combs about the vote and the big changes coming in Santa Rosa politics:

In other Santa Rosa news –among cooling stations open today will be Finley Community Center, 2060 West College Avenue. Links to other resources for staying cool on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

A Marin County couple scavenges for discarded wood to create unique pieces of art.

When a tree falls it’s often chopped up and hauled away. Some might use it as firewood or it could end up in a wood chipper. But for one woodworking couple in Marin County, a fallen tree offers artistic inspiration. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports.

Several pieces of the couple’s work will be showcased at this years Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival. Find out more on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

Today, we continue our coverage of the threat to local Marine Sanctuaries.

Last week, we visited a Congressional forum convened by Representative Jared Huffman to consider President Donald Trump’s executive order on Marine Sanctuaries. Today, we hear from some of the experts who spoke against downsizing the protected areas. Steve Mencher has more…

Find all our recent coverage of the fight for the coast on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

Jay Asher’s young adult bestseller “Thirteen Reasons Why” is a hit on Netflix, despite some concerns about its subject matter.

This summer, actors and crew members returned to Sebastopol’s Analy High School to film scenes for Season Two of “13 Reasons Why.” – It’s a Netflix drama about high schoolers based on the popular young adult novel by Jay Asher. In advance of a local appearance this weekend, news director Steve Mencher spoke with Asher about his 2007 novel – and the controversy it’s attracted.

Jay Asher’s appearance at the Charles Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa on Sept 2nd at 2 pm is free and open to the public – find a link on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.

A series of town halls focusing on immigration issues begins tonight in Sonoma County.

According to Sonoma County officials, fear and anxiety among its immigrant communities are at an all-time high. But the county is working to make these communities feel safe and secure. As KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports...the county-sponsored Immigration Initiative kicks off tonight with a town hall in Roseland.

Find out more about the upcoming immigration town halls and links to other services on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. 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.