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The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to delay a decision about strengthening the county’s law enforcement watchdog agency. The board heard about an hour of public comment at this week’s meeting. The vast majority of speakers were in favor of putting an ordinance on the November ballot that would expand law enforcement transparency […]

      

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to delay a decision about strengthening the county’s law enforcement watchdog agency. The board heard about an hour of public comment at this

week’s meeting. The vast majority of speakers were in favor of putting an ordinance on the November ballot that would expand law enforcement transparency and oversight. KRCB’s Adia White Reports.

To learn more about the Evelyn Cheatham Ordinance, the community leader who it’s named after, and the Independent Office For Law Enforcement and Oversight visit norcalpublicmedia.org. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/north_bay_report/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NBR_20200716.mp3

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For more than 50 years, one of the pleasures of summer life in the Bay Area has been the outdoor performances of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. This summer, of course, the season is cancelled. And so the Mime Troupe brings its progressive politics and guerilla theater to the radio, as lyricist/composer Daniel Savio told KRCB […]

      

For more than 50 years, one of the pleasures of summer life in the Bay

Area has been the outdoor performances of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. This summer, of course, the season is cancelled. And so the Mime Troupe brings its progressive politics and guerilla theater to the radio, as lyricist/composer Daniel Savio told KRCB news director Steve Mencher.

We wanted to have Daniel Savio remind us about the importance to Bay Area history of his father, Mario Savio, so we asked him about his dad.

Find his answer HERE.

Everything you need to know about Tales of the Resistance and the Mime Troupe. https://media.krcb.org/podcast/north_bay_report/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NBR_20200715.mp3

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Amid the pandemic, layoffs, and fire-season the need for food security in Sonoma County has sky-rocketed. On Monday Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all wineries, bars, restaurants, and a host of other businesses to shutter indoor operations. The order comes as hospitalizations and coronavirus related deaths continue to climb statewide. More layoffs are expected as a result of […]

      

Amid the pandemic, layoffs, and fire-season the need for food security in Sonoma County has sky-rocketed.

On Monday Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all wineries, bars, restaurants, and a host of other

businesses to shutter indoor operations. The order comes as hospitalizations and coronavirus related deaths continue to climb statewide. More layoffs are expected as a result of the order. Throughout the pandemic, The Redwood Empire Foodbank has been making sure that Sonoma County residents do not go without food. KRCB’s Adia White spoke with Allison Goodwin, Director of Programs at the Foodbank, about the current need in Sonoma County.

Find a list of food resources available during the pandemic at norcalpublicmedia.org/coronavirus https://media.krcb.org/podcast/north_bay_report/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NBR_WRAP_20200714.mp3

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Many indoor businesses in Sonoma County are expected to be shut down again on Monday. The county is currently out of compliance with several of the state’s metrics, including having over 100 cases per 100,000 residents. As of Thursday evening, 14 people have died in Sonoma County and cases have surpassed 1,500. KRCB’s Adia White […]

      

Many indoor businesses in Sonoma County are expected to be shut down again on Monday.

The county is currently out of compliance with several of the state’s metrics, including having over 100 cases per 100,000 residents. As of Thursday evening, 14 people have died in Sonoma County and cases have surpassed 1,500. KRCB’s Adia White reports.

Find more reporting at norcalpublicmedia.org.

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Man Files Lawsuit Against Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Over Use of Force, Part 2 (Aired: July 8, 2020) A Winsdor man is suing the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office over unnecessary use of force during a 2019 arrest. But the suit goes further in alleging a pattern of abuse in the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. 35-year […]

      

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A Winsdor man is suing the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office over unnecessary use of force during a 2019 arrest. But the suit goes further in alleging a pattern of abuse in the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. 35-year old LaMarcus McDonald says that a deputy severely injured him during a 2019 arrest. On Thursday’s North Bay Report, we described what happened that night. But McDonald’s lawsuit goes beyond his own case to reference other instances of police brutality in the county. Reporter Adia White spoke with KQED Criminal Justice Editor, Alex Emslie, about why this is unique.

You can listen to the first part of this interview.

Hear more from the full interview.

Read Alex Emslie’s article, “Lawsuit: Sonoma Deputy Assaulted Black Man Sleeping in Car, Then Covered It Up” on KQED news. “ https://media.krcb.org/podcast/north_bay_report/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NBR_ForceLawsuitPart2_7.8.20.mp3

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