A new regional plan aims to take on affordable housing across the bay area. But some aren’t so sure it’s the best idea.
At their meeting Tuesday night, Santa Rosa city

The Santa Rosa City Council is expected to decide on July 7 whether to require employers in the city to
Renting in the City of Santa Rosa could soon become easierfor tenants who receive rental assistance from the federal government.
The Santa Rosa City Council voted Tuesday to bar landlordsfrom discriminating
The Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese released the names of 39 clergy members accused of sexual abuse on Saturday. Does this step represent a new era of transparency for the church?
Mouthful looks back to the founding of the first farmers market in Santa Rosa, started more than four decades ago. As the county’s signal market faces what may be its biggest
Mouthful welcomes three local farmers, all young, all passionate about farming and all involved with the Santa Rosa Farmers Market, the largest market in Sonoma County and one of only two

Fewer than half of Santa Rosa homes destroyed in the Tubb’sFire have been rebuilt, but a recent grant could help
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
We’re continuing our conversation with the new Mayor of Santa Rosa, Tom Schwedhelm. Reporter Adia White talked with Schwedhelm about the annexation of Roseland into the city of Santa Rosa and
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital workers demonstrated outside the hospital on Wednesday demanding more protections amid a coronavirus outbreak at their workplace that emerged in August. KRCB’s Adia White reports.

Ever wonder what it would be like to live on theInternational Space Station?
Ten Santa Rosa
What will you be doing on this date in 31 years? You may notknow, but Santa Rosa city planners are hard at work imagining that future.
In 2009, Santa Rosa
The Santa Rosa Police Department recently completed fivecommunity listening sessions to find out how it can better serve the community.This is the first time the police department has completed a series
Protests against police brutality have continued to gain momentum throughout the nation.
Protesters in Sonoma County have marched nearly every day over the past three weeks against police brutality and systemic
Protesters in Santa Rosa gathered in courthouse square onFriday to advocate for families detained at the border.
Cities across the nation held “Lights for Liberty” vigils onFriday night to protest
The smoke and masks of autumn are gone now. But local residents, still recovering from our 2017 fires, are thinking about ways to help 2018 survivors.
Earlier this month, with

If you need a break from worrying about novel coronavirus and the stock market, join us on Sunday afternoon
The Santa Rosa Symphony’s new director and conductor is theonly musician in his family.
Francesco Lecce-Chong will conduct his first full season this fall. KRCB news director, Steve Mencher, spoke with
The Santa Rosa symphony is deepening its connections withthe community. On Sunday night, Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong will be leadingthe symphony in a free concert featuring a mulit-media presentation ofVavaldi’s Four Seasons.
Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra ~ Concerto Showcase
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
Members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform music
Santa Rosa Symphony
Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Friday, January 18th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform music by
Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Friday, January 18th, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Members of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform music by
Photo credit: Katrin Bjork
Sara B. Franklin is a writer, teacher and oral historian. She holds a PhD in Food Studies from New York University, is the editor of Edna Lewis: At The Table With An American Original and the coauthor of The Phoenicia Diner Cookbook. Her latest book, The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America is gaining national acclaim.
Sarah Baker with Nina Gerber and Mona Gnader!
Occidental Center for the Arts
Saturday, April 14th, 2018 8 – 10 PM
OCA welcomes back composer, pianist, teacher/vocal coach and blues, rock
Sarah Baker is a “blue-eyed soul” singer, songwriter,composer and pianist who has landed international radio airplay and performedon concert stages with legendary artists ranging from Etta James to Tom Petty.
Recently named Climate Smart Farmer of The Year by CAFF (Community Alliance of Family Farms), Sarah Silva and her mother Carol steward the 85 acre Green Star Farm.Savage Wealth
Main Stage West
August 31st – September 16th, 2018
Striver Todd and slacker Gabe are two brothers seeking to sell their inherited lake view Tahoe home. The only
Clark Wolf welcomes Kennedy Golden, daughter of the late, great MFK Fisher. They talk about Fisher’s life, her legacy, her writing, and her last years at Last House in Glenn Ellen.
(Photo: Kennedy Golden, right, with her husband Vincent Golden/Courtesy)
Clark Wolf welcomes Michele Anna Jordan to the premier episode of Savoring Sonoma: The Hour. They talk about her writing, making a living as a writer, and her history in Sonoma County and with KRCB as the host of Mouthful.Sonoma County Conservation Action
Environmental Grassroots Gala
Friedman Center, Santa Rosa
Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 @ 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Come celebrate and share stories with Sonoma County’s environmental

Studies show that dropping out of high school can shortenyour life expectancy. Disruptions to daily life caused
As the School Garden Network matures, schools, kids and their families benefit. Sonoma County is leading the way.
Podcast: Play in
One might think that the talents behind Downtown Abbey and Phantom of the Opera would be odd choices to make a Broadway musical out of a 2003 comedy starring Jack Black.

Our friends at Sonoma West publishers are a unique local resource. For years, they produced newspapers that reflected
Schubertiade: An Afternoon of Schubert
Petaluma Museum
Sunday, June 16, 2019 @ 1:00 pm

Join us in celebrating the story and music of Franz Schubert– A
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
Mouthful welcomes the Scotto Cellars, a Napa winery founded five generations ago and still in the same family. Joining in will be Rob Della Santina of Della Santina Restaurant, a family
Sculpture Jam
Sebastopol Center for the arts
October 7th – 8th, 2017
New sculpture construction unveiling.
Sculpture Jam invites the public to help complete two sculptures: A giant whale’s tail,


One of the most vulnerable House Democrats in California this year is Representative TJ Cox, who narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Congressman David Valadao two years ago in California’s 21st district. KQED’s Central Valley correspondent Alex Hall has this report on a rematch between the two candidates.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts 2019 Gala!
“Gypsy Jazz” Cabaret
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Saturday, September 7, 2019 @ 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm
This year’s theme is a
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
Upcoming Events
January 2017
Steve Seskin, Craig Carothers, Don Henry
Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 @ 7:00pm
A stellar night of America’s BEST folk-country music. This concert features
Today’s Word By Word broadcast begins with an Irish toast befitting this weekend’s weather:
May the sun shine warm upon your face
and the rains fall soft upon your fields.
Mouthful continues its tradition of joining in the annual celebration of the Gravenstein Apple at the Sebastopol Farmers Market. This year’s guests include historian Gaye LeBaron, Carol Kozlowski of Kozlowski Farms
Sebastopol Guitar Festival
Sebastopol Community Cultural Center
Saturday, January 27th, 2018 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Join us for a full day of concerts, workshops, and exhibits. Additional mini-concerts are
This week, Mouthful welcomes Meg Mizutani and Abigail Evans of Sebastopol World Friends, who talk about two of our sister cities, Takeo, Japan, and Chyhyryn, Ukraine, and an upcoming celebration and
See Something, Say Something
Museum of Sonoma County
February 10th – April 20th, 2019
The warning, “See Something, Say Something,”
Self & Other: Ways We Divide Ourselves From Other People
A teach-in with Bill Say
Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County
Monday, January 22nd, 2018 @ 7:00 pm
Occupy Sonoma
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