Greta Mart

4 days ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Greta Mart

Sonoma State University will be allowed to cut all its athletic programs to try to reduce a nearly $24 million budget deficit, a Sonoma County Superior Court judge ruled Friday. The university's board of directors decided in January to ax all the university's athletic programs, which competed in the NCAA's Division II, along with several academic departments and degrees.

1 week ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Tina Caputo |Greta Mart

This year, President Trump imposed new tariffs of 145 percent on all Chinese goods coming into the United States. While it may seem like the tariffs mainly affect huge global companies like Amazon, local retailers say tariffs are also having a big impact on small local businesses that rely on Chinese imports. Asia Mart in Santa Rosa is one of them. Owner Philip Ma points out that many of the grocery store’s items, from rice to condiments to Sichuan peppercorns, come from China.

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Mark Prell |Greta Mart

It's unknown exactly how many black bears live in Sonoma County, but one had a fatal encounter this week near Forestville. A four hundred-thirty pound male black bear was stuck and killed on River Road. CHP Public Information Officer David deRutte told KRCB News the bear was hit by a Chevy pickup truck at 4:38 am Tuesday morning along westbound River Road at Trenton Road. The driver of the truck was not injured, and the bear initially survived the impact.

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Alastair Bland |Greta Mart

From the living room window of their waterfront home, Carol and Tony Anello have watched the rise and fall of Bodega Bay. Traffic on Westshore Road flows past in waves, fishing boats pull into the docks and throngs of visitors line up at Spud Point Crab Co., their restaurant next door. Launched more than 20 years ago and known for its chowder and Dungeness crab rolls, the restaurant has helped make the Anellos beacons of the community.

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Sydney Fishman |Greta Mart

One of President Donald Trump’s first actions after his return to office in January was to issue an executive order requiring immigrants to register their information in a federal database under a law originally passed in 1952. He called it the "Protecting the Americans People Against Invasion" presidential action. By March, the federal government announced that the registration would be mandatory. Immigrants who fail to comply could face fines of up to $5,000 or imprisonment.