Noah Abrams

Multimedia Reporter at KRCB-TV (Rohnert Park, CA)

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Local faith leaders declare houses of worship sanctuaries, call for So

2 days ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

A group of faith leaders from around Sonoma County rallied Wednesday afternoon in Santa Rosa, in response to the Trump administration's threats of mass deportations. Immigration and Customs enforcement - ICE - arrested an undocumented immigrant in Santa Rosa in March, and allegedly apprehended another in Petaluma earlier this month.
Press Democrat Guild waives contract clearing path for paper's sale to

6 days ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams |Greta Mart

The sale of Santa Rosa's Press Democrat looks imminent. The Press Democrat Guild is the local union for editorial staff at the Santa Rosa newspaper and it's sister publications around Sonoma County. The guild is bringing its current contract to an early end, a move they hope will smooth the takeover by Hearst Media. Phil Barber, a reporter and member of the Press Democrat Guild, said it was still a tough decision. "It was a choice of poisons in a lot of ways," Barber said.
Second ICE arrest reported in Sonoma County

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

Federal officials have allegedly made their second arrest in Sonoma County since the start of the new Trump Administration. That's according to the community support group North Bay Rapid Response Network. The group says the arrest took place Tuesday morning, but gave few other details. The arrest by US Immigration & Customs Enforcement apparently occurred around 8 AM, the morning of April 8th, at a Petaluma gas station.
New charitable giving group looks to fill funding gaps for West Sonoma

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

A new group of West Sonoma County residents are coming together, they say to "plug the gaps" in funding for local organizations. They're called the Sebastopol West 100, and it's not just federal funding cuts that have Craig Boblitt concerned. Shrinking budgets and receding services at the state, and as he noted, especially local level are being felt just as much.
Sebastopol Times reporters talk Department of Ed. cuts, city budget, g

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

What's happening in Sebastopol? For the latest in our partnership with the Sebastopol Times, KRCB's Noah Abrams talks Department of Education cuts, new hotels, and garden boxes, with the Laura Hagar Rush and Dale Dougherty. Dale Dougherty: "We just published a story written by Matt Wood, and Matt is a Sebastopol resident.
Healdsburg Hospital staff unionize

2 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

Staff at the 43-bed Healdsburg Hospital are joining the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Donya Bornstein works in the hospital's pharmacy department. She said the vote was fairly decisive. "There was 193 eligible voters, 104 voted for unionization and 27 voted against it," Bornstein said. The National Union of Healthcare workers represents thousands like Donya, and nurses, medical technicians, and custodial staff at hospitals and healthcare facilities across the state.
Sonoma State faculty weigh no-confidence vote in campus, CSU leadershi

3 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

Faculty at Sonoma State University are holding a no-confidence vote in their campus leadership this week. They're including the head of the entire CSU system in the no-confidence vote. In a letter opening the referendum, Elaine Newman and the group Faculty for Accountable Leadership, charge Sonoma State's interim president Emily Cutrer and Provost Karen Moranski with taking actions that will "potentially destroy" the university.
Petaluma Argus-Courier reporter talks mobile home park closure threats

4 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

Residents of the Little Woods mobile home villa in Petaluma are searching for a way forward after receiving eviction notices en masse recently. It's the latest move in a protracted fight between dozens of residents hoping to keep an affordable roof overhead; city leaders trying to balance complicated rules and tenant rights; and mobile home park owners who say their right to a fair profit is being violated.
Gas station opponents hope to scuttle one of few remaining planned sta

4 weeks ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

There's a reason Sonoma County residents haven't seen new gas stations being built lately. A local group called CONGAS, the Coalition Opposing New Gas Stations, say between 2021 and 2023, six cities and the County of Sonoma adopted rules removing gas stations as permitted uses in all zoning codes. That's an effective ban on new gas stations. On Tuesday afternoon, CONGAS members were out in force Tuesday afternoon, holding signs for passing drivers on Highway 12 at Santa Rosa's western edge.
Sebastopol Times reporters talk parking ban lawsuit, Analy budget conc

1 month ago | norcalpublicmedia.org | Noah Abrams

In another addition in our ongoing series of check-ins with our news partners at the Sebastopol Times, KRCB's Noah Abrams catches up with Laura Hagar Rush and Dale Dougherty to speak about their latest reporting. Noah Abrams: "So, the most recent headline in the Sebastopol Times is about the ACLU of Northern California filing an appeal in federal court over Sebastopol's RV ban." "So, Laura, what's happening there?" Laura Hagar Rush: "Absolutely.