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    Mar 23

    Our next Forum on the Road event will be at Santa Rosa's . Would love to have you join us!

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Thank you to all who braved the rain to join us at and to those of you who listened at home! If you missed it, audio will be online by about 12:30!

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    8 hours ago

    Seems like the insurance company is always telling my sister "2 more weeks" for decisions and she seems like one of the lucky ones. Hoping for swifter resolution for her neighbors in Coffey Park, greater SR and Sonoma County, and those in my community of Napa going through this.

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  5. 8 hours ago

    "We're going to recover by building more housing for this community," says Santa Rosa Mayor Coursey. He says that local views have changed on this, to recognize the importance for increasing housing.

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  7. 8 hours ago

    For many undocumented residents, "things are going to keep getting worse" he says.

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    9 hours ago

    "We cannot have a service based economy that cannot house service workers"

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  9. 9 hours ago

    What questions or comments do you have for Sonoma County leadership in the wake of the North Bay Fires?

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  10. 9 hours ago

    He's concerned, also, that undocumented residents are increasingly turning to payday lenders after the -- at very high levels of interests.

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  11. 9 hours ago

    Omar Medina on the effect of the on undocumented residents: "I've seen people come in with a 30% rent increase." Plus, "undocumented folks don't necessarily build credit" which is needed to find new housing.

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  12. 9 hours ago

    Omar Medina, of UndocuFund for Fire Relief in Sonoma County, reminds that undocumented residents of North Bay had greatly reduced access to certain resources: FEMA assistance, foodstamps, CalFresh. That's where his org's focus was during the .

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  13. 9 hours ago

    Jennifer Gray Thompson asks "How can we rebuild greener, faster, better" after the . She wants to "leap ahead regionally to address some of our previous issues especially in regard in workforce development and affordable housing."

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  14. 9 hours ago

    Our guests to discuss recovery efforts six months after : 🔸Chris Coursey, mayor of Santa Rosa 🔸Susan Gorin, Sonoma County supervisor 🔸Jennifer Grey Thompson, Rebuild Northbay Foundation 🔸 Omar Medina, @undocufu

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  15. 9 hours ago

    Jennifer Gray Thompson, executive director for the Rebuild Northbay Foundation: "There has to be a big lift from the private sector [too]" -- in addition to looking to government and non-profit after the .

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  16. 9 hours ago

    Chris Coursey, Santa Rosa mayor says that city and county *are* working to be more communicative and "more efficient than working on the same things separately," in the wake of the .

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  17. 9 hours ago

    Susan Gorin on insurance after the : "We've paid for it and they should recognize the challenges we've gone through personally and professionally and give us 100% of the coverage we've paid for."

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  18. 9 hours ago

    Susan Gorin, supervisor, First District, Sonoma County on the requirement that those who lost property and possessions to the make inventories: "It makes me furious that insurance companies are requiring this of us."

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  19. 9 hours ago

    Santa Rosa alone lost over 3,000 homes to the , and approximately 6,000 were destroyed in the county. Six months on, less than 60 rebuilding permits have been issued.

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  20. 9 hours ago

    ON AIR: We’re coming at you live from Santa Rosa. This hour, we’re talking to North Bay community leaders about . What do you want to ask them? – at Luther Burbank Center For The Arts

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  21. 9 hours ago

    Many stories being told in about community resilience and mutual support -- even in unexpected ways. (One audience member just mentioned her son was able to store his fish in the bathtub of a local hotel for 6 months.)

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