Fire Recovery

  • Rebirth for Coffey Neighborhood Park

    Rebirth for Coffey Neighborhood Park

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    Share with FriendsEighteen months after it was scorched in the October 2017 Firestorm, the community park that anchors Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood, is about to be reborn. Reporter Karl […]

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  • Sharing Lessons in Fire Recovery

    Sharing Lessons in Fire Recovery

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    Share with FriendsA unique gathering in Sonoma County brought the North Bay’s leaders in fire recovery together with recent victims from Paradise and Malibu, to share lessons for moving forward […]

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  • Fire Resiliency Town Hall

    Fire Resiliency Town Hall

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    Share with FriendsHundreds turned out as Congressmen Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson came to Santa Rosa to lead a Fire Resiliency Town Hall, discussing federal help for continuing recovery from […]

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  • Headwinds Forecast for Sonoma County Economy

    Headwinds Forecast for Sonoma County Economy

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    Share with FriendsThe economy of Sonoma County was the talk as hundreds turned out for the annual State of Sonoma County breakfast.  And, with national trends turning downward, the forecast […]

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  • Deal Saves Santa Rosa Affordable Housing

    Deal Saves Santa Rosa Affordable Housing

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    Share with FriendsIn Sonoma County’s increasingly out-of-reach home market, the recent purchase of an affordable housing complex will keep dozens of Rincon Valley residents in their homes. Karl Van Amburg […]

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  • Cal Fire: PG&E Not to Blame for Tubbs Fire

    Cal Fire: PG&E Not to Blame for Tubbs Fire

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    Share with Friends In a dramatic and long-awaited announcement, Cal Fire said today that the Tubbs Fire that roared through Sonoma County and the city of Santa Rosa in October […]

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  • Critical Fire Camera Goes Up

    Critical Fire Camera Goes Up

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    Share with FriendsSonoma County’s newest “eye in the sky” went up in on a mountaintop high in the Pepperwood Preserve, as technicians installed a new fire camera in a critical […]

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  • Celebrity Bingo for Coffey Park

    Celebrity Bingo for Coffey Park

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    Share with FriendsA big crowd of supporters joined cyclist Levi Leipheimer on Friday night, pitching in to raise badly needed funds to rebuild Coffey Park. As Karl Van Amburg reports, […]

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  • Habitat to Launch Homebuilding Factory

    Habitat to Launch Homebuilding Factory

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    Share with FriendsIn a bold move, Habitat for Humanity of Sonoma County plans to launch a Santa Rosa factory this spring to manufacture prefab components for homes. As Karl Van […]

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  • SMART Property to Boost Housing

    SMART Property to Boost Housing

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    Share with FriendsAs part of a huge push to revitalize downtown Santa Rosa, a 5 acre parcel near Railroad Square will be developed into high density housing. Backers say the […]

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  • Veteran’s Village Healing Garden

    Veteran’s Village Healing Garden

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    Share with FriendsIn a big show of community spirit, dozens of volunteers lent a hand to create a healing garden at Santa Rosa’s soon-to-open Veteran’s Village project. As Karl Van […]

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  • Rise Up Fence Project Kicks Off

    Rise Up Fence Project Kicks Off

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    Share with Friends More than 20 Sonoma County businesses are joining together to help two fire-scarred neighborhoods replace fencing lost in the Tubbs Fire.  Karl Van Amburg reports.

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