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Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast

Dale Dougherty

Conversations with folks from in and around Sebastopol, CA www.sebastopoltimes.com

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30:27

"Positive vibe" for start of Chuck Wade's second year...

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2024/08/23

In this audio interview recorded last Friday, a day after school started, Chuck Wade, the principal of Analy High School, reflects on the first week of the new school year and changes from his first year as principal. He says that his job is both “exhilarating and exhausting” and one that Wade really loves doing. The assembly on the first day of school featured dance performances by students and included staff doing their own dance routine for students. Among his the challenges are student anxiety

10:32

A Remarkable Student

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2024/05/15

Karis Morasch is graduating from Analy High School in a couple of weeks. She is remarkable, high-achieving student who exceeds expectations, taking more AP classes than you knew existed, and an athlete who excels in track and field setting school records in the triple jump. She is also a thoughtful student leader and she was recognized at the WCUHSD board meeting on May 8 for serving as the elected student representative for two years. Yet, what's also remarkable about Karis are the unique events

19:50

Investigating DEMA

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2024/04/23

This interview with Andrew Graham, a reporter for the Press Democrat, explores his year-long investigation into DEMA Management and Consulting, a for-profit company overseeing housing and medical services for the homeless in Sonoma County. DEMA’s contracts with the County’s Department of Health Services included two former hotels purchased with State funds under Project HomeKey: Elderberry Commons in Sebastopol (January 2021-March 2023) and Mickey Zane Place in Santa Rosa (from December 2020 to

17:37

Ken Berman's Industrial Whimsy

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/10/04

Sebastopol artist Ken Berman’s painting, “Temporary Restraining Order,” was selected for a new juried Open ‘23 show at SF's de Young Museum, which is open now and runs through the January 7th. Berman is a bit of an outlier among Sonoma County artists; he doesn’t do landscapes or seascapes. Instead, as a young man growing up in Pennsvylvania and New Jersey, Berman was inspired by steel mills and railroads as well as Rube Goldberg and Salvador Dali to look at the surface of the world around us and

13:40

Steve Fowler on the Luther Burbank Experiment Farm

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/09/15

Press Fest is this Saturday at the Luther Burbank Experiment Farm from 10 to 2pm. You’ll be able to use an antique apple press or a more modern electric one to make delicious juice from local apples. This week, I had the opportunity to talk to Steve Fowler who was curator at the Luther Burbank Experiment Farm from 1989 until 2010.Fowler is the one person who knows as much about the farm’s past as well as its present as a historical museum and active farm. For this conversation, we sat in the

16:16

The Local Art at Burning Man

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/09/12

Burning Man, the desert festival of radical inclusion, is also an amazing art festival by day and by night. My guests on this episode are two local art-makers, Deborah Colotti and Peter Loughran, who brought their own art to Burning Man this year. They returned home last week in good spirits after two weeks on the Playa. Both of them have been going to Burning Man for many years, and they are used to its harsh conditions and unpredictable weather. Moreover, they find the beauty in the whole

8:54

Revitalizing the Farmers Market - Barbara Hom

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/08/25

It’s easy to take the Sebastopol Farmers Market for granted after 30 years. For some, it’s a Sunday morning ritual to stroll through the market and get whatever is in season. Since the pandemic in particular, some might have gotten out of habit of going regularly to the Farmers Market. Barbara Hom, the new market manager of the Sebastopol Farmers Market is doing all that she can to get you to come back. She also wants to attract young families who are new to the area.Barbara once was the general

14:30

Gravensteins Galore! The Apple Fair at 50

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2023/08/09

Sebastopol Times is a reader-supported publication. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber today.Carmen Snyder is the executive director of Sonoma County Farm Trails and the producer of the Gravenstein Apple Fair at Ragle Park this weekend (August 12 & 13). In my conversation with Carmen, we talk about the Apple Fair at 50; it’s hardly news that the Gravenstein is still “the star of the show.” We talk about how the Fair has become a zero-waste event, how volunteers known as the Apple Corps

14:35

Sara Gramm can't give up the kid part

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/07/31

Last spring, Sara Gramm was named the new superintendent of Sebastopol Union School District, which includes Park Side (TK-4th) and Brook Haven (5th-8th) schools. She succeeds Linda Irving, who had been in the role for ten years. Sara has been Assistant Superintendent since 2017. Sara grew up going to Sebastopol schools including Brook Haven and Analy. She student-taught at Park Side and then was hired by Sebastopol Union as a teacher at Pinecrest. She has been working as an educator in the District

13:42

Region. Reaches Three and Beyond

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/07/21

Region is celebrating its third birthday this month with a party from 2-4pm on Saturday July 22nd in their space at the Barlow. Region represents an innovative approach to wine tasting that promotes the best small, independent wineries in Sonoma County. They also now have three businesses: the shop in the Barlow, another space in San Luis Obispo and Sampl, a new wine-tasting product that can be shipped to those who can’t make it to wine country. Kerry Thedorf is a co-founder of Region and serves as

19:01

Old Cat: Poet Raphael Block

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/05/31

Sebastopol poet Raphael Block talks about his latest book of poetry, The Dreams We Share and shares several of his poems, including one about an old cat that sought out his attention. Described as an eco-poet, Block is moved by the Earth to speak in his own wonderful voice about what he sees and experiences all around him. “When I go outside, I'm literally moved by the earth. Physically. Emotionally. I would say spiritually too.” He makes note of what attracts his attention. “Sometimes it grows

18:59

Mr. Fix It

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/05/08

Steve Griffith is a former elementary school teacher who moved to Forestville about 10 years ago. Wanting to do an event for the West County community, he proposed to the Russian River Rotary Club that they sponsor a Fix-it Fair at the El Molino campus in Forestville. They agreed and the Fair took place April 29.I talked to Steve before and after the event to learn more about how he organized the event developed as well as to talk about how we can and should repair more of what we own instead of

20:50

Restarting the Arts after Covid

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/04/17

My conversation with Kristen Madsen, director of Creative Sonoma, explores how arts organizations are adapting to life after the never-say-goodbye pandemic as well as the ongoing assessment of the role of the arts and arts education in our community. It continues a discussion about challenges facing the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, which we featured in a previous article. The challenges facing our local arts institution are similar to those faced by organizations throughout the county and nation

25:06

Alan Murakami's "The Uncle I Never Knew"

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/03/25

On Memorial Day for every year that Alan Murakami can remember, his family went down to the National Golden Gate Cemetery in San Bruno to lay flowers beside the grave of Peter Masuoka, his uncle. During Covid, Alan decided he had the time to write about his uncle and his Japanese-American family. Peter, who grew up in Sebastopol, died in France fighting for his country in the 442nd Battalion in World War II, all the while his family was held in an internment camp in Colorado. Alan’s grandfather was

18:45

What to do about Fentanyl?

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/02/24

Micah and Michelle Sawyer join me to talk about fentanyl, a drug that’s become more widely available illegally in Sonoma County and elsewhere across the country. The Sawyers lost their 22-year old son, Micah, Jr to a fentanyl overdose in 2019. Since then, they have been letting others know about how prevalent fentanyl is, how addictive and deadly it is and how having drug Narcan widely available can prevent fentanyl overdose deaths. Micah and Michelle were named Locals Who Make a Difference by the

27:07

Small Circles of Folks

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/02/18

This episode, a conversation with David Mark-Raymond, covers a lot of ground. It’s about community service and the way that individuals get involved in service clubs like Rotary to do things locally and internationally. It’s about David’s personal story; he was once a teacher and then a realtor; he’s been a longtime member of Sunrise Rotary; and a few years ago, he was diagnosed with cancer and beat the odds, which led him to retire and focus even more on community service. It’s also about how a

33:15

Learning from Ferndale

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/01/31

Janet Webb recently shared her experience of the 6.4 earthquake that happened on December 20th in Ferndale. Skip Jirrels, head of Sebastopol Ready, which organizes MYN, invited Janet who lives in Sebastopol to speak at a meeting of the MYN group about what happened and what lessons she learned from the emergency. “I didn't do as well as I would've hoped,” she said candidly. This podcast is based on a lightly edited recording of MYN meeting of January 12th. Links for more info:* Sebastopol Ready is

30:37

Working with the homeless over and over

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2023/01/15

Note (January 17): After publishing this interview, I learned that Jennifer will be leaving WCCS to take a job working in senior housing. In the summer of 2021, those who lived in RVs parked on Morris Street near the Barlow had become a problem that the city had to deal with. The conditions were becoming hazardous for those who lived there, with debris accumulating on the street. One RV caught on fire. Reports of criminal activity increased as did complaints from merchants and citizens. The City

20:19

When you raise your right hand, it's truly humbling

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/12/23

Stephen Zollman joins Dale Dougherty to talk about running for City Council, getting the most votes in the election and then being sworn on December 6th. He talks about his work as a public defender in San Francisco and as a family law lawyer in Sonoma County. His decision to run for office was motivated by a desire to see more diverse voices in elected office and also to be one of those who can represent more diverse voices. He credits his winning the election to having a strong team supporting

28:08

How Cloud Brought Us Music Festivals

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/12/13

Music promoter and event producer Cloud Moss produced the Sebastopol Celtic Festival for 16 years (1995-2011) and the Kate Wolf Music Festival for 24 years (1996-2021). In this interview, we talk about:* how Brad became Cloud in the 1970’s because he brought news to a couple who lived on top of a mountain in Mendocino.* his youth in the San Fernando Valley where he played sports and imagined that he would become a poetry professor.* his wandering through Europe after high school before moving to

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