PODCAST

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast

Dale Dougherty

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

news news commentary

All Episodes

9:18

Secular Bells

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/12/02

The Bell Clock is an art project by Jim Wheaton that sits, for now, in his backyard in downtown Sebastopol. Jim sought to create the same kind of feeling with sound that church bells create in town, but he wanted to hear bells playing secular music instead of sacred hymns. He wondered, though, would his art project run up against the town’s noise ordinance? In this episode, I talk to Jim about his project which makes a claim on public space for sound. He talks about the playlist that he has

22:06

What Does An Election This Close Tell Us?

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/11/19

In this conversation, we talk to a local political consultant, Dennis Rosatti, about the election results, which are still coming in. Dennis lives in Sebastopol but did not work for any of the City Council or School Board candidates in Sebastopol in this year’s elections. He shares his observations on the City Council election, addressing what seemed to matter in a close race and touching on voter turnout, the role of under voting (voting for less than three candidates) or bullet-voting, the value

14:40

Woodworker & parent Lewis Buchner on running for WSCUHSD

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/11/04

Lewis Buchner is running in an uncontested race for trustee from the Fifth District of the West County Union High School District. The Fifth District represents the downtown area of Sebastopol. Originally from New Jersey, Lewis has lived in San Francisco and the East Bay but moved to Sebastopol about eight years ago to live in the residence his parents had owned in Sebastopol. He is a woodworker and with his wife, Amy, run a small design-build shop called Myra Studio in town. He has a fourteen

34:56

Straight Talk with Neysa Hinton

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/10/20

The Vice Mayor of the Sebastopol City Council, Neysa Hinton, speaks her mind even if it might not be completely politic to do so. She knows her own voice and it is a strong one. A working mother, who has worked in radio and now in an assisted living facility, she has juggled a career and her duties as an elected official.Neysa talks about growing up in Sebastopol but also in Jerome, Idaho where she got started in working in radio. She moved back to Sonoma County and continued to work in radio here

28:37

Paul Fritz on Sebastopol's 3 Covid-era Parklets

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/10/01

Paul Fritz is an architect in Sebastopol and a member of the CORE Project. He has been an advocate for parklets as a way for people to reoccupy the public spaces devoted to cars. During Covid, parklets became an answer to indoor use restrictions and cities everywhere were approving them. Paul did a lot of the leg work to obtain permits to bring parklets to Sebastopol over two years ago. All three of Sebastopol’s parklets require a temporary permit from Caltrans, who owns the right-of-way on these

21:08

John Namkung and Lone Pine Ukrainian Family Aid

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/09/19

Since John Namkung retired as an administrator of special education services in Sonoma County, he’s been involved in several humanitarian missions abroad. Earlier this year, John went to Poland, weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine had created a flow of refugees out of Ukraine. He helped at the border for two weeks transporting families by car for three hours to Kraków where they might then go to other parts of Europe. One of the families he met shared their contact information with him,

22:32

The New Old and the Old Old

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/08/22

Joan Churchill, the Executive Director of the Sebastopol Area Senior Center, joins me to talk about the programs and activities for seniors as well as some of the issues that impact seniors in our community — even who identifies as a senior these days.Before we dive into the interview, I want to highlight a few news items from our conversation. * The Harvest Cafe inside the Center re-opens today for lunch from 11am to 1pm Monday through Friday. Member and non-members are both welcome. Takeout is

13:21

Analy returns with new Superintendent

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/08/08

“Analy” returns this week as the name of the high school in Sebastopol that serves West County, which served as its name last year. Students will be back at Analy on Thursday. Chris Meredith is the new Superintendent for West Sonoma County Union High School District. Most recently, Chris was the Director of Human Resources for Windsor Unified School District. He has a lot of challenges in this new job. I caught up with Chris to talk about his priorities, turning things around in the District after

24:40

Inside Horizon Shine Village

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/07/21

Horizon Shine was put forth as a name by a homeless person on Morris Street and everyone in the planning session liked it. It’s now the name of the village community on North Gravenstein Avenue built by Sonoma Applied Village Services (SAVS) and opened in February 2022. About 20 RVs and 30 individuals were relocated from Morris Street to Horizon Shine Village where they have access to showers, a daily hot meal, and case workers who can help them figure out how to get what they need. The effort,

32:57

The New School Model for West County High

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/05/24

There’s a new school in town. Well, not exactly. It’s a set of ideas about how to improve the old school. While the Analy/El Molino merger, and the resulting battle over the name of West County High School, would make anyone wary of promising change within the education system, Nicole Wilkinson, an Analy alumnae and teacher, gave a brilliant presentation at a school board meeting in January 2022 about the “New School Model.” It was well received by the board. However, at the same board meeting,

22:03

What's in your trash?

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast ·

2022/05/05

Our guest on this episode is the Executive Director of Zero Waste Sonoma, Leslie Lukacs. The goal of Zero Waste Sonoma broadly speaking is to reduce the amount of waste generated in Sonoma County through programs to promote reuse, recycling and composting. Zero Waste Sonoma recently received a $1 million State grant to open CRV redemption centers. Leslie explains the background on the new CRV redemption center in Sebastopol, and how it will eventually become an automated system. We talk about what

31 results

Sebastopol CITY LIMITS Podcast

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

DW Noticias

DW

JIJI English News-時事通信英語ニュース-

時事通信社

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

MeidasTouch Network

Mark Levin Podcast

Cumulus Podcast Network

朝日新聞AJW 英語ニュース（The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch）

朝日新聞ポッドキャスト