Local creeks are living spaces, not just ag ditches. 

In Salinas, CA the Santa Rita-Bolsa Knolls Watershed Group and allies are raising awareness to protect their local creeks and reduce the impact of ag run-off.

Featuring: 
Robin Lee, founder of the Santa Rita-Bolsa Knolls Watershed Group
Ross Clark, Executive Director of the Central Coast Wetlands Group

Reported, written and produced by Corinne Smith

News - Santa Rita Creek Restoration in Salinas, CA

Interview with Dr. Barbara Romero, a neighborhood family doctor in Havana, Cuba. Jan 17, 2016

Reported, edited and produced by Corinne Smith

Intro music: "Cumbia fever" by Zion Dirty Sound from freemusicarchive.org

Cuba's Family Medicine, an Interview with Dr Barbara Romero

In bear country, you have to keep your wits about you. That's for your own safety, and for grizzly bears' survival. 

Because in bear country, coexistence means separation. 

Produced at the Wolf and Grizzly Center in West Yellowstone, for the Transom Traveling Workshop in Big Sky, Montana
September 1, 2018

Lessons from the Grizzly Bears of Yellowstone

Six environmental activists from around the globe were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize at the 30th Award Ceremony in San Francisco. The Goldman awards are often called the Nobel Prize for environmental activism. This year, 2016 Goldman prize winner Zuzana Caputova was elected President of Slovakia, and also the country’s first female head of state.

One of the winners this year is in prison on what his family says are trumped up charges, others have received death threats. Corinne Smith reports from last night’s ceremony in San Francisco.

'We risk our lives and livelihoods everyday,' Winners of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize

Earlier this month, the historic racing yacht Maiden arrived in the San Francisco Bay as part of its second tour around the world. The first tour was 30 years ago, in the Whitbread Round the World Race crewed by the first all-female sailing team. The race is now featured in a new documentary film - also called Maiden. The original crew raced for 9 months around the world, breaking records and gender stereotypes. Today, the Maiden is sailing around the world again, raising awareness and funds for girls education. Corinne Smith reports from the Maiden in San Francisco.

All-Female Sailing Crew with 'Maiden' Stops in San Francisco on World Tour

Sixteen shelters are open to assist Kincade Fire evacuees. Five of them are run by the Red Cross - and others are run by local organizations and churches. Many of those displaced are workers in agriculture, landscaping and construction, who depend on a day's wage. They not only had to leave their homes behind, but their income, too. As the fire continues to rage, many people are spending the days waiting for news that they can return to their homes, unharmed by the fires. Here are some of the voices of those who have fled.

Reported by Corinne Smith, with Ariel Boone

Kincade Fire: Santa Rosa's Veterans Memorial shelters hundreds of evacuees waiting for news

This weekend marked 100 Days and Nights of Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon. They began after the police killing of George Floyd on May 25th. Despite an uptick in police violence, and right-wing militia groups demonstrating in Portland, protesters are determined to continue. Corinne Smith reports for KPFA

At 100 day mark, Portland protesters are determined to continue fighting for Black Lives Matter

On Sunday Sep 27, 2020 three fires broke out and merged into what is now called the Glass Fire Incident in Sonoma and Napa counties. It has forced an estimated 70,000 to evacuate, including some 4,500 residents of Santa Rosa’s Oakmont Neighborhood, mostly seniors. KPFA’s Corinne Smith went to evacuation sites to see how they’re doing.

Glass Fire evacuee: Anne Johnson

Thousands of people are sheltering throughout the Northern CA region, after evacuating the Glass Fire - with family or friends, in RVs or cars, at hotels or County run shelters. But there are less people in shelters this year compared to past years, as County emergency services have coordinated hotel rooms for many people, to reduce COVID risks – but there are some still waiting it out there.  KPFA’s Corinne Smith visited several shelters and talked with people about their evacuation experience.

Meet Glass Fire evacuees from Oakmont, Calistoga and Angwin

Reporter/Producer with UpFront, a daily news and public affairs morning show (M-F 7am - 9am) on KPFA Radio
Formerly Reporting for KPFA Pacifica Evening News kpfa.org
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Co-Founder of Oakland Alive https://soundcloud.com/oakland-alive.

Corinne Smith

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