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This week's Community Spotlight:

Rachelle Mesheau, Hunger Relief Worker and Communications Manager for the Redwood Empire Food Bank.

Please consider donating or volunteering some time.

Redwood Empire Food Bank

3990 Brickway Blvd. | Santa Rosa | CA | 95403

O: (707) 523-7900 ext. 113

rmesheau@refb.org

https://refb.org/

Also David Long with a conversation about the proposed emergency short term vacation rental ordinance for the city of Santa Rosa.

https://srcity.org/3625/Short-Term-Vacation-Rentals

GUEST:

Paul Freedman

Author: Ten Restaurants That Changed America

https://history.yale.edu/people/paul-freedman

GUESTS:

Fredrick Frey Owner Vintage Tree Care

Kamala Dionne...Estimator

https://www.vintagetreecare.com/

Dennis with the Farmers Market Update

Calls about tomotoes, raspberries

Host Michelle Marques talks with Brian and Amy Atchley, owners of Amy's Roofing and Solar in Petaluma and r&d lab about their efforts to create an easy to install, cost efficient solar product that can be easily installed whenever a roof is installed or repaired. They entered a national competition for the American Made Solar Prize, a contest administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the US Department of Energy. Their innovation made it through 4 rounds of the competition and they were one of two final winners of the competition! In the second portion of the interview, Michelle talks with Debbie Brodt-Giles, Group Manager Advanced Data Analytics & Tools at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to talk about the particulars of the prize.

Host Michelle Marques talks with Adam Iveson, co-founder of Ember Defense and Santa Rosa Mayor Chris Rogers. Adam tells us about the advancements coming in the products and services provided by Ember Defense and their partners. Mayor Rogers talks about the recent updates made to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The city is working to improve vegetation management, emergency routes, and educating the public. New developments will include more cameras and lighting to help during evacuations to streamline the efforts. Adam teased the release of a new product which will be announced on KSRO in the coming weeks.

Learn more and book your evaluation online at emberdefensellc.com

Host Michelle Marques talks with Sheba Person-Whitley, Executive Director of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board about racism in Sonoma County. Sheba shares her thoughts on how the Black Lives Matter protests in the spring and summer of 2020 spurred people in the US to talk about and examine inequality, however action to address systemic racism is very slow. Community Action Partnership – Sonoma County has hosted over 50 episodes of direct, open, honest, and sometimes hard conversations on race over the last year and a half. In today’s show, Sheba and Michelle talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Learn more at capsonoma.org

Host Jeff Davis talks with John Bambury, winemaker and head of Bambury Wine Collection, which includes Bonneau Wines, Egret Wines, and Opal Moon Wines. John shares the history of his family in Sonoma County, and their beautiful tasting room in Santa Rosa's Railroad Square.

Erin McVicar, Marketing Admin. Manager for 4th Street Cellars also joins us, and shares details about the tasting room and the different ways they have had to pivot to meet safety requirements during the pandemic.

Visit 4th Street Cellars at 127 4th Street in Santa Rosa's Railroad Square.

On the Wine Road LIVE is produced in studio by Michelle Marques. This episode is sponsored by American AgCredit.

This week the podcast begins with the song "Cleanse Me" text by J. Edwin Orr, music by Tom Fettke. Followed by a scripture reading from Mark 9:30-37 and sermon  “Giving Up Your Place” written and preached by  Rev. Cindy Alloway.

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Aja Heisler

Board Member---Compassionate Living

https://compassionate-living.org/

ALSO:

MARKET UPDATE

PREEMPTIVE OFFER

ADU's...Accessory Dwelling Units

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/PRMD/Regulations/Housing/Housing-Types/Accessory-Units-and-Junior-Units/Accessory-Dwelling-Units/