Lauren Spates

Lovingly tended in the vineyard. Delicately blended in the lab. Carefully hand-bottled at the winery and disc…

Calistoga City Manager Laura Snideman resigned after city department heads and the fire chief raised concerns…

Every summer for the past 20 years, biologists with Sonoma Water don their waders and boots, not to catch fis…

Part III in a series illuminating how federal budget cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat…

Some La Onda fans sought to simply enjoy the Napa festival's second day. Others cheered and supported a song …

Political-angle coverage of Festival La Onda, Northern California's largest Latino music, food and culture fe…

My piece starts at the 5:26 mark in First News program. "Lakes Mendocino and Sonoma face federal cuts to NOAA…

What could happen to our forecasts — and to us — if Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency continues cut…

Piece begins at 5:14. Forestville residents voice concerns about Canyon Rock quarry's plan to expand into hot…

Piece starts at 5:09. A Sonoma County commission voted unanimously to allow two historic west Sonoma County f…

Begins at 3:09. Radio piece teasing a Sonoma County government meeting where commissioners will decide whethe…

5-minute radio feature covering non-profit in Cazadero.

6-minute radio feature covering Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa's support for the immigrant c…

5-minute radio feature covering west Sonoma County wastewater system upgrade options.

7-minute radio feature covering Presidents Day protest in Santa Rosa.

6-minute radio feature covering Sonoma County residents emotional state on Election Day.

Kirkus awarded "Inflamed" a coveted starred review. The reviewers said: "[Inflamed is] a harrowing saga th…

1:47 mix of atmospheric river coverage that ran during the 5-6 p.m. hour (newsbreak from "All Things Consider…

KRCB's Sonoma County First News ran my 1:47 mix highlighting the effects of an atmospheric river on the west…

Northern California Public Media — A gallery of Russian River photos taken in Monte Rio during the Jan. 5, 20…

Chronic Catastrophe is a four-episode podcast about the impacts of cumulative climate change-induced disaster…

"Sonoma Strong" the signs proclaim, memorializing the community ethos we have trotted out after every environ…

The Oak Leaf is calling for a hybrid education model in which class material is presented both online and in-…

Student presenters at Santa Rosa Junior College's third annual Climate Action Night called on attendees to ch…