Guerneville Residents Uprooted After Historic Flood "I Didn't Have A Choice"

30 Years After Loma Prieta Earthquake, Doctor Reflects On "Miracle" Rescue

Thirty years after he pulled a boy alive from the wreckage of the Cypress Freeway by chainsawing through another earthquake victim, an East Bay doctor still thinks about that miraculous rescue, almost every single day. So does KCBS Radio Reporter Doug Sovern, who was there when it happened, and had a reunion with the surgeon to share their memories of the Loma Prieta earthquake.

Psychiatrists Bring Mental Health Care Into Oakland Homeless Camps

A pioneering program in the East Bay is bringing psychiatric care right into those homeless tent encampments that dot the Bay Area's urban landscape. There are more than eight thousand people experiencing homelessness in Alameda County, and roughly half have mental health issues. KCBS Radio Reporter Doug Sovern hit the streets of Oakland with the county's StreetHealth Team.

Guerneville Not Ready For Fire Season After Historic Flood

Some Russian River residents say there are two seasons in the county, flood season and fire season with little rest in between. In the last installment of her four-part series, KCBS Radio reporter Holly Quan went back to Guerneville to see, six months after the worst flooding in a quarter century, whether the area is ready for evacuations of a different kind.

Guerneville Residents Uprooted After Historic Flood "I Didn't Have A Choice"

Six months after the worst flooding on the Russian River in 25 years, the long term effects are being felt in a diaspora of long time locals. Housing was tough enough before the water rose 13 feet above flood stage. As KCBS Radio reporter Holly Quan discovers in part three of her special four-part series from Guerneville, this disaster could change the face and feel of the town.

Slow Start To Tourist Season After Historic Flood Hits Guerneville

Six months since the Russian River climbed 13 feet above flood stage, the worst in 25 years, the scars are well hidden. This is high season, what you earn this summer can make or break you come winter. In part two of her special four-part series, KCBS Radio reporter Holly Quan re-visits the tourist heavy region to see who's thriving and who's barely able to survive.