California – North Gate Radio

Reading In Prison

Spending all your time in one place has a profound effect on the way we think and act. Richmond, CA natives Edward Williams and Vernon Robinson found this out the hard way when they spent decades behind bars. Their love of reading helped break their minds free of the prison mentality, and continues to inform…

Running Toward a Cure for Crohn’s Disease

1.6 million Americans suffer from Crohn’s and IBD, and many of those people are taking their body back from the disease through running.

A Different Kind of Tree Pose

As a general rule, Californians like yoga. And Californians like cannabis. But what’s it like to combine the two? Laura Newberry takes us to a ganja yoga class in San Francisco to see what the hype is all about.

Real-life Rodents of Unusual Size

In the last century, California’s wetland areas have decreased by more than ninety percent. Now the small portion that remains is under attack… from a pest with a prodigious appetite.

Re-oaking the North Bay

California residents help collect thousands of acorns to replant oak trees.

Owsley, can you hear me now?

For the past few months, the mayor of Richmond has been searching for the house where California’s “King of Acid,” Owsley Stanley ran an LSD lab back in the sixties.

Commentary: Culture Shock

I moved from Louisiana to California in August, stuffing all my belongings into a navy blue Volkswagen. I mentally prepared myself for the move and West Coast things such as earthquakes, but I didn’t prepare myself for the weed usage.

Pot: The New Gold Rush

In November Californians will vote on the “Adult Use of Marijuana Act”, known as AUMA. The initiative would open up a multi-billion-dollar-market for cannabis investors.