1. Community Voice
City: Rohnert Park, CA
Category: Media
Telephone: (707) 584-2222
Address: 100 Professional Center Drive
Description: The Community Voice, published every Friday, is the local newspaper for residents of Rohnert Park, Cotati, and Penngrove. It tells them what is going on in their schools and neighborhoods. Columnists write up the news about anniversaries, birthdays, and other small-town happenings. The paper’s well-designed sports section covers local recreational activities—especially youth sports. The Voice works closely with the Rohnert Park and Cotati chambers of commerce, is involved in promoting local business, and beats the drum for many local events and institutions.
2. Krcb Television 22 (Public Tv)
City: Rohnert Park, CA
Category: Media
Telephone: (707) 585-2000, (800) 287-2722
Address: 5850 Labath Avenue
Description: This public television station was started in 1984 and now reaches the counties of Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake, plus portions of Alameda, Marin, Solano, and Contra Costa Counties. It even broadcasts to San Francisco. Programming is typical public television fare: Sesame Street, Nova, This Old House, news programs, and the Emmy Award–winning Natural Heroes.