Daily Archives: January 22, 2019

Franti released poignant ‘Flower’ music video

Pati Poblete was once shy in public. No more. Not by a long shot. Unfortunately, that’s literal. The shooting death of Poblete’s 23-year-old son Robby in 2014 motivated and inspired Poblete to take her fight against gun violence to the marches, to high-profile speaking engagements, and now to a music video by BottleRock Napa Valley…

Thompson to hold gun violence prevention town hall on Saturday

Rep. Mike Thompson is slated to hold a gun violence prevention town hall meeting on Saturday, his office announced. Thompson (D-St. Helena) will be joined by gun violence prevention advocates as they discuss his recently introduced bill H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill would require a background check for every firearm…