KVMR News correspondent April Glaser sits down with award-winning investigative reporter Char Adams to discuss her new book, Black Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore. They're joined by Cassandra Jennings, the CEO of St. HOPE, a family of nonprofits in the historically Black neighborhood of Oak Park in Sacramento, which includes Underground Books, the only Black owned bookstore in California north of the Bay Area.

Listen for a deep history of how Black-owned bookstores played a pivotal role in the culmination of the Civil Rights Movement and the subsequent surveillance they endured under COINTELPRO. Learn how Black booksellers were impacted by the recent wave of deadly police violence against Black people and the nationwide protests against it, and how that interest in supporting Black owned businesses has, or has not, sustained.

On Saturday, volunteer fixers and people who needed things fixed met at the Banner Grange in Grass Valley for September's Repair Café. The free community event connected the two groups with the intention of reducing waste, saving money, and building community.

KVMR News was there and spoke to the event organizer as well as some of the people who showed up to share their skills.

In 1987 the American Library Association designated September National Library Card Sign-Up month. Listen along to hear from Nevada County public library staff about what that little plastic rectangle gets you (hint: it’s more than just free books!).

Shutoffs will begin at 8:00 p.m. this evening for most affected counties with restorations scheduled for noon on Saturday, October 17th. Check to see if your home or business will be affected by going online to pge.com/pspsupdates. You'll find a list of Community Resource Centers where you can charge devices, access public wifi, and procure other supplies at pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/ways-we-can-help.

If you need help preparing for the power outage, call 211 or text PSPS to 211 from your cell phone.

Nevada County's Ballot Processing Center in their Loma Rica Warehouse near the Nevada County Airport will function as an in-person voting center from October 5th until October 23rd. You'll find a list of voting locations and hours on Nevada County's Elections webpage. Learn how to track your ballot at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov.

Voters and community members are invited to tour the Ballot Processing Center (12740 Loma Rica Drive, Grass Valley) during the upcoming open house on October 20th from 4 to 7 PM.

A majority protest to stop the rate increases required 638 protest letters with respect to water service and 757 protest letters with respect to sewer service. 375 letters were received in total, representing about 14% of eligible parcels. The increase is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027.

Today's news serves as a correction to a story hallucinated by Google's Gemini. KVMR News recently found out that the AI has been citing our reporting to back up its claim that a Grass Valley businesswoman was recently arrested on drug charges. She joined Cláudio Mendonça and tech educator Melissa Hannebrink in the KVMR studios to figure out what happened. Listen to the entire conversation here.

Indivisible Nevada County and the Nevada County Democrats organized a Ballot Breakdown on Monday, October 5th at the Miners Foundry Cultural Center. The event's intent was to "help Nevada County voters get informed, meet local candidates, and prepare to cast their ballots." Several races were represented and candidates were given the opportunity to address the crowd from a stage before a meet-and-greet gathering in the venue's Stone Hall.