Local News from KSQD
Tying our community together – Andy Carman and Bruce Van Allen connect you to activities and volunteer opportunities
As Andy Carman began winding down his private practice as a psychologist, he searched for ways to make a difference addressing the many environmental challenges we face. Impressed by the work of our numerous dedicated local environmental groups, he looked at...
89.7 FM is Live! Sandy Stone Does it Again
Saturday afternoon, June 17th 2023. High atop Fremont Peak, cool breezes and even cooler KSQD sounds take to the air. Engineer Sandy Stone, and volunteers Lani Bandhauer and Joe Truskot finagled available time and space, finessed signals, wrangled gear and untangled...
Thairie Ritchie and Esabella Bonner share their experiences of being black in Santa Cruz, and working toward Love and Courage
Thairie Ritchie is a current Community Organizer and Activist. He organized the Juneteenth March in 2020. He is a former Co-Host of the Unheard Voices program at KSQD,and currently lead organizer of the March Towards Love and Courage Event coming up Monday,...
Monterey County Weekly Announces KSQD Signal Launch
The age of consolidating corporate media hasn’t been easy on community radio. After KUSP went bankrupt in 2016, the religious broadcast chain K-LOVE swooped on the station’s 88.9 FM frequency and began playing contemporary Christian music. KAZU 90.3, which began as a...
Monterey Herald Scoops KSQD Signal Expansion
By JAMES HERRERA | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald PUBLISHED: June 9, 2023 at 2:40 p.m. | UPDATED: June 9, 2023 at 2:41 p.m. MONTEREY – A local radio station, known affectionately as K-Squid, is ready to extend its reach to more listeners now that it has...
“A perfectly good body”—a conversation about transmasculine pregnancy
The Babblery is a podcast about women’s lives, and though identified female at birth, transgender men are not women. Recent events underscore, however, that LGBTQ rights and women’s rights are deeply entwined. And people’s views of pregnancy and birth are...
Joby Aviation Opens in Santa Cruz
Joby Aviation, the company designing and building an electric air taxi recently opened new headquarters in Santa Cruz (right next to KSQD). Oliver Walker-Jones and Tina West talk about the big plans the company has to put Santa Cruz on the map as the hub of...
California Local Launches News Site
California Local is obsessed with all things involving the Golden State, from its history to the news of the day. After launching last year in eight counties (including Santa Cruz, our headquarters), we are expanding soon—with the eventual goal of covering all 58...
Local organizations show Pride and galvanize community support
On Talk of the Bay, host George Cadman welcomes representatives from local organizations that serve our LGBTQ+ community: RCFam, The Neighbor’s Pub, and Pajaro Valley Pride. The show features the wonderful positive work that is being done in our community in a variety...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, June 11th, 2023: Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Cruz, With Nada Miljkovic
Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC Santa Cruz, With Nada Miljkovic We hear a lot these days about innovation, entrepreneurship and disruption of the status quo in pursuit of a better world. It sounds good but what does it really mean? And can it contribute...