Local News from KSQD
Santa Cruz County’s “Not My President” Day Protest
On February 17th, thousands of people around the country expressed their anger and disgust with Elon Musk and Donald Trump's lawless actions. In Santa Cruz over 1000 people came out in force. The event was organized by 50501 and Indivisible.
Monarch Butterflies Heading for Endangered Status
Western monarch butterflies are being added to the threatened species list A science feature from Maury Burnett-Cavoto, our intern from UCSC Humanities. NN1 [Tourists, nature noises, sounds of Natural Bridges] M1 The Western monarch butterfly is an icon of...
Talk of the Bay Today: Meet Omar Dieguez, 2/10/25 @ 5PM
Coming up on today's Talk of the Bay on February the 10th, at 5PM, your host Meilin Obinata will introduce you to Omar Dieguez. You might have met Omar around town but here’s your chance to really get to know him. How do you balance indigeneity, sobriety, self-care...
Navigating Uncertainty: Nonprofits, Politics, and the Road Ahead – Talk of the Bay
On KSQD's Talk of the Bay, Host PK Hattis speaks with Community Bridges' CEO Ray Cancino. Like so many nonprofits across the country, Community Bridges and Cancino were caught up in a world of chaos late last month when President Donald Trump's budget office issued a...
Code Blue: Nurses on the Frontline – Talk of the Bay
On this episode of Talk of the Bay host PK Hattis is joined by nurses from Dominican Hospital who staged a picket last week in protest of chronic staffing shortages and a lack of investment from hospital ownership Dignity Health and parent company CommonSpirit Health....
Local Groups Responding to Deportation Sweeps
Rachel Anne Goodman talks with members of the community who are helping immigrants before, during and after Trump's ICE raids. Guests include Sherry Cassedy, long-time family lawyer and mediator, immersing in immigration law and coordinator of the Childcare Safety...
Tribute to Jess York with PK Hattis and Shmuel Thaler – Talk of the Bay
Talk of the Bay's host PK Hattis is joined by longtime Santa Cruz Sentinel photographer Shmuel Thaler. Both Thaler and Hattis, who also works as a reporter at the Sentinel, are mourning the death of colleague Jess York, who died in January after battling a rare form...
Downtown Plan Expansion – Frank Barron and Rick Longinotti
Host, Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Frank Barron and Rick Longinotti about the Santa Cruz Downtown Expansion. Frank Barron is a retired urban planner and a proponent for direct input by the community on building higher than the already generous height limits....
Engineer and Fire Captain Patrick Durham on Battery Safety and the Moss Landing Fire
Lithium-ion batteries power everything from our smartphones to electric vehicles, but they also come with risks. In this episode of Talk of the Bay, Meilin Obinata sits down with Patrick Durham, a mechanical engineer and firefighter, to dive deep into lithium battery...
A Walk Through Santa Cruz, or In Defense of Liberals
A special edition of the Babblery for Talk of the Bay in recognition of Black History Month. I was ambivalent about going anywhere on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, this year otherwise known as Inauguration Day. It seemed like the two events were canceling each...