Local News from KSQD
UCSC Student Helps Pass Menstrual Equity Bill
UCSC student Amanda Safi helped get a new California law passed that requires public schools to stock restrooms with free menstrual products—a move activists say is a first step toward rectifying the discrimination, stigma, and financial, educational, and health...
The fentanyl epidemic viewed through different lenses
In the last year, fentanyl has claimed scores of lives in Santa Cruz County. Yet few locals understand the problem. The Santa Cruz drug scene has a reputation that encourages us to view this latest scourge through a distorted lens. Joining host Suki Wessling for this...
Project Scout- Tax preparation
The program starts with guests Jan Shirchild and Dave Andrew, who join host Mathilde Rand in a conversation about the 2021 tax preparation, in particular the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. They share how tax payers can get information about getting...
Regenerating Pajaro Valley with Nancy Faulstich
In 2016, kindergarten teacher and mother Nancy Faulstich began feeling an increasing sense of urgency about the advance of the climate emergency. She felt she had to do something, so she founded Regeneration Pajaro Valley, a group dedicated to acting locally to curb...
Can Regenerative Agriculture Save the World?
On Unheard Voices, Friday, February 4, 2022 Ami Chen-Mills asks the question: Can Regenerative Agriculture Save the World? Join your host Ami Chen as she interviews local organic farmer, Javier Zamora, who worked his way up from working in the farm fields to owning...
Steve Pleich – Grassroots Politics
Steve Pleich talks about grassroots politics.
KSQD’s 3rd Birthday
We celebrated our 3rd Birthday here at the Squid by talking about community radio in the U.S. and how KSQD might grow into its mission as the years go on. Guests were Lisa Kettyle of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Nikki Silva of the Kitchen...
Bahia Brunelle – Wizard of Saws
Bahia Brunelle has fond memories of the Wizard of Saws
Love songs for Santa Cruz—a Valentine’s Day Talk of the Bay
Businessman, musician, and community volunteer Joe Ferrara doesn't just live in Santa Cruz—he partakes in everything it has to offer. Joe owns Atlantis Fantasyworld, has been active on the boards of the Downtown Association, Downtown Commission, and the Visitors...
Remembering Darrell Darling
The Santa Cruz community lost a giant in civil rights and social justice causes when Darrell Darling passed away February 3rd, 2022. In this segment, we hear from Peter Clotz-Chamberlain of the Resource Center for Nonviolence, Leslie Steiner of the Santa Cruz County...