Local News from KSQD
Sea Walls Santa Cruz Launches
Here at K-Squid, we love our ocean sanctuary, especially the squid who live there. That's why we were so thrilled to hear about this massive community-wide mural project, that will very likely include many images of our mascot, the squid. The organizers of this...
Unheard Voices with María Elena De La Garza
On Friday, September 10th, host Gloria Nieto welcomed María Elena De La Garza , for a conversation about immigration, indigenous languages, and social justice. Born and raised in Watsonville, Maria Elena brings 30 years of nonprofit experience to her work as executive...
Covid Update from Deputy Health Officer
Dr. David Guilarducci is the deputy health officer for Santa Cruz County. In this interview, we discuss the current state of Covid in Santa Cruz County and how vaccinations are going, masking mandates, and more.
Unheard Voices with Michael Mechanic
On Friday, September 3rd at 3pm, host Ami Chen Mills-Naim welcomed journalist Michael Mechanic for a follow-up interview. A former staff writer at Metro Santa Cruz, Mechanic is now a Senior Editor at Mother Jones magazine. Ami and Michael discuss his new book,...
Saving our Groundwater: Two UCSC Professors Weigh In
In this episode of Talk of the Bay, I interview two UCSC researchers, Andrew Fisher and Ruth Langridge. Their focus is on groundwater and how to recharge it to better manage this resource for city and farm. Groundwater...
CZU Fire Victims: One year later, moving from disaster to hope
Approximately 911 homes in Santa Cruz County were burned a year ago in the CZU Complex, ignited on August 16th by lightning and officially contained 6 days later. At last count, 259 properties were formally in the rebuilding process. In this conversation, we focused...
Public Banking
Host Mathilde Rand talks with Randa Solick and Rafa Sonnenfeld about the developments of public banking in California and elsewhere. More information at: https://californiapublicbankingalliance.org https://www.publicbankinginstitute.org...
Housing of Violent Sexual Predator Opposed by Locals
This is the letter that County Supervisor Ryan Coonerty sent to Bonny Doon residents, alerting them to plans to place Michael Cheek, who stalked and raped a woman at gunpoint, in a local residence in Bonny Doon on Wild Iris Lane off Empire Grade. In this interview...
Unheard Voices with Juan Dominguez
On Friday, August 27th at 3pm, host Thairie Ritchie welcomed local community organizer Juan Dominguez, they looked at recent news involving all of us, and especially related to people of color. Among the topics: -recent census results and population trends...
Caring for Refugees
Every day, children and families cross our southern border and request asylum as they flee countries with violence, political instability and poverty. How do people of faith respond to this crisis along the border and in our local communities? In this program, we meet...