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Sibley Simon of New Way Homes on the housing crisis, affordability, infill, and innovative financing
Sibley Simon is a social entrepreneur, a co-founder of the 180/2020 Initiative to end veteran and chronic homelessness in Santa Cruz County, and a former award-winning technology innovator. As President of New Way Homes and Managing Director of Envision...
Allison Paradise of the Epicenter on empowering youth through awareness, wonderment, and exploration
The Epicenter empowers students ages 7 - 22 to connect with their authentic selves and their limitless potential. The experience of being empowered is transformative. It can lead to feelings of liberation, awe, clarity, focus, strength, confidence, purpose,...
Adam Bolanos Scow
On Thursday Nov 11th Pauline Seales talked with Adam Bolanos Scow. Adam is now working for CORA - Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture. One of the main goals of this group is to phase out pesticides and convert Pajaro Valley to organic and regenerative...
Sustainability Now! Sunday, November 14th: W(h)ither Water? with Sierra Ryan, County Water Resources Manager
W(h)ither Water? with Sierra Ryan, County Water Resources Manager on Sustainability Now! Sunday, November 14th, 5-6 PM on KSQD Central California just experienced one of the three most intense storms since the 1950s, but was that prelude to feast or famine this...
UC Lecturers May Strike
In this interview, we hear from Vice-President of UC-AFT, the union representing all UC lecturers, about stalled contract negotiations and frustrations over bargaining practices that may lead to a system-wide strike next week. Find out why the over 6,000 lecturers are...
Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture
Dr. Ann Lopez, founder of the Center for Farmworker Families, is no stranger to the effects of pesticides. In her work with migrant farmworker families, she sees children with high cancer rates and other serious health problems. A new initiative, the Campaign for...
United Against Hate Week takes off in Santa Cruz
Dr. Marcelle E. DuPraw (“Marci”) is a facilitator and mediator specializing in cross-cultural environmental challenges, landscape-scale collaboration, and collaborative capacity-building. She holds a PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, as well as a Bachelor’s in...
Responding to a Generation in Crisis
Rates of depression and suicide in youth have skyrocketed since the pandemic. A new program seeks to break the stigma of seeking help for youth suffering from depression and anxiety and other mental conditions. The idea is to intervene early before things get to the...
Update on Placement of SVP in SC County
As the deadline nears for Judge Syda Cogliati to decide whether to place a violent sexual predator in the community of Bonny Doon, residents are sounding the alarm about unscrupulous practices on behalf of the private company in charge of finding housing for Michael...
Behind the Mic: Luigi Oppido
On Talk of the Bay, Monday, November 1, 2020, host Christine Barrington goes Behind the Mic with Luigi Oppido, host of Tuesday's Computer Man show. KSQD is community radio---whether it’s music or talk, much of the programming streaming your way on 90.7 FM is created...