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Downtown Santa Cruz Opens up to Summer
As Santa Cruz opens back up, what's happening in our most active tourist and local shopping district? Santa Cruz Downtown Association Executive Director Jorian Wilkins joins Talk of the Bay host Suki Wessling to talk about downtown. What was the last year like? What...
Unheard Voices with Ami Chen Mills-Naim
On Friday, May 21, 2021 host Ami Chen Mills-Naim welcomed 4 guests, including Gerry Low-Sabado, whose ancestors lived in the Pacific Grove Chinese fishing village that burned down; a former President for the Feast; and younger activists who say current changes are not...
Panel discussion: The real people affected by anti-transgender care laws
Around the country, conservative lawmakers are rushing to enact laws restricting the rights of parents, doctors, and transgender teenagers to pursue treatments that are well-studied, safe, and proven to save the lives of very vulnerable transgender children and teens....
Cabrillo Students Debate College Name Change Part 2
Since last July, the Cabrillo College community of faculty, staff, students, and trustees have been engaged in a dialogue about whether or how to change the college's name. In this broadcast, students in my Cabrillo College broadcast journalism class host a debate on...
Cabrillo Students Debate College Name Change Part 1
Since last July, the Cabrillo College community of faculty, staff, students, and trustees have been engaged in a dialogue about whether or how to change the college's name. In this broadcast, students in my Cabrillo College broadcast journalism class host a debate on...
Roomers and Zoomers go back to school
It's been the wildest, most unprecedented year of public school in memory. A year ago, students stared bleary-eyed at teachers fumbling through new technology. Now, teachers are connected, media-savvy, and wired for action. Students learning from school—Roomers—are...
Laurie Corn and Sally Grey – San Lorenzo Valley Counterculture Living
What was life like in the 70s and 80s in the San Lorenzo Valley? Laurie Corn’s memoir, The Half-Built House on the Hill and Sally Grey’s novel Jack of All Trades with their heartfelt and quirky stories are front and center in the discussion with host Mathilde Rand. ...
New Tourism Survey Yields Some Surprises
What percent of locals are eager to see the return of tourism to Santa Cruz County? The number may surprise you. Who books the travel and what are they saying about how safe it is to travel to our fair region? Those are just a few of the questions (and answers) from a...
Future of Local Libraries
Susan Nemitz is the Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Public Library system. In this episode of Talk of the Bay, she talks about how the role of libraries in our modern world is changing. Will they be full of computers as well as books? What are people most needing...
Unheard Voices with Shirley Wong and Yoshimi Miyazaki
On Friday on May 7th, 2021 at 3 pm Host Gloria Nieto welcomed Shirley Wong and Yoshimi Miyazaki, shared their experiences as Asian-American women - in recent months, and over the course of their lives. Shirley is a 2nd-generation Chinese American, who lives in Santa...