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Former Mayor Bruce Van Allen on housing and homelessness, policing, and our future
Host Len Beyea interviews local activist, software developer, Board of Education Trustee, and former Santa Cruz Mayor Bruce Van Allen. The conversation covers an effort to establish an alternative crisis response like the CAHOOTS program in Eugene, OR; homelessness...
Reel Work Labor Film Festival
The Reel Work Labor Film Festival, now in its twentieth year, is online in 2021 like so many other events, but that gives viewers expanded opportunities to see a wide array of films on Community TV and streaming online. http://www.reelwork.org/schedule.htm In this...
Manu Koenig on Funding Homelessness Programs
County Supervisor, Manu Koenig was recently the lone dissenting voice on the Santa Cruz County board of supervisors when it came to approving an eight-million dollar contract for homeless services. He says, the money could be better spent on actually shelters for...
Pandemic, childcare, health, employment—all issues are women’s issues
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with Theresa Cariño, Executive Director of Salud Y Cariño, and Jillian Ritter, an analyst for the Office of Supervisor Ryan Coonerty. Both women are members of the Santa Cruz County Women's Commission, a non-partisan...
Unheard Voices with Celestino Rodriguez
On Unheard Voices, Friday, March 26, 2021 host Gloria Nieto interviews community activist Celestino Rodriguez. They discuss recent events in the news and their impact, especially on communities of color. Topics include the recent gun violence in Atlanta and Colorado,...
Renaming Cabrillo College?
There is a proposal to rename Cabrillo College, based on issues raised by faculty and students about his legacy as a conquistador and his role in native genocide. In this program, we hear from Cabrillo president Matthew Wetstein, and Cabrillo trustees, Adam Spickler...
Prepare for Fire Season: Now is the Time
On Talk of the Bay, March 22, 2021 Christine Barrington revisits a previous interview with Liz Anne Jensen from the Fire Safe Santa Cruz County Executive Committee. Fire Season is ongoing for our region, and Liz Anne is a fire preparedness expert personally informed...
Steve Pleich – Wholly Broken System
Steve Pleich says the system is wholly broken.
C. J. Hale – Mantra
C. J. Hale tells us about a favorite mantra he has learned.
Housing Santa Cruz County with Don Lane
On Good News Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 18, 2021 Host Janet Quinn talks with Don Lane about the work that the coalition "Housing for Santa Cruz County" is doing to fulfill their mission, which is to ensure Santa Cruz County is an inclusive, thriving, just, diverse,...