Local News from KSQD
Talk of the Bay: KSQD Celebrates with Santa Cruz Pride!
June is Pride month across the nation and Santa Cruz set off the celebrations with their joyous parade on June 2. KSQD was there and captured the voices and spirit of one of longest-running Pride parades in the state. On this day people came in all their playful...
Take the scaffolding down: Mothering neuroatypical adults
What happens when your children don't meet society's expectations for development and behavior? Rebecca and Wendy agreed to an interview for last month's "Motherhood in the 21st Century" episode, but as soon as we began to talk, it was clear that their perspectives as...
How changing land use patterns can reduce housing costs and municipal budgets and make transit viable – a conversation with Eric Lombardo
Eric Lombardo is a conservationist and housing and transit advocate. He is interested in how land use affects everything we do, from where we live to how we move. He works as Policy Manager at the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, but appears on Talk of the Bay...
Local farmer and educator David Shaw on building connections through permaculture and the Right Livelihood Center
David Shaw is a whole systems designer, naturalist, farmer, educator, and musician. His focus is building connections – with ourselves, with each other, and with nature. David founded Santa Cruz Permaculture, a company dedicated to amplifying regenerative land...
What’s Left of the Left? (Part 1)
Talk of the Bay host Chris Krohn leads a discussion that centers around all those tall buildings going up in downtown Santa Cruz. Are they affordable? Who will live in them, locals or out of towners? And, are we seeing the end of a once great funky beach town,...
Meals On Wheels Salinas Valley – Regina Gage
Regina Gage of Meals On Wheels of Salinas Valley shares with host Mathilde Rand a wealth of informative and fun facts about the multi-layered work of her organization. Phone: 831-758-6325 Website: mowsalinas.org Email Regina: reginag@mowsalinas.org
You’ve Been Canceled Part III: A Broker’s Perspective
Homeowners in fire-prone areas are being canceled by their insurance companies who are fleeing the state, claiming the risks are too high for the money they are getting. This has caused thousands of homeowners to pay triple or quadruple their previous rates to the...
The Scoop on Ethnic Studies, in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and Beyond
On this episode of Talk of the Bay with Meilin Obinata, we will learn about the evolution of Ethnic Studies, statewide and locally. Our guests are Omar Dieguez, of Barrios Unidos and Aptos High School graduate, Maximiliano Barrazas, a current high school student,...
When We Walk By-A Book by Kevin Adler
When Kevin Adler's uncle Mark died in a homeless shelter in Santa Cruz after years on the streets suffering from schizophrenia, Kevin knew things needed to change when it came to how we view unhoused people. Since then, Kevin has been writing, speaking and creating a...
Sowing Seeds: Stories of Filipino Immigrants in Pajaro Valley
This is the transcript of the feature by Grace McCarty on Watsonville is in the Heart's exhibit, Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley Me: This is Grace McCarty, the UCSC humanities intern with KSQD. The Pajaro Valley has long been home to...