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Faith in the Time of Corona: Churches Making a Difference
There are a variety of churches and faith-based organizations throughout Santa Cruz County that are providing needed relief and support during the Covid-19 crisis. As part of the special Faith Matters series titled Faith in the Time of Corona, three leaders from two...
DIY Workshop Turns to Mask Production
Photo Credit: Idea Fab Labs This story first aired on Talk of the Bay. It is produced by Science Communications intern, Jesse Kathan. Transcript On the westside of Santa Cruz, the imposing Wrigley building has mostly gone dormant. Many tenants have had to close up...
Farmworker health during covid pandemic
This feature was produced by UCSC Science Communications intern, Jesse Kathan. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Transcript [background conversation in Spanish] The temperature is in the eighties on a recent spring day in Watsonville. A woman watches her four daughters...
Environmental and Societal Impacts of the Proposed Garage/Library Structure–A Deeper Dive
On Talk of the Bay, Tuesday, May 26, Christine Barrington revisits the Santa Cruz city proposal for building a new composite structure of: Parking Garage, new library, and housing on the present site of the longstanding downtown Santa Cruz Farmer's Market. This is a...
Memorial Day Special: Local veterans’ advocates praise our community and ask for compassion and action
On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling speaks with local veterans' advocates Travis Deyoung and Dean Kaufman about the meaning of Memorial Day, the experiences of veterans in our county, and what we can do to support those who have committed themselves to service....
Positive Discipline Community Resources 2
Colleen Murphy and Jane Weed-Pomerantz join host Mathilde Rand to discuss parenting and their work with parents and educators, especially in the time of COVID.
Mount Madonna students interview DC leaders
On this Talk of the Bay interview, Mount Madonna School students Noah Tervalon and Tabitha Hardin-Zollo talk about their experiences interviewing leaders in Washington, D.C. including West Virginia Senator, Joe Manchin. Also on board is their mentor, Ward Maillard....
A central coast public bank?
In this Talk of the Bay interview, activists Brett Garrett and Erica Stanojevic from People for Public Banking talk about their goal to start a public bank serving the central coast region. Erica is a former elementary school teacher who left that in order to focus on...
Ray Newkirk – Bubble
Ray Newkirk ponders about living in a bubble.
Tiny Flowers: Preserving Gilia tenuiflora
This week on Santa Cruz Naturalist we speak with Brett Bell, Restoration Steward at the UC Santa Cruz Fort Ord Natural Reserve. Listen in as Brett introduces listeners to a rare and tiny flower, called Gilia tenuiflora ssp. arenaria, found in Monterey Bay's coastal...