Local News from KSQD
FirstPersonSingular: Alan Ritch – Annie Gordon
Alan Ritch remembers his mother-in-law's last home.
Sarah Beck – Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries
Exploring Monterey Bay host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Sarah Beck, Executive Director of the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Sarah is a passionate advocate for the role of our public libraries as centers of lifelong learning, incubators of...
How California Works: Building Democracy in the Golden State – PART 2
“Be Bold America!” Sunday, November 9, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT) “Wishing that things worked one way or another is not the same as knowing how things work. It’s when we all know how things work that we can impact things, from democracy itself to a local development project...
FirstPersonSingular: Sarah Rabkin – Democracy
Sarah Rabkin and her neighbors renew their democratic experience.
Post-Election Reflection
This Talk of the Bay includes phone-in comments from listeners, and guests Erik Nelson, host, What a Week, KSQD, and Adam Spickler, a Cabrillo College Trustee and political observer.
Santa Cruz Local Election Guide
Santa Cruz County voters have several ballot initiatives and two county supervisor races to vote on, including city council races in three cities. We took time to go through several measures and candidates with Santa Cruz Local editor, Stephen Baxter and reporter,...
Those darn protesters! Sunday Dinner with DJ Dupsie
Guest DJ Beebs joins the dinner to serve up their inside perspectives from the spring 2024 demonstrations at UCSC in support of the people of Palestine!
Loma Prieta Earthquake 35th Anniversary Observance
Thirty-five years ago, the Loma Prieta earthquake changed life for locals in the Monterey Bay area and the San Francisco Bay area. In this program, we hear from Tony Russomanno, who was a reporter for KGO TV at the time, and Fred Keeley, who was a Santa Cruz County...
FirstPersonSingular: Sally Grey – Sunny October Evening
Sally Grey remembers a sunny October evening. Photo courtesy of Wilson Malone.
Back from the brink: Watsonville Community Hospital two years after its return to public ownership • Talk of the Bay
It has been just over two years since the Pajaro Valley Health Care District acquired Watsonville Community Hospital and returned it to public ownership for the first time in decades. But that didn’t happen by accident and in many ways, it’s a miracle the hospital is...