Woody Hastings on the fossil fuel industry’s ongoing campaign to undermine meaningful climate legislation
Woody Hastings is the Phase Out Polluting Fuels program manager for The Climate Center. He is an energy and environmental policy analyst, strategic planner, and community organizer with over thirty years of experience in the non-profit, governmental, and...
Consuelo Alba, Founder Watsonville Film Festival
It's no small task to start something new and keep it going for 12 years. That's the story for film maker and mover and shaker, Consuelo Alba. Seeing a lack of Latino/a representation in film, and especially film festivals, she decided to do something about it. Now in...
Election Wrap up with Chris Neely and Ami Chen-Mills
Sifting through the results of the primary election, we find some trends locally and statewide and discuss the future of the progressive movement in Santa Cruz. Is it dead, or just dormant?
Raquel Jolio- The Void
Raquel Jolio dedicated this piece to her professor Terry Terar. Photo courtesy of Stephen Leonardi.
Myths and Realities of Affordable Housing
In many California communities, the acceptable political dialogue over building “affordable housing” has become extremely narrow. The solution at the statewide level—with massive support from the real estate lobby--has been to “build, Baby, build” and now that mantra...