Talk of the Bay
Talk of the Bay is committed to covering political, social, and cultural topics from around the Monterey Bay. We focus on current events and people making news locally (from the central coast to Sacramento). We also consider national and international issues, their impact on the central coast, and local responses. We tackle perennial topics like housing, homelessness, transportation, education, and more from a new angle.
Faris Sabbah talks education in Santa Cruz
Suki Wessling and Brad Kava interview Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah about the state of public education in Santa Cruz County. We also discuss AB-1505, the new charter school law.
Fire Tax on Rural Residents
Rural residents in Santa Cruz County are being asked to vote on whether to assess a new tax on their properties to pay for more firefighters. 40 year Bonny Doon resident, Stephen Homan doesn't think...
New Santa Cruz Mayor Justin Cummings
Justin Cummings was recently appointed Mayor of Santa Cruz. He speaks about the challenges and opportunities he's facing to try to bring together a fractious council during a recall election. Also...
Annrae Angel, Candidate for Judge
There are three candidates running for Santa Cruz Superior Court judge. One of them is Annrae Angel. You can read about her here: https://www.angel4judge2020.com/ KSQD's Rachel Anne Goodman spent a...
Host Bios
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, May 16 5:00pm
HOSTED BY
Rachel Anne Goodman
Since 1980, Rachel has hosted radio shows on public stations around the U.S. where she interviewed many amazing figures. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, A Labor of Love: Midwifery in the South, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. Ms. Goodman has a Peabody award for her work on The DNA Files for NPR. She currently teaches at Cabrillo College
in Aptos and at UC Santa Cruz.