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.
Former Senator Bill Monning on Santa Cruz’ Measure Z Soda Tax
On November 5th, residents of Santa Cruz will be asked if they agree to be taxed 2 cents per fluid ounce of sugar-sweetened drinks. Having pushed a similar bill at a statewide level, former state...
Stephanie Savell dives into the Costs of War, in lives, in dollars, in environmental destruction, and erosion of freedom
Stephanie Savell is the Director of the Costs of War project, housed at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, where she is a Senior Fellow. Dr. Savell’s...
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...
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...
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Airs Monday through Friday at 5:00 PM
NEXT SHOW
Thursday, November 7 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.