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Squid-Fest West a Success!

Squid-Fest West a Success!

Music, food, and love for K-Squid. What more could we ask for? Our first-ever Squid-Fest West benefit concert and auction was a smashing success. Over 200 happy revelers enjoyed music by Keith Greeninger, Tammi Brown, The Coffis Brothers, Dan and Laurel, The Dooners,...

The Film Gang Review: Joker

The Film Gang Review: Joker

  "What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?" That’s the question asked by the titular character of Joker, a film that luxuriates in giving us the answer. By now, anyone with a pulse knows that...

Power of Political Sound-Bites

Power of Political Sound-Bites

In our overwhelming news-culture, a short clip of speech that typifies a lengthier concept is increasingly employed by politicians to summarize their positions and/or label opponents and ideas whether true or not. In the past few years, this strategy has been increasingly exploited. With the current impeachment inquiry and the upcoming presidential election, the war of sound-bites will become deafening.

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Joe La Barbera in Conversation With Keshav Batish

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Fire Preparedness in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)

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Congressman Jimmy Panetta on Veterans Compensation

Congressman Jimmy Panetta on Veterans Compensation

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Housing for People Gathers Signatures for Initiative

Housing for People Gathers Signatures for Initiative

A citizen's initiative is busy gathering signatures in the city of Santa Cruz that would allow residents to vote on ...
Vote on Your Favorite "Otter 841" Song

Vote on Your Favorite “Otter 841” Song

KSQD is holding a contest for the best song about our famous surfboard-biting, surfing sea otter, called 841 by scientists ...
Making ecocide an international crime - A conversation with Jojo Mehta of Stop Ecocide International

Making ecocide an international crime – A conversation with Jojo Mehta of Stop Ecocide International

Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocide alongside barrister and legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to support the establishment of ecocide ...