In the summer of 2008, LizAnne Jensen and her husband  scrambled to evacuate their home ahead of the raging Martin Fire.  LizAnne found herself running from room to room uncertain what to grab. Luckily their home was spared, and LizAnne vowed never again to be caught unprepared. The result is a practical lifesaving  brochure setting […]

Tory del Favro, Partnership Specialist US Census Bureau, and Diana Cowen, Communications Manager Santa Cruz Public Libraries, and host Mathilde Rand discuss many aspects of the 2020 Census, coming up on April 1, 2020.

Did you know that many homes destroyed by wildfire are set alight from the inside?  by something that can precede the flames by as much as a mile or more?!    

Jimmy Kelly and Jane Meredith Daugherty join host Mathilde Rand in a discussion about the life of letter carriers in Santa Cruz from hard to deliver mail during the fiscal crisis to their connection with the community. Both are musicians sharing their experiences as letter carriers and the ways they share their talents.

“It seems to me that creativity and empowerment go hand in hand…At FoodWhat everything is led, driven, and inspired by the youth”                                          Irene Juarez Programs Manager and Visual Artist  

The Healer trio show through and with their music how they are connected to their community. The Healer trio Gail Swayne, Claire Paul and Karen Katz are accompanied by Russell Brutsché on the guitar.

FoodWhat Founder/Director Doron Comerchero describes a unique farm-based program for Santa Cruz County youth: “The playing field for youth in Santa Cruz County is not level.  FoodWhat  serves low-income and struggling teenage youth across Santa Cruz County who suffer disproportionately from common problems associated with poverty: diminished school success, severely limited employment options, personal or […]

Jen Hooker and Jeanne O’Grady of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries share the many kinds of programming at the SC Public Libraries, both familiar and unfamiliar, but all very exciting ways the public can enjoy and participate at the county’s libraries.

Southern Sea Otters: an endangered species still recovering from the era of poaching.  Ron Eby and Robert Scoles, citizen scientists and devoted observers, discovered behavior that utterly confounded what the scientists thought they knew!

Maria Cadenas from Santa Cruz Community Ventures and Ross Newport from Community Printers discuss many aspects of employee owned business. A surprise encounter about an important issue.