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  Eric Lombardo is a conservationist and housing and transit advocate. He is interested in how land use affects everything we do, from where we live to how we move. He works as Policy Manager at the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, but appears on Talk of the Bay in a different capacity – […]

  David Shaw is a whole systems designer, naturalist, farmer, educator, and musician. His focus is building connections – with ourselves, with each other, and with nature. David founded Santa Cruz Permaculture, a company dedicated to amplifying regenerative land stewardship, and the UCSC Right Livelihood Center, a partnership with the “Alternative Nobel Prize.” He completed […]

Talk of the Bay host Chris Krohn leads a discussion that centers around all those tall buildings going up in downtown Santa Cruz. Are they affordable? Who will live in them, locals or out of towners? And, are we seeing the end of a once great funky beach town, redolent with hippie and surfer vibes, […]

Homeowners in fire-prone areas are being canceled by their insurance companies who are fleeing the state, claiming the risks are too high for the money they are getting. This has caused thousands of homeowners to pay triple or quadruple their previous rates to the so-called Fair Plan, California’s program of last resort. Should a large […]

On this episode of Talk of the Bay with Meilin Obinata, we will learn about the evolution of Ethnic Studies, statewide and locally. Our guests are Omar Dieguez, of Barrios Unidos and Aptos High School graduate, Maximiliano Barrazas, a current high school student, Lourdes Barrazas, mother of Maximiliano and psychologist, Bobby Pelz who teaches Ethnic […]

When Kevin Adler’s uncle Mark died in a homeless shelter in Santa Cruz after years on the streets suffering from schizophrenia, Kevin knew things needed to change when it came to how we view unhoused people. Since then, Kevin has been writing, speaking and creating a nonprofit that helps homeless individuals find a way back […]

The Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk turned 100 years old on May 17th, 2024. We celebrated by interviewing Jessie Durant, the Seaside Company’s archivist about the history of the ride and the iconic boardwalk amusement park. Topics included the famous merry-go-round, the old natatorium, and other history oddities related to […]

Hundreds of dead and dying pelicans have washed up on beaches in recent weeks all up and down the California Coast. The staff at the Santa Cruz Native Animal Rescue center have been swamped with underfed and hypothermic animals. In this interview, Amy Redfeather tells listeners what to do if they find a sick bird […]

The venerated two day Redwood Mountain Faire is back. Did you know it is produced by 200 volunteers to benefit nonprofits in the San Lorenzo Valley? The lineup this year is exciting and the weather is predicted to be divine (sun hats recommended).

Rebecca Gross is a grad student representative of the UAW, which is currently on strike across three UC Campuses including UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis and UCLA. She talks about the reasons for the strike, the situation of protesters mixing with strikers and blockading the entrance to campus, and other thorny issues surrounding the strike […]