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Meet Tzimtzum, a new Jewish community in the Santa Cruz area
In this episode of Talk of the Bay, host Meilin Obinata introduces two members of the Tzimtzum Community, which offers Jewish Gatherings for Personal…
7 months, 1 week ago
In early May, dozens of nonprofit and health care leaders assembled outside of Watsonville Community Hospital to altogether issue a desperate plea: hands off our health care. The message came hours before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee, which is responsible for health care funding, began debating a Republican-sponsored spending bill in Congress that seeks to cut $880 billion mostly from the budget funding Medicaid, or Medi-Cal as it’s known in California. The unprecedented slashing of the federal program, established almost 60 years ago, will help pay for $4.5 trillion in planned tax breaks being pushed by the White House. Republicans in the House insist they’re eliminating wasteful spending while Democrats warn that millions of Americans will be dropped from their coverage if the bill becomes law. Here in Santa Cruz County, almost 90,000 residents are Medi-Cal beneficiaries and many of them go to Watsonville-based Salud Para La Gente to receive care. That’s why Salud’s chief medical officer, Dr. D
In early May, dozens of nonprofit and health care leaders assembled outside of Watsonville Community Hospital to altogether issue a desperate plea: h…
7 months, 1 week ago
125 years of redwood conservation at Sempervirens Fund
Sara Barth, executive director of Sempervirens fund, joined Talk of the Bay just a few days shy of a monumental occasion for California’s first land …
7 months, 1 week ago
La Familia de Richie Valens
Episode 6
We have the pleasure to talk to the family of Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer Ritchie Valens. He was the first Chicano to reach such accomplishments.
On t…
7 months, 1 week ago
A Small Town in Italy Protests Gaza War
I am traveling in Italy, in the Garfagnana region, a hilly, remote valley with ancient hilltowns and castles. In the small town of Castelnuovo di Gar…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Squid on the Street: International Travel Anyone?
Our intrepid Squid on the Street, UCSC Humanities intern, Maury Burnett-Cavoto asked people how they feel about traveling out of the country under Tr…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Ethnic Studies from the Perspective of an Educator and a Jewish Community Member
Episode 5
On KSQD’s Talk of the Bay, host Omar Diegez speaks with Bobby Pelz, Ethnic Studies teacher at the Pajaro Valley High School, and Caroline Kuspa, of J…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
From the Streets: Addiction and Recovery
The host was Omar Diguez.
Our guests discussed what it’s like to be in recovery, the sense of desperation, seeking healing though ceremonies. many d…
8 months ago
From the Streets: Restoring Ethnic Studies in Pajaro Valley
“From the Streets,” is a new Talk of the Bay series, hosted by Omar Dieguez. His guests for this show were Professor Christine Hong of UC Santa Cruz…
8 months ago
Voices of Change: Community, Culture, and Ethnic Studies in Pajaro Valley – Talk of the Bay
“From the Streets,” is a new Talk of the Bay series, hosted by Omar Dieguez. His guests are Roy Recio, Watsonville native and founder of the Tobera …
8 months, 1 week ago