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Erica Aitken – Graphic Artist & Activist

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2022/05/22

On May 19 Pauline Seales and Max Rogozienski interviewed Erica Aitken. They discussed two movements Erica has been involved with recently: Our downtown Our Future (aka ODOF) and Empty Home Tax (EHT). Both movements recently submitted petitions to the City for the November election. Erica also talked about the recent city council Brown Act violation […]

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Equity Transit and Measure D

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2022/05/06

On Thursday May 5 Pauline Seales and Lani Faulkner talked about the importance of including elderly and disabled people in transit planning and discussions. They also reviewed the progress of the efforts against measure D (“greenway” ) on the June ballot, and the delays in trail completion which will result if measure D passes. […]

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Let’s Green Ca with Heidi Harmon

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2022/04/16

On Thursday April 14 Pauline Seales interviewed Heidi Harmon, Senior Public Affairs Director, Let’s Green CA! And former Mayor of San Luis Obbispo. Heidi described her current role at Let’s Green Ca promoting the Romero Bill SB1230. This bill will cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce toxic air pollution, bolster energy resilience, and support green jobs by promoting a faster […]

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Justin Cummings

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2022/04/03

On March 31st 2022 Justin Cummings talked with Pauline Seales on the Good News Santa Cruz program. They talked about Justin’s Chicago background, and the environmental monitoring program he currently supervises, which uses drones for environmental monitoring and is especially useful for studying CZU fire recovery. Justin is running for the 3rd district supervisor seat and […]

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Homeless Garden Project

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2022/03/28

On Thursday, April 7 from 3:30- 4 pm. Host Janet Quinn talked about the Homeless Garden Project with Darrie Ganzhorn, Executive Director and Evan Jones Transitional Employment and Social Work Programs Manager. The Homeless Garden Project provides job training, transitional employment and support services to individuals in Santa Cruz who […]

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Max Rogozienski and student Climate Activism

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2022/02/26

On February 24, 2022 Pauline Seales interviewed Max Rogozienski, a UCSC student Climate Action leader. They discussed the urgent need for UCSC to reduce it’s emissions by converting to all electric heating/cooling systems. UC Davis’s chancellor recently made the commitment and UCSC needs to join them. They also discussed possible plans for Earth Day and […]

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Mountain Trails Stewardship

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2022/01/29

Pauline Seales guest on Jan 27, 2022 was Emma Ussat, trails program manager for Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship. She’s a passionate community-builder and fundraiser with over 8 years of leadership experience in the non-profit sector. They discussed ongoing new trail construction at Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit of the California Coastal National Monument (managed by […]

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Magi Amma and Climate Action

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2022/01/21

On January 20, 2022 Magi Amma talked to Pauline Seales about setting up two new climate groups to greatly increase local participation is working to avert the worst of the looming Climate Crisis. The groups are committed to working together to reach and engage a broad range of the local population. They welcome participation. Magi […]

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Marine Protected Areas and Education

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2022/01/07

On January 6 Pauline Seales talked with Krista Rogers, Education & Outreach Coordinator for Save Our Shores, about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the new virtual reality middle school education program they are piloting. Krista studied Marine Biology at UCSC and worked at the Seymour Center before joining Save Our Shores. She explained the establishment of […]

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Batya Kagan and Overcoming Greed

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2022/01/07

On Thursday Dec 16th Pauline Seales interviewed Batya Kagan. She talked about the needs of people for good connections with both nature and other humans. She believes that the greed for material possessions can be overcome in time through visualization and connections with nature, pets, loved ones. She asked the listeners to try the experiment […]

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Sanitation for the People

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2021/12/10

On Good News Santa Cruz, Dec 9, 2021, Host Janet Quinn interviews Joy Schendledecker and Anna Paganelli about Sanitation for the People, a mutual aid group working for sanitation and waste management services for all. They clean up and work on system change, so that people living without houses get basic services. FB page “Sanitation for […]

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MAH and the Submergence Light Experience

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2021/12/03

On December 2 Robb Woulfe, executive director of the Santa Cruz museum of Art and History (MAH) talked with Pauline Seales. They discussed many exciting and interesting details of the “Ocean of Light: Submergence” exhibit running through January 2, 2022. This exhibit was created by a UK group called Squidsoup, who were not allowed to […]

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James Durbin: The Beast Awakens

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2021/11/22

On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, November 25, 2021, Lucille Tee interviewed James Durbin about the release of his new album “Durbin – The Beast Awakens,” and life in Santa Cruz. “It’s OK to be an artist in your hometown,” said the 32-year-old singer who made a name for himself a decade ago on […]

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Kelly Archer and Homeless Youth

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2021/11/20

On Thursday Nov 18th host Janet Quinn talked with Kelly Archer, who grew up homeless in Southern California. Kelly is active in Santa Cruz helping to provide services for the unhoused community. She attended UC Berkeley and works locally as an environmental engineer. We will be hearing first hand about her life growing up homeless, […]

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Climate Activist Tyler Maldonado

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2021/10/23

On Oct 21, 2021 Pauline Seales talked to climate activist Tyler Maldonado about local climate activism. They started with Tyler’s first climate protest a few years ago where he walked in front of traffic and was briefly arrested. After the CZU fires Tyler worked with many volunteers on creating wattles – compost filled socks – […]

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Expanding the Limits of Medicine with the UCSC...

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2021/10/15

On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, October 14, 2021, host Lucille Tee interviews Tim Harris, director of the Computational Genomics Platform at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, on his role in finding a cure for cancer and other genetic diseases. The institute brings genomics, data sharing, biotechnology and massive computing power together in efforts to […]

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Santa Cruz Cares talks with Janet Quinn

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2021/10/08

On Thursday October 7. 2021, Janet Quinn talked to Kayla Kumar and Joy Schendledecker about Santa Cruz Cares. This fairly new group is dedicated to COMPASSIONATE approaches to houseless people and the whole “homeless situation”. Their neighborhood canvassing has shown that the majority of local people favor compassionate approaches including “Housing First”. The public are […]

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Homeless Teens with Sharon Mullowney

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2021/10/01

On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, Sept 30 host Janet Quinn talked with Sharon Mullowney who has worked with teens for 36 years in the Santa Cruz City Schools Alternative Education Program. They discussed the particular needs of homeless teenagers, a marginalized student population and their unique vulnerabilities. https://www.encompasscs.org/transition_age_youth https://www.encompasscs.org/santa_cruz_county_receives_2_2_million_homeless_youth_grant

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Thairie Ritchie Organizer and Activist asks “Where Do...

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2021/09/26

On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, September 23, 2021 Christine Barrington interviews activist, community organizer, and fellow KSQD talk show host Thairie Ritchie about the Community Forum he organized this past weekend at Mission Plaza examining how Santa Cruz meets collective traumas as a community. The event artfully addressed the often hidden racial tensions that […]

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Keith McHenry’s Mission to Nourish and Sustain

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2021/09/17

On Good News Santa Cruz, Thursday, May 13, 2021 host Janet Quinn talks with Keith McHenry, cofounder of Food Not Bombs. Keith is a community organizer, activist, as well as an artist who has had a outsized impact on many lives here in Santa Cruz. Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer movement that recovers food […]

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