Santa Cruz County Local News

Aloha kakou, hello everybody! Please join us this Wednesday Sept. 18, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM with your host Cousin Norm for some, “Timeless Hawaiian Music” where he plays, “The new songs, the old songs and everything else in between.” On this week’s show, The Featured Artist Of The Week” is Moe Keale–a Hawaiian entertainer filled with so much “Aloha” they named an annual award after him: “The Moe Keale, Aloha Is Award."
Feel the Hawaiian breezes as we listen to the beautiful music from and about Hawai’i.
So many ways to listen! Tune your radio dial to 89.5, 89.7 in South Monterey Bay Area or 90.7 FM in Santa Cruz. Stream from anywhere in the world on KSQD.org or better yet, download the KSQD App to enjoy one tap live streaming, on-demand content, playlists, and exclusive station news.

Tune in at 12 a.m., Monday, September 16th, and hear the Gypsy Scholar present his annual Leonard Cohen Birthday Tribute for "I'm Your Man" in the Tower of Song. Leonard Cohen, the great bard who reigns supreme in the Tower of Song, was born on September 21, 1934 in Canada. This means he's a Virgo (with a birthdate just one day before the GS).
Be sure to check out the extensive webpage dedicated to LC on the Tower of Song website at revradiotowerofsong.com (a subpage under the "Musekal Philosophy" webpage on the menu scroll bar).

Electronic music from all eras–EDM, House, 80's, 70's, and 60's.  Oblique Strategies was a card game invented by Brian Eno, which characterizes the eclectic nature of the show.

By Lisa Robinson

Shapiro At Large Mondays at 11 AM. No genre, no era, is off limits in this eclectic, upbeat mix. It’s a great way to start your week!

Join me, Melissa Martine, Under the Moon where we’ll jam out in the dark. Together we’ll dance and chill to a diverse mix of music–from House, Reggae, Latin, Electronic and so much more. 
Catch it live or listen on demand via our two-week archive. Available in the app and at KSQD.org

“California Against the Sea: Visions for our Vanishing Coastline”   
“Be Bold America!” Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 5:00pm (PT)
 
“As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, we will finally grasp our collective capacity for change?” – Rosanna Xia
Along California’s 1,200-mile coastline, the overheated Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that 27 million people call home.
What are the impacts of engineered landscapes, the market pressures of development, and the ecological activism and political scrimmages that have carved up our contemporary coastline? Do they foretell even greater changes to our shores?
 Hear about the beaches from the Mexican border to the sheer-cliffed North Coast; from the voices of Indigenous leaders, community activists, small town mayors, urban engineers, and tenacious environmental scientists on the challenges and urgency of forging a climate-wise future.
Interview Guest:
Rosanna Xia is an environmental reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. Her award-winning book, California Against the Sea, has been praised as a beautiful and revelatory exploration of how we relate to the natural world.
Guest Cohost:
Mike Clancy is the current Chair of the Monterey County Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and serves on the Question Review Team for the Annual Leon Panetta Lecture Series.  He has authored over 100 publications and is the recipient of the Navy’s highest civilian award, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award.

Judy Collins recently performed in Santa Cruz. I was able to catch up with her and talk about her history of singing and writing songs.
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Join Erik Nelson and very special guest Henry Kaiser for a special three-hour edition of the GRATEFUL DEAD ZONE, as they explore the miraculous world of the legendary “Live/Dead” album. Recorded in February and March of 1969, on a then state-of-the-art 16-track tape machine, this classic live album is not only considered one of the finest musical accomplishments of the Dead but is a revolutionary high-water mark for the entire Psychedelic Movement. Across this three-hour special, Kaiser and Nelson will only showcase the music that was NOT on the album — allowing for an alternate look at this alternative music classic.

St. Francis senior quarterback Javier DaRosa-Fonseca scrambled his way into the end zone to help lift the Sharks past Greenfield for a 28-21 win in overtime Friday night.

Former Watsonville Fire Capt. Ron Rackley serves up homemade chili to Linda Hicks at the opening day barbecue lunch where huge crowds are filing through the 2024 fair. Dozens of fair food options will be offered through Sunday, with the stand kettlecorn, corn dogs, burgers, shave ice and more. Collections, arts and crafts, floriculture, the history of agriculture in the Pajaro Valley, livestock competitions, business displays, carnival ride, the Bug Barn and evening drone light shows are a mere sampling of the wealth of attractions this year. The Santa Cruz County Fair, with the theme “Pioneer Days to Modern Ways,” will run Sept. 11-15.Visit santacruzcountyfair.com for a full schedule.

Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Jenny Scheinman – All Species Parade feat. Carmen Staaf, Adam Ratner, Tony Scherr & Mark Ferber at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz on October 9, 7pm.

Enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Habib Koité, Aly Keïta, & Lamine Cissokho – Mandé Sila at Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz on November 6, 9pm.

The 2024 Scotts Valley State of the City takes place Thursday, Sept. 19, from 4-6:15pm at the new Scotts Valley Cultural and Performing Arts Center, next to the public library on Kings Village Road.

The third annual Scotts Valley Multicultural Fair once again provided a venue where people of all ages could learn about different cultures last Saturday.

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of a series of articles on the Felton Fire Protection District. This installment is a focus on Felton’s new interim chief, Isaac Blum, and the strengths and vision he brings to the faltering department.

Longtime SLV resident supports Bradford for county supervisor