Community Matters
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Community Matters features guest interviews to discuss topics of interest to the Santa Cruz Community. We aim to help people better understand important local issues and learn how to get involved to make a positive difference. Please listen and call in to join the discussions.
Listen to Community Matters live every Friday from 2:00pm to 4:00 pm PT on https://santacruzvoice.com
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April 24, 2026 Interview with Mr. Michael Polkabla, Senior Industrial Hygienist with BioMax Environmental t
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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April 17, 2026 Interview with Mr. Ed Mitchell, Lead Investigator for Never Again Moss Landing
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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February 27, 2026 Interview with Cabrillo College President Dr. Jenn Capps & Mkting. Director Ms. Kristin Fabos; 2nd Hour: Mr. Lee Butler, Planning Director for City of Santa Cruz
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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February 20, 2026 Interviews Bob Broussard re: S.C.C. Civil Grand Jury; Dr. Mijin Cha re: BESS and environmental justice
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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February 13, 2026 Interview with Dr. Xiaoliang Wang re: Moss Landing Battery Fire and Toxins; Update on Santa Cruz County Draft BESS Ordinance; A Voice for Mila B.
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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February 6, 2026 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) updates [short program due to technical difficulties]]
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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January 30, 2026 Interview with Mr. Drew Bohan, Cal. Energy Commission Executive Director: Ms. Ashley Bridges, Pajaro Loaves and Fishes Executive Director
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Janury 23, 2026 Guest Interviews with Gillian Greensite (Santa Cruz City Affordable Housing Ministerial Approval Overlay); Jim Wason (Winter Field Day); Ed Mitchell (Moss Landing Vistra BESS Fire)
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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January 16, 2026 1st Hour: Nina Audino re: Santa Cruz County BESS Ordinance; 2nd Hour: Scott Smith Blue Sjirt Justice League & EPA Whistleblowers
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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January 9, 2026 Interview Gary Patton & Measure J; Carol Bjorn, Phillip Carranco, Karell Reader re:County BESS Ordinance
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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December 19, 2025 Interviews [One hour only due to power outage): Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries; Arukah Project
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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December 19, 2025 Interviews: Sara Beck & Friends of SC County Libraries; Loreal Weitzel & Arukah Project
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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December 12, 2025 Interviews with Local Non-Profits (Santa Cruz Gives) Senior Legal Services, El Pajaro CDC, Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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December 5, 2025 Interview with Mr. Amin AbuAmara about the Rail Trail; Groundwater Issues in MidCounty with Mr. Jon Kennedy
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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November 28, 2025 Interviews: Hour one: Amateur Radio Operators Roberta Roberts & Pete Johnson: Last Week's Search & Rescue Comm's; Jpir Two BESS Updates; Kris Kirby Runs for Office
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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November 21, 2025 Interview with Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church, Phillip Carranco, Karell Reader re: BESS moratorium/ ordinance
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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November 14, 2025 Interview with Tom Ginsburg: 3720 Capitola Road Project; Interview with Nina Beety: MBARI's harmful sonar mapping project
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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November 7, 2025 Hour 1: Discussion of Santa Cruz County BESS; Hour 2: Vets 4 Vets Interview
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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October 31, 2025 Interviews re: BESS Issues with Supervisor Glenn Church, Nina Audino and Brian Roeder
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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October 17, 2025 Interview of Sandy Lydon on the Anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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October 10, 2025 Hour 1: Update re: BESS in Santa Cruz County; HHour 2: Barak Laub and Jess T. Rising Worldwide & Film View
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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October 3, 2025 BESS Update for SC; Kris Kirby & Oregon; Marta & Ilea Buliach on Watsonville Homelssnes Plan
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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September 26, 2025 Hour One: Scott Smith/ Blue Shirt Justice League: Truth Behind the Moss Landing Battery Fire Disaster; Hour Two: David Hurwitz / CASI: Oct. 8 Briefing on "Meltdown in Moss Landing"
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Sept. 19, 2025 Interview Hour One: Arukah Project & Human Trafficking; Hour Two: Santa Cruz County Long Term Recovery Group & CZU Fire/Flood Rebuilding
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Sept. 5, 2025 Interviews: Hour One: Dori Rose Inda, CEO of Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds; Hour 2: Dr. Matt Wetstein and Ms. Kristin Fabos, Cabrillo College
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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August 29, 2025 Hour One Interview with Andy Caldwell "Voice of Reason" Host re: Nipomo BESS; Discussion of Scott Smith Presenting Dioxin Test Results at Moss Landing Battery Fire Area
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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August 22, 2025 Hour One: Interview with Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church re: Moss Landing Vistra Fire ; Hour Two: Felton Fire District Chief Blum and Board: the Fire District's Futurerict
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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August 15, 2025 Interview with Dr. Michael Hogan (Ca Arts & Sciences Institute) re: Oct. 8 Impacts of Lithium BESS Event; Mr. John Hassar: Invinity non-lithium BESS
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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August 8, 2025 Interview with Ed Mitchell, Lead Ivestigator for Never Again Moss Landing
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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August 1, 2025 Hour One: Interview with Roxanne and David re: RTC Demands to Mobile Home Park Residents in Capitola to Move; Second Hour: Felton Fire Dept. Issues; Lithium BESS Updates
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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July 18, 2025 Full Interview with Regional Transportation Commission CEO Sarah Christensen re: Highway One and Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line Projects
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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July 25, 2025 Hour One: Discussion of State Fire Marshal BESS Fire Safety Symposium; Hour Two: Continued BESS Discussion & Rail Trail Info
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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July 18, 2025 Hour ONe: Discussion of Battery Energy Storage Issues; Hour Two: Interview With Ms. Sarah Christensen, CEO Santa Cruz RTC re: passenger rail and highway projects.
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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July 11, 2025 Interview with Ms. Skylar Sacoolas of GreenAction...Helping Moss Landing After the Vistra Battery Fire
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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June 27, 2025 Hour 1: Interview With Brian Peoples, Trail Now; Hour 2: Interview With Brian Roeder, Never Again Moss Landing Update/Nina Audino, Stop Lithium BESS in Santa Cruz County
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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June 13, 2025 1st Hour: Mr. Ed Mitchell, Lead Investigator for Never Again Moss Landing..why did agencies fail to respond? 2nd Hour, discussing proposed grid-scale lithium BESS in Watsonville
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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June 6, 2025 Hour One: Tim Richards re: Appeal of 151' Cell Tower in Bonny Doon; Hour Two: Jami Wallace re: Similarities in Agency Actions in East Palestine, OH and Moss Landing Vistra Battery Fire
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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May 30, 2025 Interviews Hour 1: Sally Arnold with Friends of Rail & Trail; Hour 2: Brian Roeder with Never Again Moss Landing
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May 30, 2025 |
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May 23, 2025 Hour One: Never Again Moss Landing BESS and Santa Cruz County BESS Politics; Hour Two: Barry Branin re: Morro Bay BESS and Activism
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May 24, 2025 |
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May 16, 2025 Hour One: What did the Santa Cruz City Coucil Approve re: Downtown Expansion Plan? Hour 2: Stop Lithium BESS in Santa Cruz County; Life After Moving Out of California
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May 17, 2025 |
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May 9, 2025 Interview with Frank Barron and Keresha Durham re: Santa Cruz City Downtown Explansion Plan Souht of Laurel Area
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May 10, 2025 |
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1st Hour: Ross Gibson re: Redman-Hirahara Farmstead Importance of Preservation; 2nd Hour: Brian Roeder re: Never Again Moss Landing & Nina Audino re: Stop Lithium BESS in Santa Cruz County
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May 02, 2025 |
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April 25, 2025 Interview 1) Karell Reader re: Redman/Hirahara Farmstead Preservation, 2) John Hall & Lira Filippini re: Our Downtown, Our Future and the downtown parking garage/library, farmer mkt mkt
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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April 18, 2025 Renee Flemming & Santa Cruz County Law Library; Coty Sifuentes-Winters & MidPen Eucalyptus Removals at Sierra Azul Preserve
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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April 11, 2025 First Hour interview with Ryan McCauley...MidPeninsula Regional Open Space District and wildflower hikes; Big developer now on Planning Comm.; Hour 2: Stop Lithium BESS event 4/14/25
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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April 4, 2025 Interview with Neil Pearlberg "Off the Lip" discussion of Senator John Laird about Moss Landing Battery Fire issues, Santa Cruz's character; Sean Dougherty Greens Say NO to Lithium BESS
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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March 28, 2025 First Hour: Bryan Shields discusses Nor Cal Carpenters Union and UCSC construction issues; Second hour: Kris Kirby ... Oregon Fire Map resistance; Nina Audino: STOP Lithium BESS in SC
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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March 21, 2025 Assemblymember Dawn Addis re: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Moss Landing Fire (2nd hour)
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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March 14, 2025 Ilyea Buliach, Marta Buliach and Catalina Torres discussing Watsonville City's Possible Fraudulent Actions re: Tiny Village
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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March 7, 2025 Hour One: Gillian Greensite: Workforce Housing Solutions Act Problems; Hour Two: Kris Kirby: Move Out of California
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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February 28, 2025 Interviews: Fire Chiefs Wilson and Filson; Santa Cruz City Workforce Housing Solutions Act Initiative
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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February 21, 2025 Moss Landing Battery Fire Update; Controversial Story of Watsonville City and Ceiba College Prep Charter School
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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February 14, 2025 Santa Cruz City Downtown Expansion Plan; Battery Energy Fire Contamination Talk by Prof. Aiello,
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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January 31, 2025 Moss Landing BESS Discussion; Interview re: Thinking of Leaving CA?
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Updates on Battery Energy Fire and Seahawk Project; Santa Cruz City Downtown Plan Expansion
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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January 24, 2025 Interviews re: Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Moss Landing Fire
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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Second Repair of January 17 Program
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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12/27/2024 Moving Out of California?
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Dec 28, 2024 |
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November 29, 2024 Interview with Mr. Daniel Ferguson, Monterey County Veteran of the Year
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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December 6, 2024 Interview with Project Oasis and Youth Mental Health Advisors
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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November 3, 2024 discussion about local election topics
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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December 13, 2024 Interview with Sarah Christensen, CEO Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Pajaro River Levee Repair Project
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 80 Discussion of Santa Cruz County Ballot Issues
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 79 Scotts Valley Fire Chief Mark Correirra: Measure S and Measure Q
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 75 Bruce Holloway describes San Lorenzo Water - Measure U
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Ep.73: What is Happening in local political circles?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 72: Santa Cruz County LAFCO Director Joe Serrano
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Aug 30, 2024 |