Community Matters
Community Matters
Podcast Description
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
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a variety of local themes including environmental issues, housing policies, community safety, and youth mental health. Specific episode examples include updates on the Seahawk Battery Energy Storage System, discussions about the Santa Cruz City Downtown Plan, and dialogues on voting measures affecting local communities, showcasing a commitment to informing and involving listeners in key local matters.
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
Hour One: New CEO of Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Ms. Dori Rose Inda, discusses her background at Salud para la Gente and social work, and now in her new role as CEO of the Fairgrounds. What will be new for the County Fair…opening next week!
Followed by a separate discussion by Host Becky re: Moss Landing Vistra Battery Fire site clean up, developments in Santa Cruz County re: BESS Ordinance and the 90 Minto Road BESS project and recommendations for contacting local fire districts to establish fire codes that are “more additive” for firefighter and public safety than what is on record now with the County.
Hour Two: Cabrillo College President Dr. Matt Wetstein and PIO and Marketing Director Ms. Kristin Fabos discuss the 624-bed on-campus dormitory project shared with UCSC that will break ground this month. How will it be financed? How will it be managed? Who will live there? What about environmental impacts? Other critical topics, including future plans.
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