Talk of the Bay http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay Just another KUSP Blogs site Tue, 15 May 2012 00:54:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Just another KUSP Blogs site Sean Rameswaram no Sean Rameswaram faxterbax@gmail.com faxterbax@gmail.com (Sean Rameswaram) Copyright © 2011 'Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation, Inc. All Rights Reserved Just another KUSP Blogs site interview, local politics, culture, monterey bay, kusp, sean rameswaram, Talk of the Bay http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay weekly Cycling Stories for Pros and High School Students and Movie on Gov. Pat Brown. http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/05/14/cycling-stories-for-pros-and-high-school-students-and-movie-on-gov-pat-brown/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/05/14/cycling-stories-for-pros-and-high-school-students-and-movie-on-gov-pat-brown/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 00:48:55 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=368

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Photo: Amy West

With the Tour of California bike race in town this week, your host interviews Jim Langley (writer for Road Bike Rider) about aspects of the local Stage 2 course that runs through the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains.

Also listen to a feature by writer Amy West, about the growing popularity of mountain biking as sport for high school student.

And for the third part of the show, Kirby Scudder interviews the filmmakers of  ”California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown”, who are actually the grand daughters of the late California Governor. The film kicked of this years Santa Cruz Film Festival.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/05/14/cycling-stories-for-pros-and-high-school-students-and-movie-on-gov-pat-brown/feed/ 0 With the Tour of California bike race in town this week, your host interviews Jim Langley (writer for Road Bike Rider) about aspects of the local Stage 2 course that runs through the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains. - With the Tour of California bike race in town this week, your host interviews Jim Langley (writer for Road Bike Rider) about aspects of the local Stage 2 course that runs through the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains. Also listen to a feature by writer Amy West, about the growing popularity of mountain biking as sport for high school student. And for the third part of the show, Kirby Scudder interviews the filmmakers of  "California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown", who are actually the grand daughters of the late California Governor. The film kicked of this years Santa Cruz Film Festival. Sean Rameswaram no 28:56 Nora Guthrie on Woody’s Affect on Culture http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/05/04/nora-guthrie-on-woodys-affect-on-culture/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/05/04/nora-guthrie-on-woodys-affect-on-culture/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 00:40:12 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=362 By J.D. Hillard

Courtesy of Woody Guthrie Archives

Bike week begins tomorrow – the semiannual celebration of cycling. Cyclists get free coffee in Santa Cruz County. Monterey County businesses are competing for the most bike friendly workplace award. And on Thursday all around the Monterey Bay cyclists will be served breakfast. Piet Canin, a long time organizer of bike week discusses the accomplishments the event has made in its 25 years. And the Steinbeck Festival was May 3-6 at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. One of the speakers this year was Nora Guthrie, director of the Woody Guthrie Archives. She also spoke to KUSP.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/05/04/nora-guthrie-on-woodys-affect-on-culture/feed/ 0 Bike Week,Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,Ecology Action,J.D. Hillard,Monterey County,National Steinbeck Center,Piet Canin,Salinas,Santa cruz County,Steinbeck Festival,Talk of the Bay,Woody Guthrie By J.D. Hillard - Bike week begins tomorrow - the semiannual celebration of cycling. Cyclists get free coffee in Santa Cruz County. Monterey County businesses are competing for the most bike friendly workplace award. By J.D. Hillard Bike week begins tomorrow - the semiannual celebration of cycling. Cyclists get free coffee in Santa Cruz County. Monterey County businesses are competing for the most bike friendly workplace award. And on Thursday all around the Monterey Bay cyclists will be served breakfast. Piet Canin, a long time organizer of bike week discusses the accomplishments the event has made in its 25 years. And the Steinbeck Festival was May 3-6 at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. One of the speakers this year was Nora Guthrie, director of the Woody Guthrie Archives. She also spoke to KUSP. Sean Rameswaram no 28:59 Drought Restrictions In Place; Changes Coming to Your Ballot http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/29/drought-restrictions-in-place-changes-coming-to-your-ballot/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/29/drought-restrictions-in-place-changes-coming-to-your-ballot/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:57:03 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=358 Gail Pellerin, head election official for Santa Cruz County discusses how the new top-two primary and new district lines will effect the June elections. A Soquel Creek Water District official explains new drought restrictions. Also: from KUSP’s Solutions in Education, an innovation by a small school in Oakland that could aid parent involvement in lower-income schools; Kirby Scudder brings us more of his conversation with veteran video game designer Graeme Divine; Eric Berg reviews a new album from the White Stripes’ Jack White.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/29/drought-restrictions-in-place-changes-coming-to-your-ballot/feed/ 0 Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,Education,Elections,Eric Berg,GRL Games,J.D. Hillard,Kirby Scudder,Santa cruz County,Talk of the Bay,Top-two primary Gail Pellerin, head election official for Santa Cruz County discusses how the new top-two primary and new district lines will effect the June elections. A Soquel Creek Water District official explains new drought restrictions. Gail Pellerin, head election official for Santa Cruz County discusses how the new top-two primary and new district lines will effect the June elections. A Soquel Creek Water District official explains new drought restrictions. Also: from KUSP's Solutions in Education, an innovation by a small school in Oakland that could aid parent involvement in lower-income schools; Kirby Scudder brings us more of his conversation with veteran video game designer Graeme Divine; Eric Berg reviews a new album from the White Stripes' Jack White. Sean Rameswaram no 29:00 Big Basin Grows http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/22/big-basin-grows/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/22/big-basin-grows/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:45:11 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=352  

A meadow at Little Basin, a recently opened expansion of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Photo: littlebasin.org

Little Basin, the former Hewlett Packard retreat site has opened as an addition to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Also in the show: Santa Cruz County is one month into a new policy that changes how residents get groceries home; And Graeme Divine worked on some of the most popular video games in recent decades. Now he’s going solo and establishing GRL Games a new game company in Santa Cruz. He speaks with KUSP’s Kirby Scudder about a life in game design; KUSP takes a look at an invention from the Monterey Bay area that changed how kids play baseball; Jeff Dayton Johnson reviews a new album that marries classical and jazz, and David Anthony reviews the documentary Bully.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/22/big-basin-grows/feed/ 0 Big Basin,Bully,California State Parks,Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,Graeme Divine,GRL Games,J.D. Hillard,Jeff Dayton Johnson,Kirby Scudder,Little Basin,Talk of the Bay   - Little Basin, the former Hewlett Packard retreat site has opened as an addition to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Also in the show: Santa Cruz County is one month into a new policy that changes how residents get groceries home; And Graeme Div...   Little Basin, the former Hewlett Packard retreat site has opened as an addition to Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Also in the show: Santa Cruz County is one month into a new policy that changes how residents get groceries home; And Graeme Divine worked on some of the most popular video games in recent decades. Now he’s going solo and establishing GRL Games a new game company in Santa Cruz. He speaks with KUSP’s Kirby Scudder about a life in game design; KUSP takes a look at an invention from the Monterey Bay area that changed how kids play baseball; Jeff Dayton Johnson reviews a new album that marries classical and jazz, and David Anthony reviews the documentary Bully. Sean Rameswaram no 29:00 A Sustainable Transportation Future http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/13/335/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/13/335/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:44:52 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=335 In this week’s Talk of the Bay Dennis Morton reviews Salmon fishing in the Yemen and Jeff Dayton Johnson introduces us to three new albums demonstrating the relationships between jazz and traditional Moroccan music. First we look at an effort to plan for a transportation future that facilitates economic growth while improving the environment and meets the needs of the people who use roads, buses and sidewalks.

View Jeff Dayton Johnson’s Moroccan Jazz review

Related:

Thursday April 19 workshop agenda / Gary Patton’s LandUse Report

SCCRTC home page

Monterey County’s 2010 Long Range Transportation Plan

Transportation Cafe is the SCCRTC’s Community TV program:

 

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/13/335/feed/ 0 Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,Dennis Morton,freight train,J.D. Hillard,Jeff Dayton Johnson,passenger train,Santa cruz County,Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission,Talk of the Bay In this week’s Talk of the Bay Dennis Morton reviews Salmon fishing in the Yemen and Jeff Dayton Johnson introduces us to three new albums demonstrating the relationships between jazz and traditional Moroccan music. In this week’s Talk of the Bay Dennis Morton reviews Salmon fishing in the Yemen and Jeff Dayton Johnson introduces us to three new albums demonstrating the relationships between jazz and traditional Moroccan music. First we look at an effort to plan for a transportation future that facilitates economic growth while improving the environment and meets the needs of the people who use roads, buses and sidewalks. View Jeff Dayton Johnson's Moroccan Jazz review Related: Thursday April 19 workshop agenda / Gary Patton's LandUse Report SCCRTC home page Monterey County's 2010 Long Range Transportation Plan Transportation Cafe is the SCCRTC's Community TV program:   Sean Rameswaram no 29:00 A Year of KUSP Environmental Reporting (repeat from Jan. 9th, 2012) http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/11/solutions-in-education-repeat-from-jan-17th-2012/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/11/solutions-in-education-repeat-from-jan-17th-2012/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:58:44 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=328 Link to the original program.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/11/solutions-in-education-repeat-from-jan-17th-2012/feed/ 0 100th First Friday; Stricter Lead Regulations, Digital Birth http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/02/100th-first-friday-stricter-lead-regulations-digital-birth/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/02/100th-first-friday-stricter-lead-regulations-digital-birth/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:36:27 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=325 Santa Cruz celebrates its 100th art tour. Kirby Scudder, one of the events’ founders takes us back to the beginning. Also Ken Burson offers a look at a computer game to help low income couples prepare for birth and Meghan Rosen reports on at the continuing hazard of lead in the environment and new stricter regulations for the toxic element. Also when Monterey Bay area schools fall behind, one of the critical standards they hope to improve is math. They’re not alone, schools across the state are struggling to improve math scores – let alone restore art class. Lillian Mongeau reports that a southern California group is demonstrating how both to reach both goals. And David Anthony’s look back at the two film versions and the novel, Cry the Beloved Country.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/04/02/100th-first-friday-stricter-lead-regulations-digital-birth/feed/ 0 Art,Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,Cry the Beloved Country,First Friday Santa Cruz,J.D. Hillard,Ken Burson,Kirby Scudder,lead,Meghan Rosen,Monterey County,pollution,Santa Cuz Santa Cruz celebrates its 100th art tour. Kirby Scudder, one of the events’ founders takes us back to the beginning. Also Ken Burson offers a look at a computer game to help low income couples prepare for birth and Meghan Rosen reports on at the cont... Santa Cruz celebrates its 100th art tour. Kirby Scudder, one of the events’ founders takes us back to the beginning. Also Ken Burson offers a look at a computer game to help low income couples prepare for birth and Meghan Rosen reports on at the continuing hazard of lead in the environment and new stricter regulations for the toxic element. Also when Monterey Bay area schools fall behind, one of the critical standards they hope to improve is math. They’re not alone, schools across the state are struggling to improve math scores – let alone restore art class. Lillian Mongeau reports that a southern California group is demonstrating how both to reach both goals. And David Anthony's look back at the two film versions and the novel, Cry the Beloved Country. Sean Rameswaram no 28:59 The Rights to a Miracle on 34th Street . Also, Rep. Sam Farr on the Future of Health Care Law http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/26/two-authors-on-911/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/26/two-authors-on-911/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:32:25 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=310 http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/26/two-authors-on-911/feed/ 0 Sean Rameswaram no 28:57 The Changing Structure of the Food Safety Net; Eugene Smith’s Final Season http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/20/the-changing-structure-of-the-food-safety-net-eugene-smiths-final-season/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/20/the-changing-structure-of-the-food-safety-net-eugene-smiths-final-season/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:18:07 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=291 The Watsonville Community Band performed at the White House and taken its show around the world. For the last 7 years its been conducted by Eugene Smith, a member of the band since 1966. Smith has announced he’s retiring from the band. KUSP’s Wes Sims reports from one of Eugene Smith’s final rehearsals.

 

 

Also in the show: Leslie Sunny is the Executive Director of the Food Bank for Monterey County. The food bank has been feeding more people while adjusting from using donated surplus food to distributing fresh fruit and vegetables.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/20/the-changing-structure-of-the-food-safety-net-eugene-smiths-final-season/feed/ 0 Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,Eugene Smith,Food Bank for Monterey County,Food Safety Net,hunger,J.D. Hillard,Leslie Sunny,Monterey County,music education,Souza,Talk of the Bay,unemployment The Watsonville Community Band performed at the White House and taken its show around the world. For the last 7 years its been conducted by Eugene Smith, a member of the band since 1966. Smith has announced he’s retiring from the band. The Watsonville Community Band performed at the White House and taken its show around the world. For the last 7 years its been conducted by Eugene Smith, a member of the band since 1966. Smith has announced he’s retiring from the band. KUSP’s Wes Sims reports from one of Eugene Smith’s final rehearsals.     Also in the show: Leslie Sunny is the Executive Director of the Food Bank for Monterey County. The food bank has been feeding more people while adjusting from using donated surplus food to distributing fresh fruit and vegetables. Sean Rameswaram no 29:00 Leopold: UCSC Expansion Awaits Habitat Plan; Preparing for the Next Tsunami http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/11/leopold-ucsc-expansion-awaits-habitat-plan-preparing-for-the-next-tsunami/ http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/11/leopold-ucsc-expansion-awaits-habitat-plan-preparing-for-the-next-tsunami/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:48:55 +0000 admin http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/?p=286 Santa Cruz County’s Local Agency Formation Commission was expected to okay the esxtension of Santa Cruz City water service to the north of the current UCSC campus, allowing the university to expand. Sante Cruz County District 1 Supervisor John Leopold serves on the commission. He explains his motion that delayed the approval. Monterey County emergency services manager Sherrie Collins discusses Monterey County’s preparations for tsunamis.

]]> http://blogs.kusp.org/talkofthebay/2012/03/11/leopold-ucsc-expansion-awaits-habitat-plan-preparing-for-the-next-tsunami/feed/ 0 Central Coast Public Radio KUSP,desalination,Earthquake,J.D. Hillard,John Leopold,Local Agency Formation Commission,Monterey County,Office of Emergency Services,Santa cruz County,Talk of the Bay,Tohoku Tsunami,Tsunami Santa Cruz County's Local Agency Formation Commission was expected to okay the esxtension of Santa Cruz City water service to the north of the current UCSC campus, allowing the university to expand. Sante Cruz County District 1 Supervisor John Leopold ... Santa Cruz County's Local Agency Formation Commission was expected to okay the esxtension of Santa Cruz City water service to the north of the current UCSC campus, allowing the university to expand. Sante Cruz County District 1 Supervisor John Leopold serves on the commission. He explains his motion that delayed the approval. Monterey County emergency services manager Sherrie Collins discusses Monterey County's preparations for tsunamis. Sean Rameswaram no 29:00