The cost of nitrogen fertilizer has been going up due to the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, Monterey County honors victims of COVID-19, a new book meticulously explores a 2019 Santa Cruz murder.
KAZU Green Room
The Watsonville Film Festival opens tonight at Green Valley Cinemas. This year's theme is "art as resistance."
- Singer-songwriter Lila Downs brings her world-changing music to Santa Cruz
- Tig Notaro has no time to waste
- Meet the KAZU on-air hosts!
- Local rock trio Yeobo's debut album blends world music and electric songwriting
- Salinas musician Flaco El Jandro enters original song "Cobarde" in NPR's Tiny Desk Contest
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