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In this week's local news roundup: evacuation orders downgraded to warning in parts of a Timber Fire zone, a meeting between President Donald Trump and two local families, and CSUMB has a new interim president.
KAZU Green Room
Erika Mahoney
Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author, podcast host and CEO, stopped by KAZU to talk about her new book Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis.
- Docked in Moss Landing, the Western Flyer wants you to 'Seas the Summer'
- Santa Cruz author Nina Simon explores sibling relationships in "My Sister is Going to Kill Me"
- Comedian Maria Bamford brings uncomfortable comedy to Golden State Theatre
- “Reading by the Sea” celebrates family and nature on the Monterey Peninsula
- The Catalyst, facing an uncertain future, reopens its historic Atrium stage in Santa Cruz
The Latest From NPR
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MLB catcher Jake Rogers probably didn't know if he was coming or going the last several weeks: he's been a Detroit Tiger, a Baltimore Oriole, a Boston Red Sox, and now he's a Chicago White Sox. -
The Trump Administration has released a two-year operating plan for the Colorado River. Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to cut their water use from the river.
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Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock. -
There's a new contest at the Tennessee State Fare this year: Timber calling.
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We look at the upcoming IndyCar race in Washington, D.C., this weekend, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the construction of President Trump's White House ballroom.
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The tour of President Andrew Jackson's plantation was revamped this year to focus on the life of the 300 people he enslaved. But some people say more needs to be done for their descendants.
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If Watchmen taught us that you can use superheroes to excavate the cracked foundations of the American experience, Lanterns seems content to linger in the shadow of another HBO prestige genre series, True Detective. -
The U.S. has now imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match those tariffs "dollar for dollar" next month. -
A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters. -
Australia has passed a law requiring major tech platforms such as Google and Meta to strike deals with Australian news publishers or pay a levy on their advertising revenue.
