Protest in downtown Santa Cruz today and a plan to bring more art teachers to the region's schools

KAZU | By Amy Mayer

Published March 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM PST

Many people holding signs on a sidewalk. — A crowd gathered on either side of Water Street in Santa Cruz for the Not-My-Presidents Day protest last month.

In today's newscast, another protest against the federal government will take place in downtown Santa Cruz today at the Clocktower. Plus, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties received a joint grant to find ways to get more qualified art teachers into classrooms.

Tags

Amy Mayer

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.

See stories by Amy Mayer