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Thousands protest on the Central Coast, library week comes amid federal cuts

KAZU | By Erin Malsbury,
Amy Mayer
Published April 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM PDT
Thousands of people hold signs outside the Santa Cruz county building
Erin Malsbury
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KAZU News
The "Hands Off 2025" protest outside the Santa Cruz county building drew thousands of people.

In today's newscast, opponents of the Trump administration's recent actions protested in many Central Coast communities on Saturday. And, it's National Library Week, but the state library says a big federal grant was just terminated.
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Erin Malsbury
Erin is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She's written for local and national outlets, including the Smithsonian and Science Magazine. She has a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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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.
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