New study evaluates Santa Cruz surf breaks, indigenous elder speaks with climate communicators

KAZU | By Katie Brown

Published September 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT

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10 students sit in chairs in a circle facing an older indigenous man in a blue printed shirt with a traditional Samoan lei made for leaders and younger woman in a white cardigan and black pants. They are also sitting down and sun pours into the from a window that backlights the scene. — Samoan chief, Aumao Akeripa Toalepaîalii', sits next to indigenous climate journalist Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson during a student workshop on community-informed climate journalism.

In today's newscast, the first report breaking down the value and vulnerability of surf breaks in Santa Cruz is out. And an indigenous Samoan chief who lives in Santa Cruz attends the inaugural Communicating Climate Solutions Symposium organized by the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program.

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Katie Brown

Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.

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