Amy Mayer
News DirectorAmy 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.
contact: amy@kazu.org
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A new mural at Lupita’s Bakery in Seaside is honoring the founding family’s roots while celebrating the community they’ve built over the past nine years. And, Santa Cruz wants more people to bike to work. Now, it’s offering bigger incentives for e-bikes. -
The Boys and Girls Club of Monterey County sends six of its Seaside members to the World Cup. And, a US Supreme Court decision allows California to maintain its grace period for arrival of mailed ballots. -
The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury is offering recommendations for how to bridge the gap between planned housing development and what’s financially practical. And, a bill that aims to help offset California’s high cost of living for some would cap homeowners association fees. -
A group of Watsonville children met players from soccer's biggest stage, an international art instillation coming to Salinas, and organizers speak out against data centers in Gilroy -
A local group opposes data centers in Gilroy but the city council won't take a vote on changes to approvals until August. And, San Benito County supervisors get an update on impacts of cuts to federal programs. -
New research from the UC Santa Cruz Puma Project looks at how mountain lions are adapting to busy times on recreational trails. And, a "wobbler" is a crime that can be prosecuted as either a felony or misdemeanor. A new bill would add one more to that list. -
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library comes to Monterey County, a Naval Postgraduate School alum who flew the Artemis II mission visits, and researchers identify a neurotoxin as the cause of death in a young humpback whale. -
California leaders are asking the US Department of Agriculture for emergency money to protect crops from the glassy-winged sharpshooter. And, Monterey County's littlest kids are now eligible for free books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. -
A Naval Postgraduate School alumnus who piloted the recent Artemis II mission returned to Monterey this week. And, the local food purchasing agreement, which lost its federal funding, will continue to connect food banks and local farmers thanks to the state budget. -
A case of measles in Santa Clara County has local public health officials reminding people to get vaccinated. And, a detainee who went on a hunger strike in ICE detention in Southern California has been deported.
