Erin Malsbury
Digital Reporter / PhotographerErin joined KAZU as a journalist and photographer in 2023. She's worked as a science writer for local and national outlets, and her stories have won a Public Media Journalists Association Award, five California Journalism awards and a SciShortForm award. Erin has a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Skilled trade workers plan to strike at CSU campuses, Salinas healthcare workers wait for their first union contract, Monarch butterfly population continues to decline, and more in this week's local news roundup. -
The Davenport school superintendent wants to build a community center at the site of the abandoned cement plant. Plus, four Monterey County traffic safety projects receive $13 million in funding. -
Surfers rescued a family of six after a small boat capsized offshore in Santa Cruz on Saturday—just hours after the Coast Guard called off a 10-hour search for two surfers along West Cliff Drive. And, a new study from Stanford suggests adopting universal childcare could add billions of dollars to California’s economy. -
Black History Month events around the region, human remains found in Monterey County, Watsonville's Hope Village welcomes first residents, and more local news in this week's roundup. -
Para muchos residentes, limitar el uso de fertilizante nitrogenado en los campos del Valle de Salinas es necesario. Para ellos, la regulación es la única manera de detener la contaminación del agua subterránea. -
Las verduras que se cultivan en el Valle de Salinas necesitan grandes cantidades de fertilizante. Pero esa demanda, junto con el hecho de que la mayoría de estos cultivos agrícolas tienen raíces poco profundas, hace que el exceso de nitrógeno llegue fácilmente al agua subterránea. -
La principal causa de esta contaminación son los fertilizantes agrícolas. Cuando se aplica más fertilizante del que las plantas pueden absorber, el exceso de nitrato se disuelve en el agua. -
The City of Santa Cruz considers a plan to demolish the Catalyst Club and rebuild the venue beneath a housing development. Plus, the California Supreme Court changes the definition of an open container for cannabis in cars.
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The Peninsula Open Space Trust now owns over 6,000 acres of the 6,500-acre property known as Juristac, or Sargent Ranch. The land is culturally-significant to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. -
A state regulator rejects Vistra's plans for assessing the impact on surface water and groundwater from its 2025 Moss Landing battery fire, local residents and elected officials denounce ICE operations, a local writer shares her perspective on the violent crackdowns in Iran, and more in this week's local news roundup.
