Jerimiah Oetting
News DirectorJerimiah Oetting is KAZU’s news director. Prior to his career in public media, he was a field biologist with the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service.
His work brought him to eight western states in less than a decade. In that short time, he experienced natural disasters wrought by climate change, and the intense battles between industry and conservation playing out in small towns. In short, he witnessed unfolding stories from a swiftly changing world. His desire to tell those stories led him to the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program, where he graduated in 2020
Jerimiah loves stories that capture the many ways life fights to persist on this pale blue dot. When he’s not reporting on the changing planet, he’s probably out somewhere enjoying it.
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When powerful winter storms overwhelmed Pajaro’s aging levee system in March, it forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Six months later, many still struggle to return.
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The university says the large number of admitted students will not lead to a substantial increase of newly enrolled students, but was a strategic way to maximize offers to students from within California.
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Last winter's rain has helped reduce fire risk so far, but a Cal Fire environmental scientist says danger will continue to increase as the hot, dry weather continues.
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A vegetation fire is burning in southern Monterey County near Indian Valley road. The Monterey County Sheriff's office has evacuated nearby residents.
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Journalist Bob Woodward and Historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Douglas Brinkley came to Monterey to discuss the state of democracy in the United States, in the last of this year's Leon Panetta Lecture Series. KAZU's Jerimiah Oetting joined an intimate press conference ahead of the event.
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Dr. Gail Newel led Santa Cruz through the pandemic. As she approaches her retirement, she spoke with KAZU about her career, the challenges of the pandemic, and what's ahead for the county.
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The announcement comes months after Gov. Gavin Newsom promised money from the state's rapid response fund to help undocumented workers who can't access FEMA assistance.
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Some Pajaro flood victims will not qualify for the long-awaited federal reimbursement programs through FEMA. But local charities are filling the gap.
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The timeline for residents’ return home is still uncertain, causing frustration for flood victims on both sides of the Pajaro river bridge — the ones who evacuated, and the ones who stayed behind.
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Several parts of California face threats of flooding from rain and melting snow as an atmospheric river sweeps across the state, which has been dealing with a series of extreme weather events.