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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Divers recovered Dennis the Menace from a canal off Del Monte Boulevard in Monterey, after the bronze statue was stolen last August.
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California’s stormy January comes with a pricey cleanup bill, estimated to cost around $1 billion. The central coast was among the hardest hit region in the state.
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A series of storms battered the state earlier this month, affecting 41 of the state's 58 counties. Estimates put damage at over $1 billion.
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With a brief break in the storms hitting the state, businesses along the Capitola esplanade are trying to clean up. Officials say true recovery can't begin until the last expected storm hits next week.
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Thousands of people were evacuated across Santa Cruz County on Monday as rivers and creeks began to flood.
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Heavy rain, a powerful storm surge and exceptionally high tides led to heavy damage in Capitola and other coastal areas.
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A conversation with Dave Reid, the director of Santa Cruz County's Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience, about the potential impacts of the storm and how residents should prepare
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The statewide strike includes 48,000 workers involved in teaching and instruction, who are demanding higher wages to keep up with the rising cost of living in California
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A new state law aims to keep food and other organic waste out of the landfill. But the food scrap collection program in Santa Cruz is making a mess for some residents.
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The union representing city workers reached a new tentative agreement with the city, ending the three-day strike.