Good Morning Monterey Bay

Ep. 537 - GMMB Thursday 27 Mar 2025

Peter Gelblum and Mani Rose Bobi Suthi visited us from Mountain Community Theater. They are performing Steel Magnolias through April 13. He is the director and she plays Truvy Jones, gossipy owner of a small town beauty shop.

Heidi Luckenbach does not just play brilliant director of a small town water department, she is one in real life. That town is Santa Cruz, and she joined us in the studio. It was timely, as our municipal wharf was closed just yesterday to allow repairs to a broken water main. She also let us know that even in a period of increasing population, we have been experiencing decreasing demand. That will not last forever though. She told of increasing storage by recharging the existing aquifers beneath us. It was a fasinating visit.

Ep. 536 - GMMB Wednesday 26 Mar 2025

Lynn Robinson is the executive director of Valley Churches United Ministries. She told us her organization is going to miss out on nearly a million dollars due to federal money that will not flow to them. They have been providing supplemental food to area people for 43 years, ever since the flooding in 1982. They are going to have to scramble to come up with that money another way.

Jaime Smith talked eggs. At Foodsmith, their paleo dishes use extra egg whites and less yolk. The keto dishes are almost the reverse. Rosemary taught him a technique for keeping eggs fresh much longer than just putting the carton in the fridge.

Jess Torres of Rising Worldwide told her story of being a sex trafficking survivor. Rising Worldwide, the support organization, has an event coming up called Rising at the Rio.

Ep. 535 - GMMB Tuesday 25 Mar 2025

Rachael was in the studio, telling of her recent trip to Los Angeles. She did not care for the traffic. It is a love/hate thing between her and L.A. She had nothing but love to profess for Davey. He is the 80-pound pot belly pig she used to visit as she walked through her neighborhood. He is at the Santa Cruz Animal Shelter now, waiting for someone to make him their own.

Ep. 534 - GMMB Monday 24 Mar 2025

Gail Pelerin was with us. She has several bills underway. One regulates how renters can get their deposit back when they move out. Another addresses standby guardianship, which has to do with who will care for citizen children whose non-citizen parents are deported. There is a bill to consider whether judges should be appointed rather than elected, since so many voters skip that category.

Mark Mozena had even more topics for us than usual.

• Europe about to launch its first orbital rocket from European soil - Isar Aerospace out of Norway)
• US Government has restored access to Ukraine to use satellite imagery
• Suni and Butch are safely back on Earth - and now talk about attempting another Boeing Starliner launch...
• Company in Florida, Star Catcher, successfully ground tested a demonstrator for beaming power in space
• In a reaction to new US policies, Europe is formally moving to a more independent and autonomous approach for space - civil and security
• Friday was the big Space Black Tie Gala - Space Prom
• Saturday was Venus' closest approach to Earth (Venus inferior conjunction) - celebrated with friends

Michael Olson was here to talk agriculture. The annual spring ag luncheon just took place. At it the Al Smith Friend of Ag Award was presented to Mark Sambrailo. Also, Cabrillo College recently received an endowment for their culinary program.

Ep. 533 - GMMB Friday 21 Mar 2025

Dr. Pete suggests we get rid of foxtails now, while they are still green and not a threat to our pets. He bragged a bit about his alma mater, UC Davis school of Veterinary Medicine. They are number one in the nation this year, and have been five of the last 11 years. Many raw pet foods have been recalled due to bird flu contamination. It can make dogs sick and it can be fatal to cats. Brucellosis is a disease hunters need to consider. We also heard about Monday morning sickness in working horses.

Charlie reminded us that the recent rains followed by sunshine lead to weeds. We heard all about getting down on the ground to pull them, implements to let us take care of them while standing, and even chemical treatments for them, like white vinegar.

Rosemary had three movies she called her picks of the week. That is a new record.

Ep. 532 - GMMB Thursday 10 Mar 2025

Comedienne Karen Babbit joined us in the studio.

Ep. 531 - GMMB Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

Jaime Smith told us all we wanted to know about nuts. As to which are the healthiest, they area all pretty good, with lots of healthy fat, fiber and protein. Lots of fat means lots of calories, so we should not overdo. Goober peas are not nuts.

Gary Shapiro was on to talk about books, but ended up discussing artists, mostly in the movie-making industry, who were or are despicable people.

Jeff Manke answered Rosemary's questions about spoonbills.

We had been wondering throughout the show about an old business in Santa Cruz named Fmali Herb. Listener Garth, a former employee of Fmali Herb, was good enough to e-mail us some inside information.

Ep. 530 - GMMB XTuesday 18 Mar 2025

Rachel Shelton was in the studio talking animals, as well as battery and assault. She somehow managed to combine the two topics. Cat Trees also figured in the conversation.

State Senator John Laird was also with us in the third hour. He discussed the Moss Landing fire, safety testing of the waters afterword, the importance of communicating with the public, legislation to avoid future fires, and more.

Jack barked.