Good Morning Monterey Bay

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.

Ep. 529 - GMMB Monday 17 Mar 2025

Dawn Addis was with us. The bill she authored, AB 303, addressing safety issues around Battery Energy Storage Systems is making its way through the legislative process. We also heard about the value of the Capitola wharf to the people in the area. With 200 miles of coastline in her district, she has several wharves. She taught us the word "chowsky." That is a combination of a chow and a husky.

As always, Mark Mozena had plenty about which to talk.

• After 9 months, Suni and Butch are coming back from the space station tomorrow. 
• Russia and China are currently practicing aggressive maneuvers and attacks in space to destroy satellites and disrupt capabilities 
• First private mission to Venus just had its heat shield installed at NASA Ames. The mission will launch next summer to study the clouds of Venus. 
• Early galaxies seem to have a preference rotate clockwise…strange preference and opens up a question of the origin of our universe including the bizarre theory that our universe is inside a blackhole
• Space Prom is this Friday - black tie event in DC

Michael Olson let us know the annual spring luncheon for the ag community is coming up. Among other things, they will announce the farmer of the year. He told of federal programs currently on hold, like the one funded by the USDA that connects local farmers to people in need of good food. Its future is uncertain. The ag community is also exploring legislation that would ensure we have foreign laborers to work in ag, similar to the bracero program of the past.

Ep. 528 - GMMB Friday 14 Mar 2025

In the good news we heard about a man who had his two Bolonka dogs dognapped, then recovered. We then heard a story of seven-year-old English boy who offered to clean headstones and had an overwhelming response. Finally, we heard about a real-life local hero. She is a sherrif detective who worked for the last two years on the case of the many robberies of local marijuan dispensaries. Her efforts lead to the arrest of 22 suspects. Way to go!

Dr. Pete was with us, telling us what moon eyes in horses are, and discussing the recent time change and it's effect on pets, full moons, eclipses, blood moons and even worm moons.

Charlie's topic today was azaleas. Listen to learn all you need to know to raise them yourself.

Ep. 527 - GMMB Thursday 13 Mar 2025

Heidi Luckenback, water director for the city of Santa Cruz, was in the studio with us. She has been with the water department for 27 years, and knows so much that we are going to have to have her on a second time soon.

Kathleen J. Powell also spoke with us. She is the President and Co-Founder of Cinequest. She told us about the upcoming film festival.

Ep. 526 - GMMB Wednesday 12 Mar 2025

Bill explained how he makes corned beef and cabbage, which seemed strange to Rosemary. She then went to Jaime Smith for a pro's technique. Guess what? Just the same. Jaime then went on to talk about egg substitutes, and why it is best not to crack an egg on the edge of a pan or bowl, but on a flat surface.

Dan Haifley joined us. He expects today's vote to result in Justin Cummings remaining on the coastal commission. He also said the biggest threat to our marine sanctuary is the layoffs that have happened at NOAA. Also, we are considering adding more to the 27 offshore oil drilling platforms that exist off the California coast today.

Ep. 525 - GMMB Tuesday 11 Mar 2025

In good news we heard about a farm project for students. In the Live Oak school district an unused baseball field will become a farm, and the food grown there will be used in the school's kitchen to feed the students. It will be one of only four such programs in the country.

Rachel joined us for stories both funny and scary. Not the same story, but different ones, of one sort or the other.

Bill learned what a Dugger is. There are several. Rosemary knew all about them.

Ep. 524 - GMMB Monday 10 Mar 2025

Assemblymember Gail Pelerin was with us. She let us know who she will be recognizing as local woman of the year. It is Terry Hernandez. She will also soon be recognizing mental health officials. Of course she also had more to say about future Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Mark Mozina brought us these topics.

• US halts providing satellite imagery to Ukraine
• NASA terminates Offices of Chief Scientist and Office of Technology, policy, and strategy
• Trump fired (and then rehired) NOAA regulators for US Satellites
• SpaceX rocket breaks up in space after launch and showers debris onto Florida and Bahamas
• Suni and Butch are finally returning back to Earth this week - after 9month (“1 week”) trip to space station
• Total lunar eclipse - 11:30pm PT Thursday night (for about an hour - peak at midnight)

Michael Olson discussed the upcoming move of the downtown farmers' market, a pending bill to preserve agricultural land and a plan to have schools serving organic food.

Ep. 523 - GMMB Friday 7 Mar 2025

Dr. Pete brought up the subject of people who leave their estate to their pets when they die. That does not really relate to severe bloat in cows, but somehow we made that transition.

In the good news we heard of the discovery of an ancient asteroid impact crater in Australia, and also about a Burger King crew who honored one of their regular customers at his funeral.

Charlie talked about sugar bushes and pincushion flowers and more.

Rosemary said she has an exciting secret to tell Monday.