Good Morning Monterey Bay

Ep. 676 - GMMB Tuesday 4 November 2025

In good news we heard more about the fellow who saved people during the mass stabbing on a train in England. We now know who he is, and a bit more about just what happened. We heard of two more heroes as well. They spotted a fire at the back end of a school bus. They alerted the driver and assisted in evacuating the bus just moments before the whole thing caught flame.

Rachael Shelton talked of Halloween and how fortunate she is to have access to the mind of a 24-year-old, so she can stay in the know.

Ep. 675 - GMMB Monday 3 November 2025

In good news we heard of a stabbing on an English train, and the heroes who arranged to use the emergency stop to stop the train in a station, so police could board and medical personnel could treat the wounded. We also heard of the Dodgers win over the Blue Jays, making them the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back world series.

Gail Pellerin was with us. She weighed in on getting out the vote tomorrow, passing prop 50, whether affordable housing being built really will be, and oil drilling off the coast, of which she is not in favor.

In the Ag report Michael Olson discussed the ending of SNAP due to the government shutdown. He suggests letting SNAP funds be redeemable at local farmers' markets, in conjunction with the Market Match program.

Ep. 674 - GMMB Wednesday 29 October 2025

Rocky Snyder filled in for Rosemary. We learned what were the best and the worst Halloween costumes he has worn.

Jaime Smith made things simple for us. Chicken and broccoli. He also let us know how to make food sweet without sugar.

Gary Shapiro told us all about Joan Crawford.

Ep. 672 - GMMB Friday 17 October 2025

Rocky Snyder joined us in the studio for the first hour. He will be filling in for Rosemary once or twice while she is away in the next couple weeks.

Dr. Pete talked about cats and the noises they make, sunburn in cats, skin cancer in cats and cattle, and finally all about something of which he is a fan, registered vet techs.

In good news we heard of the photo of a sea otter taken by Shmuel Thaler, and about Francine the wayward cat that was found.

Alex did not make it for the movie reviews, but we heard them anyway. The pick of the week was Good Fortune, with Keanu Reeves as an inept Angel Gabriel.

Charlie Keutman, after a bit of chat about the Homeless Garden Project, told us what can be planted this time of year to add some Halloween colors to our garden. They included these.

• kufia vermillionaire
• lion's tale, or leonotis
• garden mums

Ep. 671 - GMMB Thursday 16 October 2025

We heard of Mr. T, the runaway tortoise, who was rescued from train tracks and reunited with his family. Then there was a tale of a stained glass window purchased for 25 dollars, which turned out to likely have belonged to King Robert the first, of England.

One of us, before today, had never heard of Overly Attached Girlfriend.

Ep. 670 - GMMB Wednesday 15 October 2025

In Good News we heard of John Lodge, leader of the Moody Blues who just died. We learned of a taco hero who saved the day and then got his own reward.

Jaime Smith talked shepherd's pie with us.

Jeff Manke saw cackling geese in Alameda. He returned recently from a four-day field trip to the eastern Sierras, where the trees are turning color. We learned why there are so few birds in a redwood forest.

Ep. 669 - GMMB Tuesday 14 October 2025

Rachael shared a story of facing her fears related to driving on the freeway, and on the hill.

John Laird's Senate Bill 283 has been signed by the governor. The senator came on to tell us all about it.

Ep. 668 - GMMB Friday 10 October 2025

Dr. Pete had tips for traveling with pets. There was much talk of dogs drinking water, and too much talk of dogs smelling other dogs' butts.

Charlie Keutman had news of tomatos, avacados and farmers markets. Then he spoke of flowers of the season, like calendulas and snapdragons.