Good Morning Monterey Bay

Ep. 572 - GMMB Friday 16 May 2025

Dr. Pete let us know what to do if we believe a dog has eaten something poisonous. Dogs and cats can also have injuries inside their mouth, and often the cause is a foxtail. We also discussed snakebites.

Movies this week were pretty bad. Rosemary could only stomach one, the documentary film Deaf President Now. Alex had three picks all together, that one and Final Destination Bloodlines, as well as Sister Midnight.

Jim Coffis let us know all about the upcoming Redwood Mountain Faire.

Ep. 571 - GMMB Thursday 15 May 2025

Christopher Brant, a librarian at the Watsonville library, told us about the upcoming Santa Cruz County History Fair, May 17.

Simon Hayward, of Mountain Community Theater, told us of the play that will be performed. It is The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time.

Assembly Member Dawn Addis was once again concerned about the Battery Energy Storage System at Moss landing. She also is passionate about early childhood education.

Ep. 570 - GMMB Wednesday 14 May 2025

Jaime Smith taught us all about the differences and similarities among galettes, tarts and pies.

Lynn Robinson of Valley Churches United Ministries let us know they are partnering with SLV Rotary to do a summer food drive. The need in summer increases. She also let us know about their upcoming spring sale extravaganza.

Ep. 569 - GMMB Tuesday 13 May 2025

In good news we heard of a Scotsman in Nepal who helped raise money for a well, and another story about hand raising a lowland gorilla.

Senator Laird weighed in on tall buildings going up in and around Santa Cruz. He talked about his bill to ease the financial burden of lawsuits over past sexual abuses, on institutions like schools. It is needed because the governor has all but gotten rid of the statute of limitations on such suits. He also gave his thoughts on Governor Newsome's current mandate that cities empty homeless camps.

Ep. 568 - GMMB Monday 12 May 2025

In good news we heard of two sisters who found their long lost half sister after searching for her for 57 years.

In the Ag report, Michael Olson told us of how SEBO Farms are using technology in agriculture. Locally, Intuit made a generous donation to our Homeless Garden Project.

Ep. 567 - GMMB Friday 9 May 2025

Doctor Pete explained why it is hard to save a horse when it breaks a leg. He again mentioned that there are too few vets, and what is being done about it. The vet boards are dictating to doctors more about exactly how to do certain procedures. We also heard when is the best time to spay or neuter a pet.

In the movie reviews there were two picks of the week. They were Sharp Corner and Sew Torn.

We heard harmonica music, or rather music that included harmonicas.

Ep. 566 - GMMB Thursday 8 May 2025

We were off the air Wednesday of this week, due to a problem with our provider.

Today we had a New York minute with Jacobi, who is on his annual gastronomical pilgrimage.

Gary Shapiro hung out singing old songs with Ray Bradbury as a little kid. His childhood is also when he palled around with Leonard Nimoy, whom his mom had befriended. Must be nice.

Cee Gee, whom we met last week, gave us the number recently reported by Visit California, about tourism dollars spent here. It was well north of $1B. Very nice.

The musical theme of the day was Victory in Europe Day, of which today is the eightieth anniversary.

Ep. 565 - GMMB Tuesday 6 May 2025

Rachael stopped by with her book, Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate. She talked also of Minecraft in the library and who hangs up the phone after a call is finished.

Lynn Sullivan Chacon was also in the studio, talking about the Haven housing project planned for the open space between Hidden Glen in Scotts Valley and Henry Cowell park.