Community Matters

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Community Matters features guest interviews to discuss topics of interest to the Santa Cruz Community. We aim to help people better understand important local issues and learn how to get involved to make a positive difference. Please listen and call in to join the discussions. Listen to Community Matters live every Friday from 2:00pm to 4:00 pm PT on https://santacruzvoice.com

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Friday Dec 19, 2025

December 19, 2025 Interviews: Sara Beck & Friends of SC County Libraries; Loreal Weitzel & Arukah Project

Friday Dec 19, 2025

Hour One:

Friends of the Santa Cruz Library - Sarah Beck, Executive Director

https://www.friendsofsantacruzlibraries.org/

https://santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/friendsofsantacruzlibraries/

Arukah Project - Loreal Weitzel, Executive Director

https://www.arukahproject.org/

Help fund the HOPE House to provide a safe place for human trafficking survivors to go, escape violence, and begin to restore their lives.

Second Hour experienced an area-wide power failure that stopped an interview with Dawn Berreras of Second Harvest Food Bank due to the Santa Cruz Voice studio equipment going offline.

https://www.thefoodbank.org/

https://santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/secondharvest/

Unfortunately, we were unable to interview Pajaro Valley Loaves & Fishes - Ashley Bridges, Director

https://pvloavesandfishes.org/

https://santacruzgives.org/nonprofit/pvloavesandfishes/