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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4 days ago

June 13, 2025 1st Hour: Mr. Ed Mitchell, Lead Investigator for Never Again Moss Landing..why did agencies fail to respond? 2nd Hour, discussing proposed grid-scale lithium BESS in Watsonville

4 days ago

Hour One: Lead Investigator Mr. Ed Mitchell discusses lack of planning and response from EPA on January 16, 2025 Moss Landing BESS Fire, how he was affected and what people need to do now. https://neveragainmosslanding.org/

Hour Two: Host Becky Steinbruner discusses history of Santa Cruz County's three proposed Battery Energy Storage Site (BESS) project sites, with latest news on the 90 Minto Road facility permitting. Join the grassroots group demanding a countywide moratorium on grid-scale lithium BESS, an impartial panel to advise on the County's BESS Ordinance, and town hall meetings in the Community.

https://www.stoplithiumbessinsantacruz.org/