March 7, 2025 Hour One: Gillian Greensite: Workforce Housing Solutions Act Problems; Hour Two: Kris Kirby: Move Out of California

Hour One: Gillian Greensite discusses why Santa Cruz City's Workforce Housing Solutions Act initiative makes claims that local workers would have preference for affordable housing but the City of Santa Cruz cannot verify such a claim could be upheld because the Grand Jury "Housing for Whom?" investigative report showed the City fails to track who gets affordable housing now, and keeps no data as to how much is given to UCSC students.  The Oversight Committee would only have one member of the public, chosen by the City Council.

Hour Two: Kris Kirby sold her business and  moved out of California, leaving behind decades of connections to re-root in Grants Pass, Oregon.  What was that process like for her?  What would she do differently? How has she made new connections?  Any regrets??  Local elected officials there are willing to meet....and actively listen. 

Here, Santa Cruz County Supervisors continue to bury their heads in the sand on the Moss Landing Battery Fire...and refuse to hold town hall meetings about the battery storage projects planned for Santa Cruz County...grassroots activism is afoot.