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This episode we hear from Dr. Asif Mahmood, candidate for Lt. Governor of California.  Dr. Mahmood is a pulmonologist and doctor of internal medicine that practices in the Los Angeles area.  Hear why Dr. Mahmood is running for statewide office and why he feels he can be a candidate for change.  There are many races that will be on the ballot in 2018, and the Lt. Governor's race will be an important one.  The Lt. Governor sits on th...

This episode we speak with Professor Michele Dauber from the Recall Judge Aaron Persky campaign.  Why would a group be working to recall a judge?  Many of you have probably heard of the infamous Brock Turner case that took place in Santa Clara County.  Brock Turner was convicted on three counts of felony sexual assault.  Judge Persky sentenced Turner to a 6 month sentence of which, Turner served only 3.  Normally, a 2 year sentence...

Domestic violence is a problem that plagues too many communities and can often be a difficult topic to even bring up.  October is domestic violence month, so we sat down with Lideres Campesinas in Greenfield to talk about the wonderful work they do to help out women that have been the victims of domestic violence and what they do to support them.  It can especially be a problem in a community facing additional issues such as someon...

We spoke to local Hip-Hop artist, Alaric, a few months ago on the show.  He spoke about his upcoming project that he was working on and he was cool enough to come on and share with us the entire album, Unheard Talent.  Released to Soundcloud on Friday the 13th, you can check it out by searching for Alaric_QP.  We sit down in this episode and talk about what it took to get this album made as well as discussing each track and how the...

What goes into a city budget?  What are the priorities that are considered in that budget, how long does a budget take to write, and how many people need to be spoken to before a budget can be presented?  These aren't questions that we can just google and find the answers to easily, so this week Dom speaks to Matt Pressey, Salinas Finance Director.  Listen in to this episode and learn more about the way our city pays its bills and ...

Around the world Ciclovìa festivals are held.  Streets are closed for pedestrians and bicyclists to have free reign to travel.  Booths and activities are set up for the community to take part in.  What makes Salinas Ciclovìa unique, is that our local festival is completely youth organized.  If you have gone an marveled at the organization of the event, know that these young leaders start their planning early and put on what has bec...

How hard do you have to look sometimes to see yourself on the tv screen, on the theater screen, or even on a stage at a play?  This week we speak with xago, a longtime Salinas resident that has been active in the arts in our community.  Currently, he is teaching a teatro class at the Monterey County Youth Center to work with talented youth, to better develop their skills and voices.  We talk about the time xago spent at Teatro Camp...

Understaffed and overworked, members of the Salinas Fire Department are on pace to answer 14-15,000 calls this year.  Salinas is home to 76 firefighters at the taping of this episode and there is room for at least 9 more.  Being understaffed by 9 firefighters may not sound like a lot, but realize that Salinas Firefighters are sent to help in emergencies such as Hurricane Irma and wildfires here in California.  That puts on extra pr...

This episode, Dom sits down with Marcos Cabrera from the Monterey County Youth Media Project.  This was a 2 week course that local students could participate in to learn from industry professionals on how to become better journalists.  This free program for high school and college students brought in veteran journalists that were able to work with students on taking their journalism skills to a higher level.  This program was model...

This episode we talk to Mike and Jeff from Mike PZ and the Associates, a local band that plays here on the Central Coast.  There is a lot that this episode touches on as it was an interesting conversation that we had with Mike and Jeff.  We talk not only about the sound you can expect from Mike PZ and the Associates, but also all the sounds that we grew up and listen to from the Bakersfield Sound to Old School and Piedmont Blues.  ...

Open up the episode and hear a spoken word piece entitled "Incarcerated Introspection," by Alaric, a local artist from the 831.  Listen in and hear how that piece developed and how Alaric went from writing poetry in notebooks to developing his talent further and becoming an artist recording over tracks.  Salinas doesn't offer many opportunities for local hip hop artists, but Alaric was one of the many that brought it at the recent ...

This week we talk to Miguel Lozoya Burciaga from Digital Nest, to catch up on how the summer youth program has progressed.  Hear about the various tech sites that students have been able to visit and the connections students have been able to make with people in the digital field.  Also, hear about what Digital Nest is working to do to increase the number of women in the tech industry by working to recruit more women for their stud...

Digital Nest is a great program that originated in Watsonville and has expanded to Salinas.  This program connects young people in our community with not only technology such as computers and wi-fi, but free classes to learn how to build and design websites, graphic arts, music and video production.  In addition, Digital Nest works to connect those that have learned new skills in technology with companies where they can intern and ...

This episode, Dom hits the road to catch the new local baseball squad, the Monterey Amberjacks.  The Amberjacks are in the independent Pecos Baseball League.  Made up of 12 teams, the Amberjacks join Bakersfield, Tucson, California City, High Desert, and Hollywood in the Pacific Division.  The Monterey Amberjacks will be calling Sollecito Field home on most weekends from now until the end of July so come out and catch a great game ...