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KUSP on the Ballot

KUSP’s reporting team brings you the pros and cons of the ballot during KUSP’s morning edition:

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Hear KUSP reports during Morning Edition, All Things considered and Day to Day.

Building After Fire
Friday, November 14
- Dana Farrington -- KUSP Reporter
A large portion of the homes destroyed by the Summit Fire in Corralitos were built without permits. Now residents face rebuilding and the fees they never paid.
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Central Coast Legislators
Tuesday, November 4
- Deanna Zachary -- KUSP Reporter
Bill Monning and Sam Farr both won their respective races. KUSP's Deanna Zachary spoke with them.
Interview with Sam Farr
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Interview with Bill Monning
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Proposition 12
Thursday, October 30
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 12 would fund low-cost home loans and other aid for veterans.
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Proposition 11
Thursday, October 30
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 11 would change how political districts are drawn.
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Proposition 9
Thursday, October 30
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 9 would allow crime victims more involvement in the justice process and restrict early release of prison inmates.
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Proposition 5
Thursday, October 30
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 5 would fund treatment for drug addicted criminals and restrict incarceration for drug-related crimes.
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Proposition 3
Tuesday, October 28
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 3 would fund expansions of hospitals for children.
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Proposition 4
Tuesday, October 28
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 4 prohibit minors from having abortions until 48 hours after notification of parents or guardians.
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Proposition 1A
Monday, October 27
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 1A, a proposal to build a high-speed train from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
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Proposition 2
Monday, October 27
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP Reporter
Proposition 2 would set minimum sizes for cages and pens for agricultural animals.
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Activists recall LBAM spraying
Monday, October 27
- Emily Quirk -- KUSP Reporter
Last Autumn the State of California sprayed pheromone-based pesticides over the Central Coast in an effort to eradicate Light Brown Apple Moth. Activists aiming to increase the profile of the debate over the state’s policy have organized an event dubbed "Days of Remembrance." For more information activism against the state's LBAM policy visit: stopthespray.org For information about the State of California’s campaign against the moth visit cdfa.ca.gov.
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Jenny Lewis new CD Acid Tongue
Thursday, October 23
- Eric Berg -- KUSP contributor
Eric Berg reviews Acid Tongue, a new CD by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley.
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The world's longest music set
Thursday, October 16
- Eric Berg -- KUSP contributor
Joe Ferrara broke the world record for longest music set to raise awareness about prostate cancer screening.
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Rescuing condors
Thursday, October 16
- Brian Petersen -- KUSP reporter
The story of the dramatic rescue of condors from the Basin Complex Fire by Ventana Wilderness Society biologists and the Coast Guard .
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Grupo Fantasma -- Sonidos Gold
Tuesday, October 14
- Eric Berg -- KUSP contributor
Latin band Grupo Fantasma has gained popularity through it's high-energy songs and as a backup band for Prince.
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Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers
October
- Eric Berg -- KUSP contributor
Seattle-based Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers show influences ranging from Wanda Jackson to Link Ray.
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Santa Cruz County tables Plasma Arc Gasification
Friday, October 10
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP reporter
Santa Cruz County's Board of Supervisors temporarily delayed consideration of a new technology that promises to convert garbage into gas without danger emissions.
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A New Way to Burn Trash?
Monday, October 6
- Royce Fincher -- KUSP reporter
Santa Cruz County's Board of Supervisors considers Plasma Arc Gasification, a new technology that promises to convert garbage into gas without the dangerous emissions of incineration. Not everyone is convinced of the safety of the technology.
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Another Candidate Speaks Out
Monday, September 29
- J.D. Hillard -- KUSP reporter
Matt Gonzalez, running mate of Ralph Nader, explains the Nader/Gonzalez view of the economic bailout during his visit to the central coast.
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Preparing for Winter in Big Sur
Thursday, September 18
- Kelly O'Brien -- KUSP reporter
Monterey County, state and federal agencies join with local residents to prepare for a winter that could add to devastation from the Basin Complex Fire.
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Big Sur assesses damages
Thursday, September 18
- Emily Quirk -- KUSP reporter
Most businesses and parks in Big Sur have reopened from closures forced by the Basin Complex Fire. Still damages are extensive.
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Ongoing State Budget Deadlock
Wednesday, September 17
- J.D. Hillard -- KUSP reporter
Legislative representatives of the Central Coast comment on the compromis budget legislators sent to the governor and which the governor vowed to veto.
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Trouble the Water
Friday, September 12
- Maiya Evans - KUSP reporter
The film "Trouble the Water" profiles a couple in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Danny Glover acted as Executive Producer. Filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal follow rapper Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott Roberts as they cope with being trapped in the flodded 9th Ward of New Orleans.
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