1st Hour: Ross Gibson re: Redman-Hirahara Farmstead Importance of Preservation; 2nd Hour: Brian Roeder re: Never Again Moss Landing & Nina Audino re: Stop Lithium BESS in Santa Cruz County episode artwork

EPISODE · May 2, 2025 · 1H 53M

1st Hour: Ross Gibson re: Redman-Hirahara Farmstead Importance of Preservation; 2nd Hour: Brian Roeder re: Never Again Moss Landing & Nina Audino re: Stop Lithium BESS in Santa Cruz County

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1st Hour: Ross Gibson discusses County Historic Resources Commission's unnecessary quick action to de-list Redman-Hirahara Farmstead from the National Historic Registry and why preservation is critical of this iconic 1897 Victorian designed by William Weeks and highlighting the action Watsonville residents took to help the Hirahara Family keep their property upon returning from WWII imprisonment. https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2025/04/06/guard-dogs-seeking-landmark-demolition-ross-eric-gibson-local-history/   2nd Hour:  Brian Roeder discusses "Never Again Moss Landing" grassroots work to gather information and mobilize thousands of people harmed by the January 16, 2025 Vistra Battery Energy Storage System(BESS) fire in Moss Landing.  State and local help has been lacking, but the people are working to gather information to document their plight., and encourage people to keep pressure on elected representatives. https://neveragainmosslanding.org/ Nina Audino is working with others in Santa Cruz County to stop lithium BESS facilities planned at three locations.  One is already in permit process at 90 Minto Road in Watsonville, near dense subdivisions, the County's Fairgrounds evacuation site, and College Lake water source. The group meets 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:30-2pm, at Aptos Library https://www.facebook.com/groups/519407474020832/

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