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Issues & Ideas

International student visa revocations, the future of abandoned boats in Morro Bay, Robin Greenfield's experiments in non-ownership, and a volunteer's tribute to the Live Oak Music Festival

By Meher Ali

Published May 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM PDT

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KCBX's Meher Ali speaks with Professor Jared Van Ramshorst on international students' visa revocations, including at Cal Poly

Student visa revocations

KCBX’s Adam Solorzano on a state grant to demolish abandoned boats in Morro Bay

Demolishing boats in the Bay

KCBX's Brian Reynolds talks non-ownership with author and eco-activist Robin Greenfield

Experiments in non-ownership

Journalist Kathy Johnston's tribute to Live Oak through conversations with the festival's volunteers

Volunteering at Live Oak Fest

Issues & Ideas

Meher Ali

Meher Ali joined the KCBX team as a volunteer in October of 2024, and by December she had already moved into a staff position as the producer and host of our weekly radio magazine Issues & Ideas. She has been a journalist since 2009. Meher has reported from various cities around India on human rights, refugee and social justice issues, as well as on heritage and culture.

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