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Join host Kris Kington-Barker as she speaks with guests Devon McQuade, Associate Director with the 5Cities Homeless Coalition, and Sadie Weller, Staff Attorney with the San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation (SLOLAF). They will talk about the end of these COVID-19 relief programs, oter available rental protections, and what you should do if you are in need of help.You are invited to listen, learn and participate in the conversation, between 1-2 pm. Call in and be part of the discussion at (805) 549-8855 or email questions to voices@kcbx.org.Broadcast date: 3/24/22Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX and made possible through underwriting by Joan Gellert-Sargen.

In today's KCBX News Update: A sculpture at the SLO Museum of Art has been removed, and a new analysis ranks the SLO area as one of the least affordable small metropolitan areas in the country.

Who Determines How We Grieve?The American Psychiatric Association recently added Prolonged Grief Disorder to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual-limiting the amount of time considered normal for grieving the loss of a loved one. What does this mean for the mental health and well-being of those struggling with the grief beyond the recommended 12 months? Hear a Conversation with the Reluctant Therapist, Elizabeth Barrett and Psychiatrist Dr. Michael McGee about the challenges to providing adequate care and support to those who are suffering.

In today's KCBX News Update: Santa Barbara County will roll back its mobile vaccine program after the end of March, and Rep. Salud Carbajal pushed for new maritime safety rules this week.

Central Coast and state officials are urging caution and planning during Tsunami Preparedness Week.

In today's KCBX News Update: the SLO County COVID case rate remains stable, and local gas prices keep rising despite a slow decline in prices elsewhere in the nation.

Roundabouts: people love them or hate them. This weeks edition of Agenda Breakdown looks at the reasons behind their use on the Central Coast. Also, on the Nonprofit Story, meet one of the founding teachers of Peace Academy of the Arts and Sciences.

Two SLO County nonprofits are teaming up to revamp the Central Coast Hotline, turning it into a modern call center and adding a 24/7 texting service aimed especially at younger people experiencing mental health crises.

Local nonprofit Hope's Village just put an offer in on a piece of land in San Luis Obispo to house 30 tiny homes in a community village.

Andy D'Arrigo, patriarch of Salinas Valley family shares tales of the family's century-long trendsetting agricultural enterprises and how they introduced green celery to America.