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There are close to 600 place names in the U.S. that incorporate the word negro. Before it was negro, it was the N-word. In recent years individuals and groups have set out to change these names – that is true of a mountain near Agoura Hills. In this episode, we look at the shedding of one racist place name in our neighborhood, and how it revealed the hidden history of a Black pioneer.

California's last operational nuclear power plant is perched on the ocean’s edge near the City of San Luis Obispo on the Central Coast. Diablo Canyon was due to close in 2025 – it’s unlikely that’s going to happen. But, ultimately one day it will be decommissioned. In this episode of The One Oh One, we look at the massive costs and risks for the local community.

There’s a spot on Highway 101 in Agoura Hills, California – it’s pretty inconspicuous. There’s brown and green rolling hills on either side of the highway. Homes are sprinkled here and there. And then a small metal gate that leads off on a hiking trail. You probably wouldn’t know it, but soon this spot will be the location of the world’s largest animal crossing.This crossing will reconnect habitats that have been cut off from each other for three quarters of a century and it’ll do it over a highway that is constantly buzzing with cars. It’s a massive project full of firsts.On this episode of The One Oh One, the building of the world’s largest animal crossing.

By the end of 2021, the number of yearly overdose deaths in Ventura County could be as high as 270, if the current trend continues. That’s a 132 percent increase over five years. In the very first episode of The One Oh One, we cover the crisis of fentanyl in Ventura County.

Some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet can be found on the underwater structures of oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. So, when you’re decommissioning and dismantling an oil platform what do you do with these thriving ecosystems?

Twenty years ago this month a rocket blasted off into space with an invention on board that would go on to transform access to space. That invention, called the CubeSat, was a tiny satellite the shape and size of a square tissue box.It became so popular that last year it was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame.

On The One Oh One podcast we journey up and down Highway 101 along California’s Central and South Coasts sharing discoveries, stories and conversations. From Simi Valley to Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo and beyond.It’s season four – a season about consequences.

One in three high school students across the U.S. have reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. In the decade leading up to 2019 suicide rates went up 57% among teens and young adults.That’s according to a Surgeon General report which says young people are experiencing a mental health crisis.I wanted to find out if these grim statistics were being reflected locally. Sadly the answer is yes. I had no idea how bad it was.In this episode of The One Oh One, the state of youth mental health on California’s Central, South Coast, why this is happening and those trying to help.

In the decades to come the share of elderly people in Ventura County is going to expand tremendously. At the same time caregivers for this population are projected to decrease significantly.What’s been done about this?

Ventura County’s share of elderly residents is predicted to quadruple over the next few decades while the amount of people to care for these seniors is predicted to decrease dramatically.In this episode of The One Oh One we look at what’s been called the silver tsunami and its consequences. (Part 1 of a two-part series).