The large tariffs on U.S. imports ordered by President Trump in April have created huge uncertainty and anxiety, amplified by Trump’s frequent course changes and by tariffs imposed on the U.S. in retaliation. Small businesses can’t wait for uncertainty to clear, however. They have to make frequent decisions in real time. Today on Davisville a few businesses downtown tell us what they think of the tariffs, how they’re coping, and how their customers are responding.
The results are not conclusive -- only five businesses responded to a set of questions I sent to DDBA members prior to this program -- but they are interesting. One respondent cheers the tariffs. The other four rate the impact to be severe and negative. Even so, you’ll also hear nuance.
Today's guests are Brett Lee, executive director of the Davis Downtown Business Association, and Kevin Wan, president of the association this year and co-owner of Sophia’s Thai Kitchen. They comment on the responses and add insights of their own.
(Photo shows a downtown Davis street scene on May 22, 2025)
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Mon, 05/26/2025 - 3:00pm | Ned
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Today The News Cycle focuses on firefighting. We have a conversation with Sam Killou, a firefighter in Folsom. Then, Gaby Cortez goes over the process of becoming a firefighter and Maya Davis covers Emily Lo’s story. Hosted and produced by Maya Davis. Packages by Gaby Cortez and Maya Davis. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jimenez
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This time around on The Electric Compost Heap, Dug Deep will be spinning a variety of musical compostables, including several tunes from the Detroit Cobras, who will be playing in Davis on Friday, June 30, thanks to our friends at the Davis Live Music Collective! The Detroit Cobras have a reputation for putting on banger shows, so you don't want to miss this. Oh, and the official color of tonight's show is... chartreuse! Join us at KDRT.org
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Bobby Young and Nick Young of The Bobby Young Project join us in the studio today.
For over 50 years Bobby has had a love affair with music, and the guitar. Strongly influenced by the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, Alvin Lee, Leslie West, Sly Stone and Freddie Stone, he has played and recorded with a long list of people including; The Natural Four, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Richard "Dimples" Fields, John Lee Hooker, Maria Muldaur, Jimmy McCracklin, Craig Horton, Snooky Flowers, Cool Papa, Archie Lee Hooker, Zakiya Hooker, and Alabama Mike.
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