Monterey County rolls out campaign to protect immigrants, Santa Cruz approves $155,000 in wharf recovery funds

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks,

Scott Cohn

Published January 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM PST

A person in a suit and hat speaks into a microphone in front of a podium while several other people stand behind him. — First District Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo addresses a news conference outlining the county's response to the Trump administration's promised immigration crackdown.

In today’s newscast, Monterey County has launched a public education campaign to inform residents of their Constitutional rights regardless of immigration status. In Santa Cruz, the city council approved a recovery package for the wharf that includes free 2-hour parking for visitors, partial rent relief for affected businesses, and debit gift cards for some wharf employees.

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Elena Neale-Sacks

Elena is a reporter and California Local News Fellow at KAZU. Before that, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR's Code Switch, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz.

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Scott Cohn

Scott Cohn is a nationally recognized journalist who has been based on the Central Coast since 2014. His work for KAZU is a return to his reporting roots. Scott began his career as a reporter and host for Wisconsin Public Radio. Contact him at scohn@kazu.org.

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