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Santa Cruz harbor bridge closed for construction, Defense Language Institute faces possible cuts

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks,
Doug McKnight
Published June 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM PDT
Defense Language Institute, Monterey
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The Defense Language Institute in Monterey

In today's newscast, the bridge across the Santa Cruz harbor is closed in both directions for construction until February 2026. And, Central Coast Congressmember Jimmy Panetta is leading a bipartisan effort to prevent possible cuts to military language schools.
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Elena Neale-Sacks
Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. At KAZU, they cover agriculture, housing and homelessness, and the aftermath of the January 2025 lithium battery fire in Moss Landing. Their reporting and research has been featured on NPR, KQED, Netflix, Reveal, CalMatters, and more. Elena is an alum of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and UC Santa Cruz. You can reach them at elena@kazu.org.
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Doug McKnight
Doug joined KAZU in 2004 as Development Director overseeing fundraising, underwriting and grants. He was promoted to General Manager in 2009. In 2011 he retired as General Manager but continued to work part-time in fundraising, news and station projects.
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