KION cuts local staff and opts for regional station, water conservation program expands in the Salinas Valley

KAZU | By Katie Brown

Published September 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM PDT

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A photo of a large bridge with a road of cars smacked between large coastal bluffs and a sandy coastline with blue water in Big Sur fills the background; white text in the middle of the image says "we believe...Ever neighbor has a voice," and on the bottom of the page there is a headline in bold with a dark background that says "KPIX News launches on KION, expanding statewide coverage for the Central Coast." — A video montage announcing that regional San Francisco CBS station, KPIX, is replacing the KION local television newsroom staff was the lead story on the KION website the day after the news broke.

In today's newscast, KION television newsroom staff was laid off without warning before the station announced that the San Francisco-based CBS station, KPIX, will take over the daily news slot. And, a program helping rural homes save water and money is expanding in the Salinas Valley.

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Katie Brown

Katie Brown comes to KAZU after earning spot news and investigative journalism awards for her reporting and photography in Maine. A Report for America alumna and former Metcalf Institute fellow, Katie’s reporting beats span business, environment, and public health.

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