$40 million contract for initial Pajaro River levee construction, federal anti-semitism investigation hits CSU

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks

Published September 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT

Crews seen repairing the Pajaro River Levee break on March 14, 2023.

In today's newscast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded its first construction contract for the $599 million Pajaro River levee and floodwall project. And, the Trump administration has launched its latest anti-semitism investigation—this time, across the entire Cal State University system.

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Elena Neale-Sacks

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. Before joining KAZU, they worked as a podcast producer at The Oregonian. 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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