Head Start safe through October, bill would have created first farmland access program in California

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks

Published October 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT

A woman stands in rows of crops, tending to the soil. — Noemi Avalos farms at the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) in Salinas.

In today's newscast, Head Start programs will continue running in Santa Cruz County through the end of the month despite the government shutdown. And, a state bill was set to create the first farmland access program in California. Then it was vetoed.

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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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