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Monterey County expands military hiring policy, flying-car company comes to Hollister

A Joby electric air taxi flies over Monterey Bay.
Joby Aviation
Joby Aviation is one of the companies in the region working in electric aviation technology.

In today's newscast, Monterey County is expanding its hiring policy for veterans. And, the Hollister airport signs a lease with a flying-car company. 

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.
Before joining KAZU, Ngozi covered health, business and economy stories for WYSO in southwest Ohio and The Ohio Newsroom. She’s also worked as a freelance reporter for Reveal, The New Humanitarian and other outlets.