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Monterey Bay This Week: Federal homelessness funding cuts, electric flying vehicles, and more

A black, futuristic-seeming car hovers above a field. The car seems to be higher than the height of a man standing beyond it. His hair seems to be blown back and he's holding some kind of gadget.
Courtesy of Alef Aeronautics
Jim Dukhovny, CEO of Alef Aeronautics, near the company's flying car during a flight test. The company has signed a lease to test the cars at the Hollister airport.

Highlights from this week's news roundup:

  • The federal government has placed a low cap on the amount of homelessness reduction money that can be spent on permanent housing. The changes could hit the Central Coast hard.
  • Pajaro Valley Unified School District is considering layoffs that include about 40 full-time support staff for students with special needs.
  • Monterey and Santa Cruz counties are at the center of a power struggle with the state over a key part of the clean energy transition—battery storage.
  • An interview between KAZU's News Director, Amy Mayer, and BenitoLink reporter Noe Magaña, about flying cars.

Plus other stories from the week.

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.