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Monterey Bay This Week: Pajaro Valley school layoffs, Trump’s farm bailout, tiny homes and more

KAZU | By Ngozi Cole,
Erin Malsbury, Elena Neale-Sacks, Scott Cohn
Published December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM PST
A school board meets.
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board meets on December 11, 2025, to consider large-scale layoffs of teachers and support staff.

Highlights from this week’s news roundup:

  • The Pajaro Valley Unified School District board approves sweeping layoffs despite public outcry.
  • Local growers say they are getting short shrift in President Trump's $12 billion farm bailout.
  • Two tiny homes projects near completion on the Central Coast.
  • Important changes are coming to California's low-income health insurance program, Medi-Cal, particularly for immigrants.

Plus other stories from the week.
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Ngozi Cole
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.
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Erin Malsbury
Erin is an award-winning journalist and photographer. She's written for local and national outlets, including the Smithsonian and Science Magazine. She has a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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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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Scott Cohn
Scott Cohn is a nationally recognized journalist who has been based on the Central Coast since 2014. His work for KAZU is a return to his reporting roots. Scott began his career as a reporter and host for Wisconsin Public Radio. Contact him at scohn@kazu.org.
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