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Murray Street bridge partially reopens in Santa Cruz, Monterey County residents demand no ICE cooperation

KAZU | By Elena Neale-Sacks

Published January 29, 2026 at 5:00 AM PST

A car drives over a bridge that's under construction. Boats sit in a harbor to the left. — One lane of the Murray Street bridge opened to eastbound traffic on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

In today's newscast, the Murray Street bridge in Santa Cruz temporarily reopens to eastbound traffic. And, a heated Monterey County Board of Supervisors meeting about local law enforcement’s cooperation with ICE.

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Elena Neale-Sacks

Elena is an Emmy award-winning researcher, reporter, and producer. At KAZU, they cover agriculture, housing and homelessness, and the aftermath of the January 2025 lithium battery fire in Moss Landing. 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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