Elena Neale-Sacks
Reporter/Producer, California Local News FellowAfter freelancing for KAZU for 8 months, Elena joined the station full-time in September 2024 as a California Local News Fellow. Prior to 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. They currently live in Santa Cruz.
When they aren't reporting, chances are they're either playing competitive ultimate frisbee, hiking, camping, playing board games, or hanging out with their cat Cheddar.
Email: elena@kazu.org
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Cotoni-Coast Dairies opens to the public for the first time since its designation as a national monument. And, a summit in Seaside on workforce housing solutions. -
A House bill would replenish cancelled USDA funds for small-scale farmers, federal EV rebates to endMany small-scale farmers in the Salinas Valley are having a hard time selling their produce. And, an effort to help people get federal electric vehicle rebates before they expire. -
Small farmers in the Salinas Valley are reeling from the loss of federal programs that created market channels for them to sell their products. -
A new preschool opens its doors in East Salinas. And, a federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the Justice Department to defend its suspension of hundreds of scientific research grants at UCLA. -
The California Police Records Access Project is now available to the public. Plus, the developer of a 389-unit housing development in Santa Cruz may back out. -
After months of delays, the first units for an interim housing project were delivered this week in Watsonville. Plus, former Vice President Kamala Harris says no to a gubernatorial run. -
The National Weather Service lifted its tsunami advisory from Monterey north to Sonoma County. -
An underwhelming takeaway from a recent Moss Landing Vistra battery fire report. Plus, universal pre-K kicks off during the 2025-26 school year for Monterey Bay area families. -
As homelessness prevention funding thins out, local counties want community input on how to spend itIn today's newscast, funding to address homelessness is in a precarious spot. Still, some grant money is available, and Monterey and San Benito counties are looking for community input on funding priorities. -
In today's newscast, a look at the downstream effects of changes to federal grant requirements since President Trump took office.
