Pajaro River Levee

In this episode of Monterey Bay This Week, Monterey Bay area counties get millions from the state’s homelessness prevention program, dozens of Pajaro Valley residents are suing the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency over the 2023 flood, and more in this week's local news roundup.

The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency expects new flood walls to go up along some parts of the Pajaro River levee within the next few days. Plus, a new transitional housing complex in Salinas will offer support for people at risk of homelessness.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded its first construction contract for the $599 million Pajaro River levee and floodwall project. And, the Trump administration has launched its latest anti-semitism investigation—this time, across the entire Cal State University system.

First, President Donald Trump’s order to release water from two California dams raised expert concerns about flooding. Then came atmospheric rivers. Are California’s levees up to the task? Here’s what to know.

Construction has officially begun on a $600 million dollar project to rebuild the troubled Pajaro River levee system, nearly 60 years after Congress first identified the need.

It may still be August, but winter is again looming large in Pajaro, where construction crews are at work shoring up the battered levee.

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has honored KAZU News with a 2024 National Edward R. Murrow Award

A $200 million proposal to further speed up reconstruction of the troubled Pajaro River levee did not make it into a Congressional budget deal.

The latest round of winter weather spared the Pajaro River levee system, which failed so disastrously last year. That has left officials hopeful that they can keep the 75-year-old system intact for just a little bit longer, with construction on a new, stronger system set to begin this year.

Hundreds of residents are suing the State of California, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, and a host of other government agencies for negligence in at least four cases filed since December.