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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.

It’s the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims around the world dedicate 30 days to prayer and reflection by fasting from sunrise to sunset. KAZU’s Ngozi Cole recently visited with worshippers at the Islamic Society of Monterey County in Seaside as they broke the daily fast.

Monterey Bay area counties get millions from the state’s homelessness prevention program, but future funds are in jeopardy. And, dozens of Pajaro Valley residents are suing the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency over the 2023 flood.

The Monterey County District Attorney has filed a lawsuit against a local mammography service. And, California Mental health leaders are criticizing Governor Newsom’s threat to pull funding from counties he says aren’t rolling out CARE Court fast enough."

Cal State Monterey Bay lecturer, Ava Homa, survived the Iran-Iraq War as a child in the 1980s and is urging people to keep their attention on Iran as the death toll rises.

Laurie Emery of Indivisible Pajaro Valley helped organize a protest in Watsonville calling the attacks on Iran by the U.S. and Israel unconstitutional. And, Tig Notaro comes to Monterey for two nights after taking two and a half years off touring.

Monterey Bay FC announces its first women's soccer team, it's the last day of Gilroy's Black History Month art exhibition, permanent housing programs could be under threat, and more in this week's local news roundup.

The Trump administration wants to cap the amount of federal grant money counties can use for permanent housing programs. A court temporarily blocked those plans, but if they ultimately go through, many lives will be upended.

Researchers confirm an outbreak of bird flu in northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park. Plus, a Monterey County jury awards $18.9 million to a woman hit by a car in a crosswalk at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve.

The deadline to submit public comments on a proposed federal oil and gas leasing program off the Central Coast is Feb. 26. And, state senators reaffirm California’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives amid ongoing attacks from the Trump administration.