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A year after the County approved $10 million for Pajaro aid, just $2.6 million has been spent.
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A year after the County approved $10 million for Pajaro aid, just $2.6 million has been spent.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 18, 2024

Nearly two years after floods in the North County town of Pajaro displaced most of its residents, the community’s recovery process is still on…

The floodwaters have long receded from Pajaro. But one year later residents and businesses are still struggling to stay afloat.
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The floodwaters have long receded from Pajaro. But one year later residents and businesses are still struggling to stay afloat.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 29, 2024

AS CARS VROOM ALONG PORTER DRIVE HEADING TOWARD EITHER WATSONVILLE OR SALINAS, IT LOOKS LIKE AN EVERYDAY SCENE IN PAJARO; far from the images …

Hundreds of residents and business owners sue over Pajaro flooding.
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Hundreds of residents and business owners sue over Pajaro flooding.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jan 11, 2024

It was one year ago that all of us got a crash course in learning how to read hydrological tables on river levels. There was the potential for…

Why wasn’t FEMA on the ground in Pajaro after the floods?
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Why wasn’t FEMA on the ground in Pajaro after the floods?

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Mar 23, 2023

In the wake of the flooding that forced more than 2,000 people in Pajaro from their homes and into nearby shelters, motels and even their own …

Congress authorized a restoration of the Pajaro River levee in 1966. More than half a century later, the work remains undone.
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Congress authorized a restoration of the Pajaro River levee in 1966. More than half a century later, the work remains undone.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 23, 2023

IN THE SUMMER OF 1926, HEAVY RAINS ACROSS THE MIDWEST SWELLED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO RECORD LEVELS, precipitating a catastrophe that would u…

Pajaro River levee breaches, resulting in a chaotic emergency for thousands of displaced residents.
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Pajaro River levee breaches, resulting in a chaotic emergency for thousands of displaced residents.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Mar 16, 2023

ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, MARCH 11, Ramon Sanchez joined a crowd of people on the Pajaro River Bridge. They stood under an overcast sky duri…

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