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Pajaro residents get certified in disaster response as the town’s infrastructure upgrades continue.
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Pajaro residents get certified in disaster response as the town’s infrastructure upgrades continue.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • May 27, 2025

For many Pajaro residents who suffered through the 2023 flooding, it was nothing new—they had also experienced the same catastrophe in the 1990s.

The county’s Emergency Management director, Kelsey Scanlon, makes the best of the worst.
Face to Face

The county’s Emergency Management director, Kelsey Scanlon, makes the best of the worst.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Mar 20, 2025

Emergency planning and response services in Monterey County have evolved dramatically over the past 25 years. Wildfires and storms are more vo…

Politicians rise or fall on disaster response. The Los Angeles fires are Gavin Newsom’s big test.
Forum | Opinion

Politicians rise or fall on disaster response. The Los Angeles fires are Gavin Newsom’s big test.

  • Alexei Koseff
  • Mar 13, 2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a familiar sight around Los Angeles since the firestorm that swept through the region in January. In the first da…

In lieu of government support, local nonprofits step up relief efforts in Pajaro.
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In lieu of government support, local nonprofits step up relief efforts in Pajaro.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Mar 23, 2023

On the morning of Friday, March 17 – nearly a week after the people of Pajaro were forced to flee their homes as floodwaters swept through the…

The SPCA has been hard at work rescuing and sheltering pets from the Pajaro flooding.
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The SPCA has been hard at work rescuing and sheltering pets from the Pajaro flooding.

  • Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
  • Mar 23, 2023

At first light on Saturday, March 11, members of the SPCA Monterey County’s disaster response team were on the ground in Pajaro, wading into f…

A new county plan for disaster response reveals underlying inequality.
Local Spin | Opinion

A new county plan for disaster response reveals underlying inequality.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 15, 2021

When I first spoke to Luna Mohammad in June of 2020, we were still in the relatively early days of shelter-in-place, full-on disaster mode. At…

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