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Residents of Pajaro in Monterey County should see curbside debris removal begin this week and are being advised not to haul flood debris to locations other than their immediate curb.
The recent storms have put a dent in the drought, but they've also flooded precious farmland, ruining mile after mile of crops across the state. But even at farms that didn't flood, they are still harvesting challenges.
Monterey County and Waste Management are working together to provide waste collection services in Pajaro, the area hard hit by recent flooding of the Pajaro River due to the fierce atmospheric river storms in recent weeks.
Monterey County's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has sheltered nearly 250 pets evacuated over the last two weeks due to flooding of the Pajaro River.
Officials in Monterey County lifted evacuation orders for the town of Pajaro on Thursday morning, nearly two weeks after a levee breach flooded the town, forcing many residents to leave.
KPIX meteorologist talks about the science behind some of the more unusual phenomena that occurred during Tuesday's deadly storm (3-22-2023)
Team coverage of damage from the latest deadly storm to slam into the Bay Area as rains finally move out of the region (3-22-2023)
Frustration boiled over at a town hall meeting Tuesday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, where 445 people were staying as of that night.
Residents of Pajaro -- both those who evacuated and those who remained in their homes -- say they're growing increasingly frustrated with the county's response to devastating flooding.
There is growing frustration on both sides of the Pajaro River -- people who evacuated want back in and people who stayed want to be able to leave and return. Both groups are fed up with what they describe as a slow-moving, over bureaucratic response to recent flooding. Devin Fehely reports. (3/20/23)
At least two storm systems are forecast to hit California this week, bringing more flooding rain and mountain snow to the already weather-battered state. Len Ramirez reports.
New evacuation orders are in place near two small central California towns where a levee was breached following recent downpours, as yet another winter storm brought the threat of major flooding.
Additional shelter capacity was created at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds for residents of Pajaro who were evacuated over a week ago when the Pajaro River levee was breached.
Many residents of Pajaro evacuated after the river broke through a levee last week and flooded their town. Those who stayed have seen their community transformed into a ghost town.
Crews continue to repair the Pajaro River levee after a breach almost a week ago flooded the nearby Monterey County town of Pajaro. Max Darrow reports. (3-16-23)
Although the floodwaters of the Salinas River have receded, many people still cannot return to their homes. (3-16-23)
A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries.
Storms cleared the Central Coast on Wednesday, but more than 21,000 residents of Monterey County remained under evacuation orders or warnings as river flows remain dangerously high.
Team coverage of extensive damage caused by heavy rains and high winds from atmospheric river (3-14-2023)
Four days after the initial levee breach and the resulting flooding, the community of Pajaro remains a muddy mess. It is a community divided between people who've chosen to hunker down and stay and others who've opted to leave. Devin Fehely reports. (3/14/23)
Residents who evacuated the community of Pajaro and those who opted to stay say they have countless unanswered questions about the cleanup and recovery of their neighborhood.
Rising floodwaters in Monterey County forced school and road closures and evacuations in several communities Sunday.
Fearing looters, some residents of the flooded Monterey County community of Pajaro refused to leave despite an evacuation order.
Despite rising water levels from a levee break on the Pajaro River, a lot of residents of a flooded town are refusing to leave. They want to protect their homes. Da Lin reports. (3-12-23)
Wet weather continued across huge swaths of Northern California Sunday as an atmospheric river that caused major flooding made way for another onslaught of rain and snow.
