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Monterey County has been working to deliver recovery funds to Pajaro residents and businesses in the aftermath of the March 2023 floods for almost a year.
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More than a year and a half after a levee breach flooded the town of Pajaro, most of the $20 million in state recovery funding remains unspent.
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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.
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It may still be August, but winter is again looming large in Pajaro, where construction crews are at work shoring up the battered levee.
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The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has honored KAZU News with a 2024 National Edward R. Murrow Award
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Through new Monterey County programs, residents can receive money to compensate for food spoilage, property losses and damages and housing assistance. Both store-front and home-based businesses are eligible for recovery grants.
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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.
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Local leaders signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to clear the way for construction. But the project is still expected to take up to a decade.
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Residents of Planada and Pajaro want state aid to help alleviate debt incurred from rebuilding after January floods. Local officials want some money to go elsewhere.
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When powerful winter storms overwhelmed Pajaro’s aging levee system in March, it forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Six months later, many still struggle to return.