Mark Strudley News Today

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

U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta, CA-19, and Zoe Lofgren, CA-18, along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, D-CA, and Laphonza Butler, D-CA, urged the continued prioritization of the flood risk reduction project critical to protecting disadvantaged communities along California's Central Coast.

The storm that blew in Wednesday and Thursday packed less of a punch than expected but right on its heels is a new storm that could make up for it.

Flooding in Pajaro Valley during storms has turned into a disastrous routine. When the levee fails, agricultural areas are disheveled and submerged. Homes are evacuated to avoid the unlivable conditi

The systemwide rebuild of the Pajaro River levee is on track to begin by the end of the year.

Fire crews, swift water rescue teams and other first responders have been moving into place throughout the state in preparation for the storms.

Fire crews, swift water rescue teams and other first responders have been moving into place throughout the state in preparation for the storms.

Oct. 21-28 is California Flood Preparedness Week, in which local, state and federal agencies join together to raise awareness of how people can be prepared in the event of a flood.

Last week marked six months since a levee broke in Montery County, flooding the nearby town of Pajaro.

On an overcast morning on Friday, Aug. 25, as jets of water from sprinklers rain down on the surrounding fields of lettuce, a gaggle of journalists, politicians and public officials