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From Monterey Herald...
From Monterey County Weekly...
Monterey Peninsula residents, frustrated over the most recent big power outage during the storm that walloped the region on Dec. 14, may have noticed their power flickering off and on in recent days. The reason is likely because PG&E is undertaking a major power upgrade at the Del Monte substation in Monterey, bordering Seaside.
Sara Rubin here, thinking about the relativity of time. For example: Is recovery in Pajaro moving fast, or slow? The answers vary widely depending on your perspective.
Nearly two years after floods in the North County town of Pajaro displaced most of its residents, the community’s recovery process is still ongoing. That includes the distribution of the funds meant to bolster recovery.
As part of the Pajaro recovery plan, Monterey County set aside $2 million from a $20 million state allocation to support the town of Pajaro in the form of community grants that will focus on resilience efforts.
From Local News Matters...
From CalMatters...
Local school districts, private schools and cities participating in the Municipalities, Colleges, Schools Insurance Group, known as MCSIG, are facing an unprecedented $6.7 million assessment, after the agency faced steep medical claims in October and November.
The year 2024 is shaping up to be the best year for California condors since the critically endangered species clawed back from the brink in the 1980s.
After 13 years of planning and building, the Hester Marsh Restoration Project had its unofficial “ribbon-cutting” moment over the weekend of Nov. 15-17.
From California Local...
Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.
David Schmalz here, with some notable news to report. This past water year—a calendar built around the wet season, from Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2024—just 8,972 acre-feet of water were pumped into Cal Am’s system to meet customer demand. It marks the first time since 1977—a severe drought year that led to water rationing—that number has dipped below 9,000 acre-feet. For contrast, the amount of water put into the system in 1976 was around 16,000 acre-feet.
From The Sacramento Bee...
During a trip to Palo Alto in June 2023, President Joe Biden announced the Climate Resilience Regional Challenge aimed at projects that improve coastal resilience against sea level rise, drought, wildfire and other climate change impacts, as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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