Monterey County Local News: Resilience


All Local Resilience News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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03/13/2024
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The vision for Sand City’s Art Park was hatched during the height of the pandemic, when the community still wanted to socialize, but also stay outside and at a distance.

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03/13/2024
CalTrans continues to work on a 12 mile stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur despite recent March rain events as daily resident car convoys continue.

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03/02/2024
A tornado stuck Kings county briefly, and another touched down in Madera county, as favorable conditions came together during a powerful winter storm which swept the region.

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02/29/2024
Those signed up for alerts with the current system will be transitioned to the new system as part of the process. Officials note integration with County GIS map platform as key benefit of new system.

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02/28/2024
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On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Pajaro Unmet Needs Disaster Assistance Program that will provide financial assistance to individuals, households and business owners that were affected by the March 2023 flooding in the Pajaro Valley.

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02/26/2024
State officials determined that Rancho Palos Verdes can utilize an already-established state of emergency to expedite landslide stabilization efforts as the crisis escalates.

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02/23/2024
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Reducing hazards of fire and floods in the riverbed area adjacent to the community has been an ongoing objective for the City of King.

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02/15/2024
A roundtable convened by Monterey Bay Economic Partnership and Rep. Jimmy Panetta explored broadband and cellular service in Big Sur. The panel covered strategies to foster the build-out of critical broadband infrastructure.

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02/09/2024
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The 246th Battalion of the California Cadet Corps of Greenfield High School had 15 cadets attend the Winter Wilderness Skills Course to earn their Specialized Training Ribbon.

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02/06/2024
California’s utility regulators are exploring energy bill reforms that would structure charges based on household income. If done correctly, the change shift the cost for maintaining the grid to higher earners who can afford it.

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02/05/2024
The storm fed off of unusually warm waters as it grew. It also reached “bomb cyclone” status as it neared California.

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01/28/2024
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As climate change and atmospheric rivers bring flooding, wind storms, and power outages to the Central Coast, Monterey County must prepare for an ongoing shift in its communities.

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01/24/2024
An updated earthquake hazard map from USGS shows a high shaking risk in California.

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01/23/2024
Hundreds of San Diego homes and businesses were damaged or ruined in devastating floods after punishing rainfall fell on Jan. 22.

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01/22/2024
Image for display with article titled Earthquake Seismic Retrofit Grants Now Available to Eligible Homeowners

Thousands of California homeowners can apply for Earthquake Brace + Bolt grants, including in all four cities in South Monterey County.

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01/22/2024
As the FAIR Plan writes more fire-insurance policies, homeowners complain about poor service, rising costs and threats of getting kicked off.

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01/16/2024
Our understanding and preparedness have come a long way since Southern California’s magnitude 6.7 earthquake in 1994. We’re still learning from that destructive temblor.

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01/10/2024
Like the redwoods that survived the devastating CZU fire of 2020, the McHenry family is resilient. That fateful August conflagration ruined a promising crop at Beauregard Vineyards.

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01/03/2024
Two-thirds of community college students in California admit to struggling to meet basic needs. The California Community Colleges’ Student Ambassador Program has empowered more than 50 students to act as resource guides to help them.
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