Monterey County Local Resilience News Articles and Digest

Public Safety Resilience

‘Thousand-Year Storm’ Leaves San Diego Reeling From Punishing Rainfall, Floods

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

From King City Rustler...

Resilience State of California

Earthquake Seismic Retrofit Grants Now Available to More Eligible California Homeowners

01/22/2024
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Thousands of California homeowners can apply for Earthquake Brace + Bolt grants, including in all four cities in South Monterey County.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Resilience State of California

350,000 Californians Are on the FAIR Plan, the Last Resort for Fire Insurance. Now What?

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.

From Los Angeles Times...

Public Safety Resilience

The 1994 Northridge Quake Was a Shock. Here’s Why the Next One Won’t Be

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.

From Edible Monterey Bay...

Agriculture, Food & Gardening Resilience

Lessons of Resilience and Hope at McHenry Vineyard

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.

From EdSource...

Education Families & Children Resilience

California Community College Students Helping Peers

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.

From Monterey Herald...

Public Safety Health Resilience

Smoke Exposure From Controlled Burns Is Raising Concerns

12/26/2023
Prescribed burns, used to limit destructive wildfires, are growing in frequency at California State Parks. But as the smoke drifts into residential areas, it’s easy to see why many Californians are concerned about the health impacts.

From San Joaquin Valley Sun...

Water Resilience

Bureau of Reclamation Names New Leader for California Region

12/21/2023
The Bureau of Reclamation, which manages federal water such as the Central Valley Project, has a new regional director for the California-Great Basin Region.

From Salinas Valley Tribune...

Business, Economy & Jobs Resilience

Soledad Receives $50K Grant From T-Mobile for Community Center Upgrades

12/20/2023
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The city of Soledad received an early Christmas gift at the Cookies with Santa event: a $50,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant to upgrade the Soledad Community Center.

From Escalon Times...

Public Safety Resilience State of California

Coordinated Effort Aims to Secure Aircraft for CalFire

12/19/2023
An effort spearheaded by the Newsom administration and congressional leaders resulted in Congress authorizing and accelerating the transfer of seven C-130 aircraft from the U.S. Coast Guard to CalFire, expanding California’s firefighting fleet.

From Monterey County Weekly...

Transportation Resilience

Caltrans Estimates a “Late Spring” 2024 Reopening for Paul’s Slide in Big Sur.

12/11/2023
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There may be light at the end of the long Highway 1 closure tunnel—in 2024.

From Monterey County Weekly...

Business, Economy & Jobs Resilience County of Monterey

Board of Supervisors Approve $10 Million for Direct Relief in Pajaro Long-Term Recovery Plan.

12/06/2023
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The Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a long-term recovery plan for the North County community of Pajaro on Dec. 6.

From YubaNet...

Sustainability Resilience

2023 Shatters Records

11/29/2023
2023 has broken climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

From Voices of Monterey Bay...

Resilience Housing

Road Atlas

11/22/2023
I’m part of a band of humans who call themselves nomads, except I’m a part-time digital nomad. The “part-time” is because I still have a house — a sticks-and-bricks, as the nomads call it.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Resilience Community Service & Support Government

Flooded California Towns Got Millions in Aid. But Residents, State at Odds Over How to Spend it

11/16/2023
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.

From Sacramento Bee...

Water Resilience

‘Super El Niño’ is Heading for California This Winter

11/13/2023
Much of California could get hit by extreme weather conditions this winter. A major storm is due to hit Northern California this week.

From Sacramento Bee...

Sustainability Resilience

Tree Climbers Are Helping Replant California’s Forests

11/09/2023
More than 1.5 million acres of forest have been burned or scarred in California. Climbers go high in trees to grab pine cones that could help in reforestation.

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Environment Resilience

Despite Promises, Homeowners Still Face Fire Insurance Crisis

11/08/2023
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Denials and non-renewals of homeowner fire policies have continued to climb.

From YubaNet...

Environment Resilience

Scientists Find Two Ways That Hurricanes Intensify

10/26/2023
Forecasters have struggled to understand why tropical storms sometimes blow up into major hurricanes. Scientists have shed some light on this forecasting challenge.

From Monterey Herald...

Resilience County of Monterey

Funding Secured to Help Remove Eucalyptus

10/21/2023
To reduce fire hazards, Monterey County will launch a pilot program to remove eucalyptus trees near residential structures in the northern end of the county. “They are a danger to the native environment and plants and animals,” said Supervisor Glenn Church.

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