San Benito County Local News: Resilience


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

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05/25/2023
California regulators say the state is unlikely to run short of electricity this summer, thanks to new power sources and a wet winter that filled reservoirs to restart hydroelectric power plants shuttered during the drought.

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05/16/2023
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San Benito County is developing a countywide strategy for affordable broadband services, reaching out to local governments, businesses, residents, education, tribes and military installations.

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05/02/2023
U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren, Jimmy Panetta and Salud Carbajal are encouraging Central Coast local and tribal governments, nonprofits, and institutions of higher education to apply to the U.S. Economic Development Administration for disaster supplemental funding.

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04/24/2023
The California Department of Social Services announced that individuals and families affected by the recent severe winter storms in San Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Kern, Mariposa, Tulare, and Tuolumne counties could be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits.

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04/11/2023
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Local residents and property owners can begin seeking financial assistance from federal authorities, as President Joe Biden recently issued a Presidential Declaration of Disaster for San Benito County.

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03/29/2023
For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns. But some forest advocates say the substance does more harm than good. A federal lawsuit could reshape how the U.S. Forest Service battles wildfires throughout the western United States.

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03/24/2023
It has been many years since water was released from the Hernandez Reservoir, and it would be natural for residents to worry when they saw water coming over the spillway, said Jason Ince, with the California Department of Water Resources Division of Safety.

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03/15/2023
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The Central Coast’s second largest watershed lies on the boundaries of four counties.

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03/10/2023
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Three people were rescued from a burning home on Nash Road in Hollister the night of March 8.

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03/07/2023
In his initial climate budget proposal, the governor has cut about $561 million from local coastal resilience projects. Legislators, cities express concerns.

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03/03/2023
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San Benito County is appealing federal authorities’ decision to deny emergency aid to local individuals who suffered storm damage from recent winter weather, and is asking affected residents for help.

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02/01/2023
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The Office of Emergency Services has been notified that San Benito County is eligible for help due to recent winter storm damages.

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01/19/2023
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Dozens of local people and businesses are recovering from flood damage and other property losses from the last several weeks of drenching storms.

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01/18/2023
A number of climate researchers say recent storms appear to be typical of the deluges the state has experienced periodically and not the result of global warming.

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01/18/2023
"It isn't just a slap of the Band-Aid," said one official. "This is going to take some time."

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01/15/2023
VFW Post 9242 members, their wives, local business, clubs and churches helped northern San Benito County flooding evacuees on Jan. 4, and again Jan. 16 and 17.

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01/12/2023
Nestled in San Benito County’s rural expanse between Highways 5 and 25 lies a route traveled by a small populace and the bold few who seek New Idria’s decommissioned mercury mine.

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12/19/2022
Cell phones buzzed 10 seconds ahead of shaking in Northern California.

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11/09/2022
On Election Day, a tornado with wind gusts of up to 70 mph touched down in a rural area of Sacramento County near Galt. The Bee looks at how common tornadoes are in California, what causes them and how dangerous they can be.

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10/31/2022
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Spectrum has completed a fiber-optic network expansion project that brings the company’s services to more than 40 homes in the River Oaks community of northwest San Benito County.

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