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PRFMA advances plan to fund gaps in levee protection

Later this year, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) will start construction of its $600...

Watsonville clearing homeless camps along Pajaro River Levee

Watsonville city officials on Monday began clearing a sprawling unsanctioned homeless encampment along the Pajaro River that runs from Sakata Lane to Loughead Avenue. The...

U.S. Army Corps seeks public input on Pajaro River Levee environmental...

The agency responsible for the rebuild of the Pajaro River Levee has completed an environmental assessment for Reach 6 of the project, and is...
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Newsom signs bill to fast-track Pajaro Levee work

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed legislation that will expedite the reconstruction of the Pajaro River Levee, moving construction start and completion time years...
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Lawmakers, officials pushing for faster Pajaro levee repairs

PAJARO—A little more than a month after the Pajaro Levee broke and released waves of roiling river water that laid waste to homes, businesses...
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FEMA center opens to assist Pajaro flood victims

WATSONVILLE—A disaster recovery center opened in downtown Watsonville on Friday to direct Pajaro flood victims to federal relief programs. The center, operated by the Federal...
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Officials hope to expedite plans to repair Pajaro levee

PAJARO—Work crews have temporarily plugged a breach in the Pajaro River levee that allowed torrents of water to flood the tiny town of Pajaro...
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Pajaro residents return to destroyed homes

PAJARO—On Thursday, Beatriz Lopez returned to the small apartment she shares with 10 family members on Associated Lane in the flood-ravaged town of Pajaro,...
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Flooding closes Pajaro Middle School, students relocate to Lakeview

PAJARO—As Pajaro residents wait for waters to recede and for officials to lift the evacuation orders that have beset the small community since the...
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Community serves up hot meals for Pajaro evacuees

WATSONVILLE—Community members are teaming up nightly to serve hot meals to hundreds of residents who are under flood evacuation from the town of Pajaro.  Since...
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UC Santa Cruz student missing after jump from cliff

A man is still missing after he and another man leapt into the ocean from West Cliff Drive Sunday afternoon. Santa Cruz Police said...

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