PAJARO, Calif. (KRON) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom toured Pajaro in north Monterey County Wednesday after the agricultural community was swamped by a storm-triggered levee breach along the ...

Residents and lawmakers are pushing to speed up repairs to the damaged Pajaro levee. With an El Niño winter approaching, they're not taking chances, they say. As El Niño nears, lawmakers look to ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture granted Monterey County $4 million in aid to help rebuild Pajaro's sewage system, which was damaged during severe floods in 2023. Residents said the town has ...

For decades, state and federal officials had known the levee in Pajaro was inadequate.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which built the levee in 1949, had rejected plans to rebuild it because, as ...

PAJARO, Calif. - Two weeks after a levee break forced the entire town of Pajaro to evacuate, residents are still trying to put their lives back together. The town still has no water or sewer ...

PAJARO -- The water in the storm-ravaged Pajaro River area of Monterey County is now safe to drink again, it was announced Friday afternoon. Officials with the Pajaro Water System, ...

Residents of Pajaro -- both those who evacuated and those who remained in their homes -- say they're growing increasingly frustrated with the county's response to devastating flooding.

The community of Pajaro and surrounding areas remain under an evacuation order and there is no timeline for lifting it. "There are issues that we need to address in the community before we can ...

PAJARO, Calif. — In a news conference about residents returning to Pajaro, officials announced that it might be weeks before drinkable water is available in homes.

The Pajaro River flowed into the town when the local levee broke on March 10. First responders had to rescue some residents from the floodwaters, many leaving with only the clothes on their backs.