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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 ...
PAJARO, Calif. — Residents of Pajaro may have to wait months before they can return to their homes, according to Monterey County officials. Early Saturday morning, a 120-foot section of the ...
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. — In a news conference about residents returning to Pajaro, officials announced that it might be weeks before drinkable water is available in homes.
PAJARO -- An agricultural community in Monterey County was flooded Saturday after a levee ruptured on the Pajaro River. Drone footage showed the extent of the flooding in the community of Pajaro ...
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 ...
In 1995, the Pajaro River’s levees broke, submerging 2,500 acres of farmland and the community of Pajaro. Two people died, and the flooding caused nearly $100 million in damage.
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 ...
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.
PAJARO, Calif. (KGO) -- It's been a brutal series of days for those who live in Pajaro. "It's really hard because we all have kids," said Ruth Ruiz, "We can't get clothing for them. I'm still ...
Spanish street artist Francisco de Pajaro is keen to show modern art isn't all a load of trash. The Barcelona-born artist uses old mattresses, boxes and bin bags to create his bright, playful ...