Zuniga Merlos experienced the 1995 flood and the 2023 flood, when the Pajaro River levee failed, causing more than $300 million in damages and forcing the evacuation of approximately 3,500 residents.

Pajaro community members affected by recent floods are undergoing disaster response training to prepare for future emergencies. Trump greenlights ‘significant’ changes to ‘big, beautiful ...

The historic Porter Vallejo Mansion in Pajaro, damaged by the 2023 floods, will be restored and renovated. The mansion, which housed the Pajaro library, will continue to serve as a library and ...

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 ...

PAJARO, Calif. - It was March 2023 when a levee burst, completely flooding the community of Pajaro in Monterey County. Now a massive new levee project is underway to give up to 100-year flood ...

A year after the Pajaro levee breach, hundreds of people are still recovering from the aftermath. While aid is on its way, many worry that they will be left out as they attempt to put there lives b… ...

A year after the Pajaro levee breach, hundreds of people are still recovering from the aftermath. While aid is on its way, many worry that they will be left out as they attempt to put there lives b… ...

It has been almost a year since students at Pajaro Middle School have had to take classes at Lakeview Middle School due to extensive flooding at their home campus following the breach of the Pajaro… ...

As Pajaro residents begin to rebuild, the trauma lingers. Roman and her family are starting a new chapter with the help of their family, friends, and about $14,000 from FEMA.

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, ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the federal government’s leading flood control agency, built the levees along the Pajaro River in the late 1940s using surplus material from World War II.