Salud Para La Gente in Watsonville was one of two health care programs in Rep. Zoe Lofgren's district to receive funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Center Program.
Pajaro Middle School, which has been closed since March due to damage resulting from flooding brought on by the Pajaro River levee breach, could reopen as soon as August, according to Herlindo Fernandez, Pajaro Valley Unified School District's director of maintenance, operations and facilities.
From the start, 2023 was definitely a wetter year than usual in Santa Cruz County. On New Year's Day, Watsonville was inundated with flooding near Corralitos Creek, and atmospheric rivers throughout the region hit Santa Cruz and Capitola hard, prompting a visit by President Joe Biden.
Red tape taking the funding months to get to this point. But on Wednesday, after hearing three compromising plans, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved a final plan for how the money will be spent.