Storms 2023: Road to Recovery

Coverage of the storms that hit Santa Cruz County in January 2023 and the cleanup and recovery efforts that have followed.

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Storm Recovery Updates

Monterey County officials said the Pajaro River breached around midnight Friday about 3 miles upstream from Pajaro,...

The wet weather has delayed the plans to reopen Highway 9 in the Ben Lomond area on Saturday. Crews have not been able...

Closed for more than a month by a mudslide between lower Glen Arbor Road and Holiday Lane in Ben Lomond, Highway 9...

Santa Cruz Storm Coverage

Santa Cruz citizens and neighbors are summoning new energy and vision to “Save West Cliff.” The iconic 2.7-mile...

Mid-County Storm Coverage

“We had a small budget to work with so we had to do a lot of our own work,” owner Dominick King said of getting My Thai...

After getting pounded inside and out by storm surge in January, Zelda’s on the Beach is back seven days a week at its...

“When a disaster comes, chefs have a great opportunity to step up and help out the community,” Anthony Kresge said of...

After wowing Santa Cruz County audiences just before January’s storm barrage hit, Mendocino-based Flynn Creek Circus is...

Are you really from Santa Cruz County if you don’t have at least one Pizza My Heart tee? The chain’s latest is part of...

With more than 100 employees unable to return to work due to prolonged restaurant closures, chefs from Reef Dog Deli,...

The president, notorious for his love of ice cream, did indeed sample a Santa Cruz favorite, and his team also chowed...

South County Storm Coverage

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Jimmy Panetta visited the banks of the Pajaro River on Wednesday in an effort to get the...

Watsonville’s Fruition Brewing will be the scene Sunday as Pajaro Valley Pride puts on a drag and burlesque show as part...

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Santa Cruz Mountains Storm Coverage

Road closures and power outages have been a near-constant fact of life in the San Lorenzo Valley since the parade of...

The power went out in Felton during storms that hit the community around 1 a.m. on Jan. 8. Pacific Gas & Electric crews...

Daniel DeLong lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where packing a chainsaw is often just part of mountain life. His young...

Lookout wants to hear stories about Santa Cruz County residents helping each other during the storm siege that began New...