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Mar 25, 2017

 

“It’s bigger than the (1989) earthquake,” according to Santa Cruz County Supervisor John Leopold. He’s talking about the storm damage in January and February in Santa Cruz. Today on the show we’ll hear a lot more about that disaster from Leopold—and State Senator Bill Monning.

Plus environmental news headlines, a surf report, a calendar of events, and more. Stick around!


Headlines
2:25 Local economics of surfing (Sydney Fishman)
2:45 Stranded in Big Sur (Maelin Rose)

 

Winter Storm Damage Review with State Senator Bill Monning

The storm damage in January and February in Santa Cruz is likely to cost more than $100 million for the county to bounce back.

State Senate Majority leader Bill Monning has been touring the damage in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and Monterey Counties. Statewide, 86% of California counties have been declared disaster zones, and the overall cost to recover is probably more than a billion dollars. Here’s Bill Monning's report, from KZSC’s Bushwacker’s Breakfast Club, where the State Senator was interviewed by John Sandidge and Dan Orange.

 

Santa Cruz County Storm Damage Could Cost $100 Million—Supervisor John Leopold

In Santa Cruz County, the storm damage from January and February—at more than 150 sites—is estimated to cost on the order of $100 million to repair. County Supervisor John Leopold has some of the details, from his interview on KZSC’s Bushwacker’s Breakfast Club.

 

County gets lower-cost SBA loans for uninsured with Storm Damage

If you personally suffered storm damage during the winter rains that aren't covered by insurance, the county has gotten you some help.

The County of Santa Cruz sought and secured a special designation from the U.S. Small Business Administration allowing residents, property owners and business owners to apply for low-cost loans to cover damages. Eligible losses are wide-ranging, and the deadline to apply for physical damage (to personal property, your home, landscaping etc) is May 19.

You can also apply online at: DisasterLoan.sba.gov/ela. Or apply by calling the Small Business Administration at (800) 659-2955.

 

Climate Change at the Regents meeting

The Regents of the University of California met last week in San Francisco. Before the meeting got underway, several students addressed the Board about their concerns about climate change, urging the UC system to push towards only using renewable energy to power the 10 campuses.


Community Choice Power

The City of Salinas voted unanimously this week to sign up for the Monterey Bay Community Power authority. 

Also this week, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors finalized joining the Community Choice Power authority. The vote at the county was 3-2 vote, the supervisors split over the formula to place representatives of the county on the power agency board. 

Santa Cruz City and County have also signed on to the Monterey Bay Community Choice Joint Powers Agreement, and County Supervisor John Leopold said that it was an important move for a county that embraces environmental values.