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🌱 Why Pajaro’s $20 million flood-recovery report is still missing

Hi Pajaro! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Pajaro’s $20 million flood-recovery report is still missing
  • See which Pajaro Valley standout just earned a top hoops honor
  • How could alleged quarry pollution upstream impact Pajaro’s river and fields?

Also on today's calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Morgan Hill and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
  • Sunday: Cool with periods of sun, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Monterey County officials delay report on Pajaro flood money, again (santacruzlocal.org) — Pajaro residents are still waiting to learn exactly how Monterey County spent the last of $20 million in state flood-recovery aid, even though the county says all $10 million in direct assistance has been allocated. Officials have repeatedly delayed releasing a final report, after a slow, often frustrating process that left some residents and business owners feeling undercompensated for 2023 flood damage.
   

• Local duo honored for offensive production on the court (pajaronian.com) — A Pajaro Valley High sophomore, Alan Cervantes, has been named Offensive Player of the Year in the PCAL Santa Lucia Division after averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds and leading the Grizzlies to a runner-up finish. Alongside St. Francis senior sharpshooter Robert Gomez Jr., he headlines a long list of local basketball standouts honored across multiple Pacific Coast Athletic League divisions.
   

• Bay Area construction company illegally polluted river, lawsuit alleges (fresnobee.com) — Residents along the Pajaro River, including those in Pajaro, may be affected by a new lawsuit claiming a major Aromas quarry repeatedly discharged polluted water into the river without proper permits. Environmental groups say heavy metals and sediment threaten already stressed river health and fish populations, while quarry owner Graniterock disputes the allegations and points to its broader environmental efforts.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Watsonville

  • Angry Chickz Turns Up the Heat After Record-Breaking First Quarter (bakercityherald.com)
  • PV's Olivia Contreras named Cypress Division's co-MVP (pajaronian.com)
  • Supervisor candidates talk batteries, pesticides, finances at South Santa Cruz County forum (santacruzsentinel.com)

Castroville

  • Linda B. Mullally, Travels with the Mullallys: The Monterey Peninsula's past and future on two wheels (montereyherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Pajaro

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