The president's itinerary includes visits to hardest hit Capitola Village and Seacliff State Beach - both of which are treasured Santa Cruz County destinations that were devastated in recent storms.
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks is a nonprofit operating partner with California State Parks in the Santa Cruz district. The group is known for mobilizing the community after major disasters and is now fundraising to support the state beach.
On Thursday, the president will be accompanied by Governor Newsom. Mr. Biden is in town to assess what additional federal support is needed. He plans to meet with business owners and residents in Capitola. Then visit with first responders, state and local officials at Seacliff State Beach."Our heart is with all the families, all the communities who are hurting, and all the brave and heroic first responders," President Biden said.'Capitola Village is open': Focus on recovery, returning to business in hardest-hit coastal areas The president is expected to survey storm destruction in other areas via helicopter, on his way to the coast. In Santa Clara County, Darrell Ray, the Deputy Director for the county's Office of Emergency Management, said help is on the way. "The county does cost estimates and confirms those estimates with the state and federal government," he explained. "Then we start project worksheets and that's how we get that stuff repaired." Ray said just this week, the county got the Small Business Administration to provide small business loans to impacted businesses. During the parade of storms, parts of Gilroy suffered major flooding on the freeway and surrounding farmland.
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