El Niño flood preparedness

Asked for targeted outreach in Spanish to vulnerable farmworker communities near Lovers Lane, plus town halls and a robust emergency fund.

Urged immediate clearing of ditches, culverts, and debris on Lovers Lane and commuter routes before the rains arrive.

Described a neighbor's unmanaged trees causing flooding across Fairview Road and said complaints to the water district and county went nowhere.

Explained the San Felipe/Lovers Lane flooding mechanics and urged clearing the waterway, noting a $2,000-$6,000 duckbill check valve could stop backup flooding that has hit homes twice.

Speaking for the Pacheco Stormwater District, asked the county to sponsor a grant for cleanup containers and to confirm the district's $1.5 million allocation, citing debris, chemicals, and encampments along the levee.

Recommended the NOAA weather app for residents and thanked Public Works for ditch grading, while flagging fiber-optic trenching that undid drainage work.

Lifelong Lovers Lane resident asked when the debris under the Lovers Lane bridge — already funded for removal — will actually be cleared, calling it a dam blocking water.

Lost everything in the 2023 flood nine months after moving to Lovers Lane; described ongoing health impacts and pleaded for consistent annual creek and ditch cleaning, saying her community feels like the bottom of the list.