State Official Tours Cities Hit Hardest By Last Week’s Wind Storm

December 9, 2011 8:52 AM

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ARCADIA (CBS) — A state official Friday toured some of the areas hit hardest by last week’s wind storm.

Michael Dayton, the acting secretary of the California Emergency Management Agency, drove through the San Gabriel Valley to assess damages.

His visit is the first step in declaring a state of emergency, which could open up both state funding and federal assistance.

Pasadena city officials estimate at least $20 million in damages from downed trees and power lines, as well as cracked sidewalks. Estimates are also high for cities such as Arcadia and Temple City.

Pasadena residents say they think the city needs help recouping cleanup costs.

“I think that it’s an act of God that knocked out all of these trees,” Joe Borda told CBS2. “And, you know, it’s gotta be a burden on the city municipal workers to get this done, but it’ll take weeks to fix everything.”

Officials are asking affected residents to call 211 so they can also tally up costs homeowners are incurring.

State Official Tours Cities Hit Hardest By Last Weeks Wind Storm

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I feel sorry for the redidents of Pasadena, Arcadia and Temple City when the goverment officals get involved the residents are going to get shafted with red tape and having to call twenty different phone numbers and get recordings, and in the long run have to wait months or years for a settlement or decesion.
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joe clark

W.T.F. Todays date is 12-9-2011, the wind storm happened on 11/30/2011 and they are barely going to drive thru. what’s wrong this states. if it was another state in the east coast the governor’s in most cases will be there in heart beat.
and them the idot of jerry brown came this week to the universal studios and did not even bother to drive by the areas that got damaged. “”"”governor you are getting closer to be recall, or should I said its time?
Dottie

What about Altadena, we were hit hard also and lost tons of trees, home damage and some finally got power back yesterday. It’s like we don’t exist.
Victor

Jerry Brown can’t get his lazy ass down to check on the damage himself because he is too busy blowing union bosses