SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday proclaimed a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties, as a series of atmospheric rivers begins to pummel the state.
This declaration will unlock state resources, as the rain and strong winds are heightening the risk of flooding, landslides and rapidly rising creeks.
There was flooding in Menlo Park on Wednesday, just hours before Newsom’s declaration, even though San Mateo County wasn’t in the emergency order.…