Pajaro residents stand on the Main Street Bridge in Watsonville, Calif., as they wait to return home on Thursday, March. 16, 2023. Until the evacuation order is lifted, Pajaro residents are unable to return home after evacuating from the floodwaters last Saturday. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
PAJARO — Behind barricades and under the watchful eyes of armed police officers, dozens of frustrated Pajaro families gathered on the Main Street bridge with one question on their minds: “When can we go home?”
Desperately trying to convince police officers to let them through to check on pets, grab important documents or simply to see