CALIFORNIA’S TSUNAMI SURGE DAMAGE ESTIMATE IS NOW AT 48 MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH HAS LED TO OFFICIALS DRAFTING A LETTER TO the WHITE HOUSE REQUESTING A DISASTER DECLARATION. THAT DECLARATION COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR FEDERAL AID….AND COULD SAVE THE STATE 25 MILLION DOLLARS IN REPAIR COSTS. HARBORS IN CRESCENT CITY, FORT BRAGG, AND SANTA CRUZ WERE AMONG THE HARDEST HIT BY THE TSUNAMI SURGE.
