Overview
- Hundreds of homes and businesses from Sausalito to San Rafael were flooded when record-high tides coincided with heavy rain and wind, according to local officials.
- Sections of Highway 101 closed during peak flooding and Rep. Jared Huffman said Marin General Hospital was unreachable at times, though no injuries were reported.
- Crews are still pumping water and have installed temporary fixes where the 75-year-old Santa Venetia berm overtopped, leaked and partially collapsed.
- County leaders are preparing an emergency declaration and seeking money for a shovel-ready $25 million sheet-pile wall to replace the failing berm, with officials noting key federal mitigation grants have been paused.
- National Weather Service forecasters said the storm was stronger than expected and that rising seas and storm surge worsened flooding; the state requires local sea-level rise plans by 2034, and temporary pumps in Marin City reduced recent impacts.