Silicon Valley lawmakers lobby Biden for federal storm aid

Local leaders want federal aid for Santa Clara County residents who’ve been excluded from financial assistance after the recent storms.

With more than $50 million in damages countywide, state Sen. Dave Cortese and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, along with local Congressmembers Jimmy Panetta, Ro Khanna, Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren, have written letters urging President Joe Biden to add Santa Clara County to the Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to aid with storm recovery. Doing so would allow residents affected by the recent deluge of rain to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid and for the county to receive additional federal dollars.