Capitola business owners say Biden’s visit to Santa Cruz County is critical to storm recovery

President Joe Biden is set to land in California on Thursday to visit areas impacted by the recent atmospheric river storm, which includes Santa Cruz County. CAPITOLA, Calif. — President Joe Biden is set to land in California on Thursday to visit areas impacted by the recent atmospheric river storm, which includes Santa Cruz County. One area in the county Biden plans to visit is Capitola. Restaurants in Capitola are among some of the businesses that were hit hardest by the storms. Dominic King, owner of Mai Thai restaurant in Capitola, is one business owner who’s facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. "It’s not just the incident itself, but it’s the how long the rebuilding is going to take. We’re going to have to be closed for a while," said King. King’s business is a family-owned restaurant that his mom opened up 14 years ago. This is the first year the business is being passed onto him, and he said it’s overwhelming to think about what lies ahead and how to pay for it. "We’ll need to replace all of our floors, a lot of our big equipment in the back. Like, pretty much all my refrigerators […]

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