![]() “The last two floods, it was all over the fields and all of the roads,” he said. Lopez has noticed that the lettuce is growing too slowly. The wet winter has meant that farmers’ fertilizing and harvesting schedules have been thrown off. The onslaught of recent storms over the last few months has taken a toll on crops and on the labor force. ![]() Lopez, who grew up in the area, recalled that when storms would hit a few decades ago, he would play in the water, floating down the river in an inner tube. “People start panicking this time of year,” said Alex Lopez, 54, who is employed at a local farm that harvests lettuce and broccoli. In places like Watsonville, a city of about 50,000 in Santa Cruz County accustomed to fog and cool temperatures, there has been a shudder of “not again” every time inclement weather approaches. A car is surrounded by floodwaters in Watsonville, Calif., on Friday. ![]()
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