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INCLUDING T HOMES MEANWHILE A RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER HAS OPEN AT THE KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA IN SANTA CRUZ ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER. KYLA LINVILLE WAS THERE SHE HAS MORE WHAT THEY’RE PROVIDING? SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER A MULTIPLE AGENCIES TO HELP EVACUEES IN THE CCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE WHICH BROUGHT A LINE OF PEOPLE BEFORE THEIR DOORS EVEN OPENED FEMALE ACROSS THE STREET. I’VE TALKED SOME WITH HIM TO CLEAR UP SOME PROBLEMS AND THE TAX ASSESSOR TAX ASSESSOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PLANNING DAVE AND CARLA NEWBERRY ARE HERE AT THE RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER IN SANTA CRUZ AFTER THEIR ACRE PROPERTY AND BONNY DOON WENT UP IN WE HAD PROBABLY SIX OR SEVEN STRETCHERS ALBARN WE HAD TO AARON BE AIRBNB UNITS THAT ARE GONE AND AS WELL AS TO DWELLING UNITS AND SEVERAL STORAGE BUILDINGS. BASICALLY, NOT ONLY HAS IT BEEN HELPFUL HAVING NEARLY 20 AGENCIES AT THEIR DISPOSAL BUT SAY IT’S THERAPEUTIC CONNECTING WITH OTHERS WHO ARE SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE. SHE JUST HAS EXPLAINED. IT’S HER WHOLE SITUATION. I JUST SAID, OKAY OTHER PEOPLE DON’T HAVE HOMES REALLY HELPS YOUR EMPATHY BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET IRRITATED SUCH LITTLE THINGS AND THEN YOU WILL OH MY GOSH, I CAN’T BE HERE TO CAN’T JUST WANT EVERYTHING PERFECT IN MY LIFE. THERE’S OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE NEED TO EMBRACE AND FOR OTHERS WHOSE HOMES ARE STILL STANDING SOME ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO BE DISPLACED. WE HAVE INSURANCE, BUT ALL THE INSURANCE POLICIES ONLY COVER TWO-WEEK EVACUATION, AND IT’S GOING TO BE LONGER THAN THAT KNOWING THE RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE HAVING THE WORK AT THE PAPERWORK AND FRONT OF US HAVING A CONTACT THAT WE CAN GET AHOLD WE HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. YEAH, IT’S REALLY AWESOME. THE COUNTY SAYS THAT THIS IS JUST DATE ONE OF THE RESOURCE CENTER ADDING THAT THEY’LL STAY OPEN FOR AS LONG AS PEOPLE NEED REPORTING IN S