Marin County supervisors voted Tuesday to ratify a local emergency proclamation over the widespread flooding early this month. “The proclamation provides for and preserves eligibility for state and federal funding and supports our ongoing recovery, reimbursement and mitigation efforts,” County Executive Derek Johnson told supervisors during their first meeting of the year. Johnson said the county is still assessing the cost of the damage in the unincorporated areas, but the preliminary estimate is about $3.5 million. “Our major cost drivers are impacts to levees, roads and bridges as well as damage to park and recreation facilities,” Johnson said.

Other flood and climate risk news:

• Inside Climate News: A California climate expert is working to restore climate risk scores deleted by Zillow
• The San Luis Obispo Tribune (Calif.): Opinion: I’m a former SLO County mayor. Climate disasters are draining city budgets
• CBS Bay Area: Video: Marin County leaders looking to secure emergency funds after king tides floods