Gavin Newsom’s office. Private contractors have removed an additional 970,000 cubic yards of snow from State Routes 18 and 330, the statement added.Since Sunday, 51 miles of roads have been cleared, out of a total of more than 400 miles of roads that have been serviced, according to the county. The county estimates that there are nearly 90 miles of roads left to be cleared.The slow pace of clearing roads has become a source of growing anger in mountain communities. “All this bureaucracy is really slowing things down.”The situation improved Saturday, when she and other volunteers handed out boxes of milk, pasta, beans, rice and canned goods that had arrived from the state to about 500 people. She said a restaurant also delivered cheeses, fresh peppers and deli meats that she and other volunteers divided into freezer bags for residents.“Everybody is desperate,” she said.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 06, 2023 20:59 UTC