SAN JOSE, Calif. — President Joe Biden flew to the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday to visit the wreckage from recent winter storms in Capitola Village and at Seacliff State Beach in Santa Cruz County.
Air Force One touched down at Moffett Field in Mountain View at 11:41 a.m. After walking down the steps, wearing his signature aviator sunglasses, Biden was greeted by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Sen. Alex Padilla and U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. He left on Marine One helicopter a few minutes later for Watsonville airport.
“When you see something, your understanding of it is complete,” said Eshoo afterward, who added that she asked Biden to expand the federal major disaster declaration to Santa Clara and San Mateo counties to help with recovery costs. “It’s heavy and costly damage.”
