Grateful Dog owners appeal for help after flood stalls business

Grateful Dog owners Karla Rivera-Cervantes and Ernie Cervantes — seen with their daughter, Kiana, and dogs Latte (left) and Oksi — take a break March 25 from the ongoing cleanup and restoration of their Greenbrae facility. The parking lot and shop filled with water, as seen below Jan. 3, amid a deluge of king tides and atmospheric storms that caused the worst coastal flooding in Marin County in decades. (Clara Lu / For The Ark)

The Tiburon residents who own The Grateful Dog daycare in Greenbrae say the business has continued to struggle after sustaining extensive flood damage in January, and they’re asking for community help to raise about $100,000 toward repairs and improvements.

Donations to the GoFundMe launched by Karla Rivera-Cervantes and her husband, Ernie Cervantes, in January have stalled at $10,635 of the $100,000 goal after an initial strong showing, Rivera-Cervantes said. She’s now hoping to revive the effort and draw attention to the business, which she said serves many Tiburon Peninsula clients.

The Grateful Dog was one of several businesses affected by the four-day deluge of king tides and atmospheric-river storms Jan. 1-4 that brought the worst coastal flooding in Marin County in nearly three decades.

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