Disaster Declaration Not Issued Yet
Posted by Petra Challus on December 30, 2003 at 13:36:13:

Hi All,

Though 11 million bucks are sorely needed for rebuilding from the San Simeon earthquake, the necessary disaster declaration has not been issued yet, which means at this point no money from FEMA is circulating yet and may not be.

This link takes you to two consecutive news articles which address this situation.

Petra