Yep, I was a kid back in the floods of 82, but definitely remember them. After a month of rain, there were gullies cut in the road up to my house that were three feet wide and three feet deep. It was then that I began to realize the powerful awesomeness of nature.
In fairness, Pajaro is a bit tricky to pronounce for anyone not educated a bit in the Spanish language. Also, although it's not a Spanish work (it's a native word), it seems that at least 25% of the people who live in Aptos don't know how to pronounce it correctly. On that note, I remember a couple of decades ago, when I was visiting Austin TX, I asked for directions and was told to go down "Guadaloop" (Guadalupe), haha I would think the Texans would know how to pronounce one of their main streets, but no.