linda. chris says, arborists and tree trimmers have been focusing on removing broken branches. >>> the storm turned some areas of the santa cruz mountains into a total mess. trees were uprooted, mudslides blocked busy roads, and there were thousands of dollars in damage. abc 7's matt keller has the late latest. >> reporter: what a mess. a maserati stuck in the water. in the santa cruz mountains, rocks and mud coming down on the highway 17. power lines arcing at summit road and trees crashing into wires across bear creek road. mud and rocks blocking this area near bear lake road. santa clara county firefighters cleaned up the mess. there's over $3,000 in damage. >> we had some in the past but never this bad. we never had a tree fall and damage our fence before. this is pretty shocking for us. >> reporter: at lee avenue and harris avenue, no power for the stoplights. it should be a four-way stop, but instead -- thankfully most of the kids who would be heading to the nearby school were in no danger. >> they finally understand it's the safety of the students and the teachers were going cheers from the students. >> reporter: no est