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Rain is Finally Coming to Southern California: What You Need to Know

/in , , /by /LA Timesby Rong-Gong Lin II and Hannah Fry

With red flag fire weather warnings finally set to end Friday morning, Southern California is set for its first real rains of the winter, which would provide some welcome relief in the region’s seemingly endless firefight. Yet there is concern that this weekend’s rains could provide only temporary relief. After this weekend, a dry spell could return — raising serious questions about whether dangerous fire weather could return sooner than later.

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Trump Says He May Withhold Federal Aid for Los Angeles if California Doesn’t Change Water Policies

/in , , /by /AP Newsby Lisa Mascaro and Chris Megerian

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water.

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OPINION: Trump Jumps Back Into California’s Water Wars With a Pro-Farmer Decree

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Dan Walters

It would be impossible to overstate the complexity of water supply management in California. Hundreds of federal, state and local agencies decree who or what is supplied with water, when and how much will be delivered, and the prices recipients must pay.

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Trump Takes Step to Overhaul Delta Water Deliveries to Farms, Cities

/in , , /by /Cal Mattersby Alastair Bland

President Donald Trump lost no time Monday in advancing his agenda for California’s water supply with a “presidential action” intended to send more Delta water south to millions of Southern Californians and San Joaquin Valley farms. The memo calls on the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new plan within 90 days “to route more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to other parts of the state for use by the people there who desperately need a reliable water supply.”

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President Trump Wants to Make Showerheads and Toilets Flow Greatly Again, but So May Utility Bills

/in , /by / The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Alexa St. John and Seth Borenstein

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low showerhead flow affected his “perfect” hair. Now back in the White House, he’s again taking aim at some high-efficiency household items — and that may mean higher water and electric bills in your home. One of Trump’s several dozen first-day executive orders promises to “unleash American energy,” including a pledge to ease efficiency standards for household appliances and fixtures.

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Plan to Help Save LA From Mass Fires With Seawater Long-Stalled

/in , , /by /NBC Los Angelesby Jaxon Van Derbeken

A plan to provide firefighters in Los Angeles and Orange counties almost limitless seawater to fight fires has been stalled for more than a decade, despite the ever-looming threat of mass fires fueled by quakes and high winds.

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L.A. Officials Warn of Compromised Drinking Water in Fire-Ravaged Areas

/in , , /by /The New York Timesby Hiroko Tabuchi

As fires across Los Angeles County start to wind down, health officials are warning about risks related to water systems in the area.

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Southern California’s ‘Rainy’ Season is Lacking One Major Thing

/in , , /by /KTLA5by Tony Kurzweil

Southern California is in the midst of what the National Weather Service describes as a “remarkably dry rainy season,” with much of the region experiencing a record or near-record slow start.

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An Even Bigger Threat is Looming Behind California’s Fires

/in , , /by /Voxby Umair Irfan

Fires in and around Los Angeles continue to rage as gusting Santa Ana winds drive the flames through brush and into neighborhoods. Two major blazes, the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire, have combined burned almost 40,000 acres since last week. Another fire, the Auto Fire, erupted Monday evening in Ventura County. The fires have killed at least 24 people.

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Water Disinformation Is Spreading in Southern California Nearly as Quickly as Wildfires

/in , , /by /Times of San Diego

A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic leadership was blamed for fire hydrants running dry and for an empty reservoir. Firefighters were criticized for allegedly using “women’s handbags” to fight the fires.

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