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‘You Don’t Have to Go to College to be Successful’: Program Sparks Interest in the Trades for Some San Marcos Teens

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Emily Alvarenga

“For those of you who figure out that maybe college isn’t what you want to pursue, there is a ton of opportunity outside of college,” said Richard Johnson, general manager at Action Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar.

Johnson was speaking to about a dozen seniors from Twin Oaks and Mission Hills high schools who were gathered at Action’s San Marcos warehouse to get an up-close look at one of the many non-college career options available to them.

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Lake Hodges Reopens to San Diego Community After Yearlong Closure

/in , , /by /KPBS-FM/TVby Jacob Aere

The Lake Hodges dam is old — over 100 years old, in fact. It opened in 1918, so it has dealt with some wear and tear over the years, and recently needed critical repair work to keep it up and running.

Now, it has been reopened to the community.

“It opened yesterday and will remain open through October. We’re open for recreation Wednesday, Saturdays and Sundays, sunrise to sunset,” the San Diego Public Utilities Department’s Drew Kleis said on Friday.

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Salton Sea Restoration Legislation Passes CA Senate Floor

/in , , /by /The Desert Review

The California State Senate passed Senate Bill 583, Wednesday, May 31, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill creates the Salton Sea Conservancy to unify the state’s efforts to expedite preservation project delivery, protect residents’ health, and foster ecological recovery in the area, according to a recent Padilla press release.

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Morning Report: State Steps Into San Diego’s Water Divorce Debate

/in , /by /Voice of San Diego by Voice of San Diego

A bill in the state Assembly would make it harder for local water districts to leave their regional partnerships if they’re seeking cheaper water rates. That’s what two small, North County farming communities have been fighting to do for the last three years.

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Algae Bloom Prompts Water Contact Advisory at Lower Otay Reservoir

/in , , /by /Fox 5 by Domenick Candelieri

An algae bloom prompted city officials to post caution signs at its Lower Otay Reservoir.

The City of San Diego advises the public to not expose their skin to the water while the cautionary alert is in effect.

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What San Diego’s Water Divorce Might Cost You

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Two small farming communities want to bail on buying water in San Diego because it’s too expensive, but that means everyone else would have to pick up part of their tab.

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Majority of Californians Fear Worsening Weather Swings Due to Climate Change, Poll Finds

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith

As California continues to experience swings from one weather extreme to another, a majority of residents say they are increasingly concerned about the state’s changing climate, and some worry that weather impacts could force them to move in the future.

Nearly 70% of registered voters say they expect that volatile fluctuations between severe drought and periods of heavy rain and snow — what some call weather whiplash — will become more common in the future due to climate change, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.

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Lake Hodges Reopens After Extensive Repair to Hodges Reservoir Dam

/in , , /by /CBS 8by Malik Earnest

San Diego’s infamous Lake Hodges was reopened to the community after being closed since mid-2022 due to critical repair work of the Hodges Reservoir Dam.

The City of San Diego officials announced that Lake Hodges would reopen on Wednesday, May 31, but only on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from sunrise to sunset.

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Can This $24 Device Help You Be More Water-wise? We Decided to Find Out

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Adam Tschorn

Last fall, before the epic, near-biblical rains of early 2023 pushed California’s historic drought off our collective radar, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced a pilot water-conservation program that sounded too good to be true.

According to the announcement, for just $24, single-family homeowners in the city would be able to track real-time water usage, detect leaks and create a water budget from a smartphone app using a Wi-Fi-enabled, easy-to-install Flume water-meter sensor.

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Assembly Bill Would Require Countywide Vote for Fallbrook, Rainbow to Exit Water Authority

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

An Assembly bill introduced late last week would require a countywide vote before two agricultural districts in north San Diego County could leave the San Diego County Water Authority.

Assembly Bill 530, introduced Thursday by Tasha Boerner Horvath of Encinitas, would amend California’s Water Authority Act, to require a majority vote in both the separating district and the county to complete a detachment.

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