Cooler, calmer weather is helping firefighters get a handle on battling the largest wildfires burning across California and preventing new blazes from getting out of control. Temperatures are cooling slightly, and humidity is inching upward due to a weakened high-pressure system that forecasters say will persist through Tuesday.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is working to revive a controversial plan to tax water customers across the state. The governor and others have been pushing to add a new $1 fee to water bills to help provide safe drinking water to more than 300,000 Californians in mostly rural areas. A new version of the tax […]
The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors Thursday unanimously voted to support current plans for California WaterFix, the state’s $17 billion proposal to address water supply constraints in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. The board’s backing is contingent on a financing plan that fairly allocates project costs to San Diego County taxpayers, according to […]
San Diegans, yes, your body thermostats are operating properly. The nights have been hot. Extremely hot. Record-breaking hot. San Diego has just had what is likely to go down as the warmest August night in city history. The low after 12:01 a.m. on Thursday was 77 degrees. No other August night has been that warm, […]
Break in the Weather Helps California Firefighters Battle Massive Blazes Across State
/in San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Tony BarbosaCooler, calmer weather is helping firefighters get a handle on battling the largest wildfires burning across California and preventing new blazes from getting out of control. Temperatures are cooling slightly, and humidity is inching upward due to a weakened high-pressure system that forecasters say will persist through Tuesday.
‘Water Tax’ Is Back
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of San Diegoby Sara Libby and Ry RivardGov. Jerry Brown’s administration is working to revive a controversial plan to tax water customers across the state. The governor and others have been pushing to add a new $1 fee to water bills to help provide safe drinking water to more than 300,000 Californians in mostly rural areas. A new version of the tax […]
County Water Authority Votes to Support $17B ‘WaterFix’ Proposal
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Fox 5 San DiegoThe San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors Thursday unanimously voted to support current plans for California WaterFix, the state’s $17 billion proposal to address water supply constraints in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. The board’s backing is contingent on a financing plan that fairly allocates project costs to San Diego County taxpayers, according to […]
San Diego Probably Just Had The Warmest August Night in City History
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Robert KrierSan Diegans, yes, your body thermostats are operating properly. The nights have been hot. Extremely hot. Record-breaking hot. San Diego has just had what is likely to go down as the warmest August night in city history. The low after 12:01 a.m. on Thursday was 77 degrees. No other August night has been that warm, […]