Sunday was the first day in several weeks that surfers, swimmers and kids wanting to play in the the wet sand had a green light to touch the Pacific Ocean in Coronado, but miles of beach south of there remained closed due to the huge sewage spill in Tijuana. Beaches from Avenida Lunar, one block […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Bernardino County Sunby Thomas D. Elias Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Here’s a cold, wet reality: the more water in California’s reservoirs, the less urgency there is to build new ocean-water desalination plants that became a major talking point during the state’s long, parched years of drought, an ultra-dry period some folks insist has still not ended despite months of heavy rains. Those record or near-record […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Laura Groch Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday for a public hearing and approved permits for a proposed four-story mixed-use building, including retail and office uses, and 106 apartments, 16 of which will be affordable housing, on Carlsbad Village Drive. The council also heard a report on public safety in the north beach area, and directed staff […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
California’s years-long drought put hydroelectric power flat on its back. But one of the cleanest and cheapest energy sources may be poised for a comeback as the state has been drenched with rain and its mountains blanketed in snow in recent months. Energy officials studying the numbers are cautiously optimistic the sector’s output may roar […]
California Beaches Start to Reopen Weeks After Sewage Spill in Mexico
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /FOX 5 San DiegoSunday was the first day in several weeks that surfers, swimmers and kids wanting to play in the the wet sand had a green light to touch the Pacific Ocean in Coronado, but miles of beach south of there remained closed due to the huge sewage spill in Tijuana. Beaches from Avenida Lunar, one block […]
OPINION: Desalination Loses Urgency In Super-Wet Winter: Thomas Elias
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Bernardino County Sunby Thomas D. Elias Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityHere’s a cold, wet reality: the more water in California’s reservoirs, the less urgency there is to build new ocean-water desalination plants that became a major talking point during the state’s long, parched years of drought, an ultra-dry period some folks insist has still not ended despite months of heavy rains. Those record or near-record […]
How They Voted, March 5
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Laura Groch Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday for a public hearing and approved permits for a proposed four-story mixed-use building, including retail and office uses, and 106 apartments, 16 of which will be affordable housing, on Carlsbad Village Drive. The council also heard a report on public safety in the north beach area, and directed staff […]
Hydropower Poised For Comeback in California, Thanks To A Wet Winter
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCalifornia’s years-long drought put hydroelectric power flat on its back. But one of the cleanest and cheapest energy sources may be poised for a comeback as the state has been drenched with rain and its mountains blanketed in snow in recent months. Energy officials studying the numbers are cautiously optimistic the sector’s output may roar […]