Last month, California’s Water Resources Control Board took the easy way out on water conservation. In 2015, California nearly met Governor Brown’s mandatory water conservation goal of 25 percent thanks to transparent monthly reporting and identifying profligate water wasters. The water board even fined a few of the worst water hogs to demonstrate how serious […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha, Laura Nelson and Howard Blume
Don’t pull out your fall wardrobe just yet. Southern California felt more like summer than autumn Monday, thanks to triple-digit temperatures and powerful Santa Ana winds. The mercury reached a sizzling 104 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, higher than many inland locations that are typically 10 or more degrees warmer during the hotter parts of the year. […]
A fast-growing wildfire has exploded across 1,500 acres in Sonoma County and triggered evacuations for dozens of residents amid dry conditions and possible record-breaking heat Monday. The Sawmill fire, which is 20% contained, started at 10:50 a.m. Sunday off Big Geysers Road and Geysers Resort Road about 10 miles east of the picturesque city of […]
The trees are dying. The forests are not.This distinction is getting lost in all the angst over the tree die-off in the central Sierra, coastal ranges and other forests of California. Players ranging from the Forest Service to CalFire to Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other public officials are ignoring this key fact in their rush to […]
OPINION: UCLA Faculty Voice: L.A. Can’t Follow California’s Lead On Water Conservation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /UCLA Newsroomby Mark GoldLast month, California’s Water Resources Control Board took the easy way out on water conservation. In 2015, California nearly met Governor Brown’s mandatory water conservation goal of 25 percent thanks to transparent monthly reporting and identifying profligate water wasters. The water board even fined a few of the worst water hogs to demonstrate how serious […]
Summer In The Fall: Triple-Digit Temperatures, Santa Ana Winds Keep Southern California Hot
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha, Laura Nelson and Howard BlumeDon’t pull out your fall wardrobe just yet. Southern California felt more like summer than autumn Monday, thanks to triple-digit temperatures and powerful Santa Ana winds. The mercury reached a sizzling 104 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, higher than many inland locations that are typically 10 or more degrees warmer during the hotter parts of the year. […]
Fast-Moving Wildfire Scorches 1,500 Acres In ‘Extremely Dry’ Sonoma County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica RochaA fast-growing wildfire has exploded across 1,500 acres in Sonoma County and triggered evacuations for dozens of residents amid dry conditions and possible record-breaking heat Monday. The Sawmill fire, which is 20% contained, started at 10:50 a.m. Sunday off Big Geysers Road and Geysers Resort Road about 10 miles east of the picturesque city of […]
OPINION: Trees Are Dying In The Sierra But The Forests Aren’t
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Char MillerThe trees are dying. The forests are not.This distinction is getting lost in all the angst over the tree die-off in the central Sierra, coastal ranges and other forests of California. Players ranging from the Forest Service to CalFire to Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other public officials are ignoring this key fact in their rush to […]