City officials hope to better understand the health of Long Beach’s urban forest, which contains some 92,000 street trees throughout the city. As cities across Southern California have grappled with a historic drought and worked to comply with state-mandated watering restrictions, trees and park systems have suffered, including those in Long Beach. A handful of […]
Los Angeles has chalked up yet another dreary milestone in its growing almanac of drought. On Wednesday, experts at the National Weather Service confirmed that the last five years have been the driest ever documented in downtown L.A. since official record keeping began almost 140 years ago. Having missed out on most of El Niño’s bountiful rains this winter, the Southland […]
Council members opted to follow state and local recommendations and agreed to reduce the drought response to Level 1. Last month, when staff suggested the change based on increased water supplies due to winter storms and Carlsbad’s desalination plant going online, Councilman Don Mosier called the move “premature” and a “big mistake because…two-thirds of the […]
On an overcast day in May, construction is in full swing on the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Facility in this affluent enclave on the Central California coast. Several workers fine-tune rebar in foundations for processing units, while two others deploy a large spinning plate to melt the edges of an ocean intake pipe so it […]
Long Beach to study health of trees, create maintenance plan for urban forest
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press Telegram (Long Beach)by Courtney Tompkins,City officials hope to better understand the health of Long Beach’s urban forest, which contains some 92,000 street trees throughout the city. As cities across Southern California have grappled with a historic drought and worked to comply with state-mandated watering restrictions, trees and park systems have suffered, including those in Long Beach. A handful of […]
Downtown L.A.’s Five-Year Rain Total is Lowest Ever Recorded
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaLos Angeles has chalked up yet another dreary milestone in its growing almanac of drought. On Wednesday, experts at the National Weather Service confirmed that the last five years have been the driest ever documented in downtown L.A. since official record keeping began almost 140 years ago. Having missed out on most of El Niño’s bountiful rains this winter, the Southland […]
Del Mar Lowers Drought Response Level
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Bianca KaplanekCouncil members opted to follow state and local recommendations and agreed to reduce the drought response to Level 1. Last month, when staff suggested the change based on increased water supplies due to winter storms and Carlsbad’s desalination plant going online, Councilman Don Mosier called the move “premature” and a “big mistake because…two-thirds of the […]
Desalination Plants Get a Reboot to Fight Water Shortages
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Take Partby Erica Gies Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantOn an overcast day in May, construction is in full swing on the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Facility in this affluent enclave on the Central California coast. Several workers fine-tune rebar in foundations for processing units, while two others deploy a large spinning plate to melt the edges of an ocean intake pipe so it […]