Twenty-six million people in California, Nevada and Arizona rely on the Colorado River, but this magnificent source of water that carved a continent is drying up. Representatives of the three states have been huddling behind closed doors and, for the first time ever, California water officials are offering to give up some of the state’s […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Bianca Kaplanek Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Thanks in part to winter rain and snow storms, state and local agencies are loosening water-use restrictions in Solana Beach and Del Mar. But one council member in the latter city called the move premature, prompting his colleagues to hold off on downgrading to a Stage 1 drought level. “I think it’s a mistake to relax […]
Facing threats of earthquakes, wildfires and floods, almost 200 Southern California cities depend too much on big government to protect them, which will lead to slower recovery time when “the big one” hits, according to experts on disaster preparedness. A report released recently as part of the newly launched SoCal Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative was presented […]
As wildfires burn in Southern California, a debate is smoldering about what to do with millions of dead and dying trees — which have been ravaged by drought and beetle species up and down the state. Facing the biggest die-off since recordkeeping on the topic started about four decades ago, state officials have already started […]
With Doomsday in Mind, California Officials Are Ceding Water to Arizona, Nevada
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Quoted: Mark WattonTwenty-six million people in California, Nevada and Arizona rely on the Colorado River, but this magnificent source of water that carved a continent is drying up. Representatives of the three states have been huddling behind closed doors and, for the first time ever, California water officials are offering to give up some of the state’s […]
Water Restrictions Tapering Off
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Bianca Kaplanek Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThanks in part to winter rain and snow storms, state and local agencies are loosening water-use restrictions in Solana Beach and Del Mar. But one council member in the latter city called the move premature, prompting his colleagues to hold off on downgrading to a Stage 1 drought level. “I think it’s a mistake to relax […]
EARTHQUAKES: Nearly 200 SoCal Cities Unprepared, Experts Say
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press Enterprise (Riverside)by Susan AbramFacing threats of earthquakes, wildfires and floods, almost 200 Southern California cities depend too much on big government to protect them, which will lead to slower recovery time when “the big one” hits, according to experts on disaster preparedness. A report released recently as part of the newly launched SoCal Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative was presented […]
FOCUS: State, County Grapple With Historic Tree Die-Off
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithAs wildfires burn in Southern California, a debate is smoldering about what to do with millions of dead and dying trees — which have been ravaged by drought and beetle species up and down the state. Facing the biggest die-off since recordkeeping on the topic started about four decades ago, state officials have already started […]