Days before the federal government shied-away from telling Western states how to curtail consumption of the drought-stressed Colorado River, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to speed-up projects that would help California use less of it. To be clear: California hasn’t yet taken any big cuts from its Colorado River allocation, despite being its largest […]
Susan and Steve Matloff are doing what they do most days when they are at home: spending time in their front yard with their kids, talking with neighbors, playing with their dog Blue and passing home-grown onions to random passersby. When they installed raised vegetable beds alongside the sidewalk, they fantasized about living off the […]
Thousands of residents were under evacuation and shelter-in-place orders early Tuesday after heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a mountain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other debris across roads. Firefighters went street by street in the community of Forest Falls Monday night to make sure no residents were […]
The Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board of Directors appointed Rocky Qualin to the Board of Directors. He fills the vacancy in Division 5 as the result of the recent passing of James Peasley. Qualin took the oath of office at the Board meeting on September 7, and then participated in his first meeting. Randy […]
A Drought Conversation with California’s Natural Resources Secretary
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerDays before the federal government shied-away from telling Western states how to curtail consumption of the drought-stressed Colorado River, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to speed-up projects that would help California use less of it. To be clear: California hasn’t yet taken any big cuts from its Colorado River allocation, despite being its largest […]
They Wanted Their Drought-Tolerant Yard to Spark Conversations. But Not on Nextdoor
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Lisa BooneSusan and Steve Matloff are doing what they do most days when they are at home: spending time in their front yard with their kids, talking with neighbors, playing with their dog Blue and passing home-grown onions to random passersby. When they installed raised vegetable beds alongside the sidewalk, they fantasized about living off the […]
Rains, Mudslides Prompt Southern California Evacuations
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Associated Pressby Stephanie DazioThousands of residents were under evacuation and shelter-in-place orders early Tuesday after heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a mountain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other debris across roads. Firefighters went street by street in the community of Forest Falls Monday night to make sure no residents were […]
Padre Dam Board Appoints Rocky Qualin to Division 5
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe Padre Dam Municipal Water District Board of Directors appointed Rocky Qualin to the Board of Directors. He fills the vacancy in Division 5 as the result of the recent passing of James Peasley. Qualin took the oath of office at the Board meeting on September 7, and then participated in his first meeting. Randy […]