In 2011, Conner Everts, one of California’s venerable water conservation advocates, wrote that ocean desalination is dead in California. His essay is posted below. At about that time, the San Diego County Water Authority, the County’s water wholesaler, signed a 30-year take-or-pay contract with Poseidon Water to build the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad [ocean] […]
Say the word “library,” and your word association is likely “books.” But across the country, including in San Diego, many libraries also lend other important items, including seeds for home gardens. Many of these “seed libraries“ aren’t actually conventional libraries: They may be a service organized by neighborhoods, schools or other kinds of organizations. The […]
The city of San Diego has embarked in a multibillion dollar effort to recycle its wastewater into drinking water. It’s a project years in the making, but officials expect to complete the first phase in 2027. This week on the podcast, Voice of San Diego’s social media pro Bella Ross recaps what she learned on […]
Outside her home in Riverside County, near the north shore of the Salton Sea, Sara Renteria is struggling to breathe. She has to speak in short sentences, and pauses often to take a breath. When she was diagnosed with asthma as an adult about five years ago, Renteria said her doctor gave her a choice: […]
Costly Carlsbad Desal Gambit Makes County Water Buffalos Nervous
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /SoCal Water Warsby John Earl and Conner Everts Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIn 2011, Conner Everts, one of California’s venerable water conservation advocates, wrote that ocean desalination is dead in California. His essay is posted below. At about that time, the San Diego County Water Authority, the County’s water wholesaler, signed a 30-year take-or-pay contract with Poseidon Water to build the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad [ocean] […]
Seed Libraries are Sprouting Across San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Caron GoldenSay the word “library,” and your word association is likely “books.” But across the country, including in San Diego, many libraries also lend other important items, including seeds for home gardens. Many of these “seed libraries“ aren’t actually conventional libraries: They may be a service organized by neighborhoods, schools or other kinds of organizations. The […]
VOSD Podcast: The Solution to Pollution is Not Dilution
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Voice of San Diegoby Andrea Lopez-VillafañaThe city of San Diego has embarked in a multibillion dollar effort to recycle its wastewater into drinking water. It’s a project years in the making, but officials expect to complete the first phase in 2027. This week on the podcast, Voice of San Diego’s social media pro Bella Ross recaps what she learned on […]
Coachella Valley Residents Struggle to Breathe as Polluting Dust Increases
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kylie Capuano /Times of San Diegoby Alejandra Reyes-VelardeOutside her home in Riverside County, near the north shore of the Salton Sea, Sara Renteria is struggling to breathe. She has to speak in short sentences, and pauses often to take a breath. When she was diagnosed with asthma as an adult about five years ago, Renteria said her doctor gave her a choice: […]