When the call reporting a brush fire in Otay Mesa came out Thursday, fire agencies pounced. Not just San Diego Fire-Rescue, but Chula Vista, National City and Coronado. Officials quickly brought in air resources, hand crews and differing types of fire rigs.
To Victoria Hilton, 76, who lives in the Heavenly Oaks Mobile Home Park in the mountain community of Guatay in East San Diego County, the power shutoffs felt like an eternity. She lost power for two days. She used battery-powered lamps to read at night and bathed in tepid water because her water heater couldn’t […]
As San Diego enters the driest start to the water year since record keeping began in 1860, the San Diego County Water Authority has the reliable water supplies needed by the region for 2025 and beyond. “We’ve been preparing for over three decades to have reliable water supplies, whether we’re in a drought or whether […]
San Diego is facing its driest start to the 24-25 water year with a more than three-inch rainfall deficit and there’s no relief in sight. With only 0.14 inches of rain since Oct. 1, 2024 to date, this will be the driest start ever to San Diego’s water year which runs from the beginning of […]
With More Santa Anas on Way, San Diego Fire Agencies Take Aggressive Stance
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Teri Figueroa and Caleb LunettaWhen the call reporting a brush fire in Otay Mesa came out Thursday, fire agencies pounced. Not just San Diego Fire-Rescue, but Chula Vista, National City and Coronado. Officials quickly brought in air resources, hand crews and differing types of fire rigs.
No Heat, No Water, No School: in Rural San Diego County, Power Shutoffs Pose Their Own Public Safety Risks
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Kristen TaketaTo Victoria Hilton, 76, who lives in the Heavenly Oaks Mobile Home Park in the mountain community of Guatay in East San Diego County, the power shutoffs felt like an eternity. She lost power for two days. She used battery-powered lamps to read at night and bathed in tepid water because her water heater couldn’t […]
Local Media Turn To Water Authority at Start of Dry Year
/in Education, Features, San Diego County /by Jordan BeaneAs San Diego enters the driest start to the water year since record keeping began in 1860, the San Diego County Water Authority has the reliable water supplies needed by the region for 2025 and beyond. “We’ve been preparing for over three decades to have reliable water supplies, whether we’re in a drought or whether […]
NWS: Driest Start to Rainfall, Water Year in San Diego’s Recorded Weather History
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Megan HealySan Diego is facing its driest start to the 24-25 water year with a more than three-inch rainfall deficit and there’s no relief in sight. With only 0.14 inches of rain since Oct. 1, 2024 to date, this will be the driest start ever to San Diego’s water year which runs from the beginning of […]