A late-winter storm doused the San Diego area with rain and mountain snow for second day Thursday, but a dry spell lies ahead. Though the showers generated by the unsettled atmospheric system out of the Gulf of Alaska were more scattered and short-lived than Wednesday’s storms, they added to some significant moisture amounts across the county, according […]
Today marks the anniversary of the deadliest man-made disaster in California history. It’s a largely forgotten event which killed hundreds of people in Ventura County. On March 12th, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending a wall of water more than 50 miles from the Santa Clarita area through the Santa Clara River Valley. More […]
Hearings have been scheduled to resume in April for Poseidon Water’s controversial proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant. Last April the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region was expected to vote on renewing a permit for the proposed $1 billion project but the workshop was canceled due to COVID-19. A hearing scheduled for […]
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has awarded a $1 million grant for the first phase of construction of the Loma Alta Slough wetlands enhancement project. The work, which could begin in late 2022, will restore and enhance six acres of coastal wetland and upland habitat along the Loma Alta Creek near Buccaneer Beach in […]
Storm Leaves 2 Inches of Rain in Some Parts of County, While 18 Inches of Snow Measured in Julian
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby City News ServiceA late-winter storm doused the San Diego area with rain and mountain snow for second day Thursday, but a dry spell lies ahead. Though the showers generated by the unsettled atmospheric system out of the Gulf of Alaska were more scattered and short-lived than Wednesday’s storms, they added to some significant moisture amounts across the county, according […]
Anniversary of Dam Break Which Killed More than 400 People In Ventura, LA Counties
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KCLUby Lance OrozcoToday marks the anniversary of the deadliest man-made disaster in California history. It’s a largely forgotten event which killed hundreds of people in Ventura County. On March 12th, 1928, the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending a wall of water more than 50 miles from the Santa Clarita area through the Santa Clara River Valley. More […]
Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Hearings Expected to Resume in April
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Logby Lindsey GlasgowHearings have been scheduled to resume in April for Poseidon Water’s controversial proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant. Last April the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region was expected to vote on renewing a permit for the proposed $1 billion project but the workshop was canceled due to COVID-19. A hearing scheduled for […]
Oceanside Gets $1 Million for Wetlands Restoration
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil DiehlThe U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has awarded a $1 million grant for the first phase of construction of the Loma Alta Slough wetlands enhancement project. The work, which could begin in late 2022, will restore and enhance six acres of coastal wetland and upland habitat along the Loma Alta Creek near Buccaneer Beach in […]