County Water Authority to Drop Lawsuit Over Rainbow, Fallbrook Departures
The San Diego County Water Authority has agreed to drop its lawsuit over the proposed departure of two North County water agencies, it was announced Dec. 21.
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San Diego City Prepares for Stormy Weather; Offers Tips to Residents to Avoid Flooding
With a potentially drenching storm system making its way to the area, San Diego officials said Tuesday the city is preparing for rainfall over the next several days and providing tips for area residents to minimize the effects of flooding.
As Atmospheric Rivers Become More Frequent, California Expands Research to Prepare
A new law expanding California’s atmospheric river research program goes into effect next year. It connects flood and reservoir control operations with new technologies and strategies that can help operators accurately predict the arrival of these storms.
Rising Water Rates Could Affect Beer Prices in San Diego
For local breweries in San Diego, it’s becoming increasingly complex to brew beer due to a recent surge in water rates.
September Was Hot in the US, But Not So Much in San Diego
September was one of the warmest ever in the United States, with records falling in 111 counties, but conditions were moderate in Southern California.
Most of the country baked under record heat in September as large swaths of hot air covered the Midwest and East. The final tally put September 2023 as the seventh warmest in the last 129 years.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) said it was also the third-driest September ever recorded in the lower 48 states.
San Diego Raises Water Rates by Nearly 20% Over Two Years
San Diego water rates will rise nearly 20 percent over the next two years after a divided City Council approved Tuesday the first comprehensive rate hike in nearly eight years.
The rate increases, approved by a vote of 5-3, will come in three parts: A 5 percent hike on Dec. 1, a 5.2 percent increase next July 1 and an 8.75 percent jump in January 2025. An earlier version of the proposal would have raised the rates more quickly — by 10.2 percent on Dec. 1 and 8.75 percent in January 2025.
El Niño is Coming This Winter. The Question is, Will It Be a Whopper?
San Diego County’s fragile shoreline and vulnerable beachfront properties could be in for a rough winter, according to the California Coastal Commission, the National Weather Service and some top San Diego scientists.
“We are looking at an emerging El Niño event,” staff geologist Joseph Street told the Coastal Commission at its meeting Wednesday in Eureka.
State Budget has $25M for Balboa Park Upgrades, Hodges Dam, Gun Control Efforts
California’s new state budget includes nearly $25 million for a variety of projects and programs across the city of San Diego, including upgrades in Balboa Park, a new Lake Hodges dam, a gun violence task force and a Mission Valley nature center.
The money also helps with housing projects, human trafficking prevention, libraries, lifeguard operations and lighting for sports fields.
Hurricane Hilary Barrels Toward Southern California, Bringing Unprecedented Dangers
With Hurricane Hilary fast bearing down on the region, officials issued a tropical storm warning for a swath of Southern California Friday night — meaning tropical storm-force winds are expected in the region within the next 36 hours.
Southern California was already bracing for a rare and potentially destructive weekend. Such lashing winds would be only one of the storm’s potentially dangerous impacts, with forecasters also predicting intense rain, flash flooding in the desert and mountain areas and harrowing conditions along the beaches.
The storm has prompted officials to cancel events and issue dire alerts, particularly as the system moves across southwestern California on Sunday and Monday.
With Hurricane #Hilary fast bearing down on the region, officials issued a tropical storm warning for a swath of Southern California Friday night — tropical storm-force winds are expected in the region within the next 36 hours. https://t.co/Kb0cbd2FMg #CAwx #TropicalStormWarning
— San Diego County Water Authority💧 (@sdcwa) August 19, 2023
Opinion: One Big Question for San Diegans as La Jolla Considers Leaving is, ‘What About the Water?’
News reports about the campaign for La Jolla to secede from San Diego overlook some basic facts about critical infrastructure that will make or break a Southern California city in the next 30 years. The simple, visible elements like potholes, streetlights and sidewalks are only a tiny fraction of the infrastructure puzzle. The real problem is the water and sewer infrastructure that we don’t see.
