California
While droughts are common in California, this year’s is much hotter and drier than others, evaporating water more quickly from the reservoirs
July 2, 2021
Lifestyle
Gardening novice Brian Bautista confronted his ‘climate change anxiety’ by tearing out his lawns and planting California native plants.
July 19, 2023
Taps could go dry for Needles’ 5,000 residents, who each drink as much as two gallons of water daily to cope with 120-degree temperatures.
July 20, 2021
Music
A new Beach Boys box set with expanded versions of two overlooked 1970s albums, ‘Surf’s Up’ and ‘Sunflower,’ makes a strong case for their post-peak greatness.
Aug. 27, 2021
All four swimming areas in Castaic Lake--a popular recreation area in the Santa Clarita Valley--were closed indefinitely Thursday because human waste bacteria in the water is expected to reach levels considered harmful this weekend, Los Angeles County officials said.
Aug. 7, 1992
Measures designed to prevent jet fuel and other pollutants that are seeping into ground water at the Marine helicopter station in Tustin from contaminating the Upper Newport Bay watershed will be in place by mid-December, a Marine Corps spokesman said Friday.
Oct. 12, 1985
Unlike other GOP gubernatorial finalists in the last quarter century, Sen. Brian Dahle of Bieber has held elective offices, columnist George Skelton writes.
Oct. 3, 2022
A bill that would expand the testing of coastal waters for disease-causing pathogens and ensure that beachgoers are warned when water is contaminated cleared Congress on Tuesday.
Sept. 27, 2000
Climate & Environment
The Delta Conveyance Project is a key component of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strategy for a hotter, drier California. Opponents say it will be an ecological disaster.
Feb. 29, 2024
Because recent water shortages have all but evaporated, the San Clemente City Council on Wednesday put off considering a proposed emergency-only water-rationing law that experts say would be the toughest in the state.
Aug. 31, 1989