California drought threatens family’s fight for water

Across the San Joaquin Valley, water wells are drying up due to rising temperatures and a lack of annual rain. In the rural town of Madera, the Sevilla family knows firsthand how living with little to no water is life-altering.

Aug. 19, 2021 5 AM PT

Jorge Garcia was a 2021 video intern at the Los Angeles Times. A Cal State Los Angeles journalism graduate, he has contributed video, text, audio and photojournalism work for his college paper, the University Times, and has previously interned at EdSource and KQBH-FM (101.5).