Drought has long been the norm for California. But the state had a historically wet winter, and El Niño is threatening again.
Terry Castleman
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Can’t afford California? Try living in a tiny sleeping pod. All 4 feet of it
Two young entrepreneurs who themselves struggled to remain housed now run a company that aims to create affordable dwellings in California’s biggest cities.
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Even the least expensive areas of California are becoming unaffordable, and more desirable
See which California cities are the most costly to live in. Several studies agree: The premium to live in California might be 40% to 50% over the national average.
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Before-and-after aerial images show California reservoirs’ dramatic rebound after years of drought
Lake Shasta and Lake Oroville, once depleted by years of drought, are now nearly full after a historic winter. See drone and satellite photos of the transformation.
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Record wet winter inflicted more than $210M in damage to California parks — $100M at Seacliff alone
California state parks have declared $187 million in damage to 85 state parks in January’s FEMA storm event, with an additional $23 million in March’s storm event. Seacliff State Beach in Aptos accounted for more than $100 million.
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77 fewer tons of trash made it into the ocean thanks to this experimental L.A. County device
The Ballona Creek Trash Interceptor 007 collected nearly 154,000 pounds of trash in the first rainy season of its two-year pilot project.
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Striking before-and-after satellite photos show the start of the great California snowmelt
Images from space show the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges beginning to shed their record snowpack as weather warms up.
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Federal court slows a California ban on natural gas appliances
A three-judge panel sided with the California Restaurant Association against a Berkeley policy that “prohibits the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings.”
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Striking satellite photos from space show California’s transformation from dry to lush
Photos from NASA show the California landscape turning from brown to green after recent winter storms.
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Armed woman — a former student — kills 3 children, 3 staff at Nashville church school
Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake confirmed that authorities had identified the assailant, although they had not released her name. The 28-year-old was a former student at Covenant School, Drake said.