Stories Tagged as
California
Closing the 710 freeway gap
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Daisy Palacios
Jun 17, 2015
A look at one of Los Angeles County’s most persistent infrastructure controversies.
Tony Wagner/Marketplace
California's snowpack has run out
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 29, 2015
California's runoff water from snowpack is at zero percent of normal. As in zero. As in none.
Cattle ranchers lock horns with almond investors
May 19, 2015
Amid California's drought, not everyone is happy with the boom in almonds.
California drought threatens even oldest water rights
May 13, 2015
In California, some people have more right to water than others. Now, drought threatens even them.
New police monitoring app offers direct line to ACLU
by
Nova Safo
May 8, 2015
A new app automatically sends videos of police officers directly to the ACLU.
Anti-tax measure complicates California drought effort
Apr 21, 2015
Higher water rates for conservation can violate a constitutional limit on fees.
When water runs dry, farmers focus on profit
Apr 8, 2015
Farmers in the dry Central Valley raise the highest-value crops they can grow
For public good, not for profit.
One way to ration water: raise the price
Apr 7, 2015
New limits on water usage could raise prices to four times their current rate.
The aqueduct that gave rise to Los Angeles
by
Kai Ryssdal
Mar 31, 2015
William Mulholland brought water to a parched Los Angeles.