Jules Hotz for CalMatters
In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee.
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A boil water advisory that was in place for areas in the South Bay including Coronado, Imperial Beach and parts of Chula Vista and the city of San Diego has been lifted, according to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health. -
Imperial Beach and parts of three other cities are forced to boil water for another day because water tests revealed e-coli contamination in the city’s water system. It is a major blow to an area already overwhelmed by sewage-related issues. -
The Board of Supervisors is required to ratify a local proclamation within seven days of an emergency's being declared. -
A teenage boy who stabbed a teenage girl in Lakeside last year was sentenced earlier this month to spend 480 days in custody in a youthful offender treatment program. -
Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada. -
Experts at the San Diego County's Department of Public Works suggested residents keep the bags to help with the upcoming rainy season. -
Starting Tuesday night, the Helen Woodward Animal Center will begin taking in 20 orphaned pets rescued from the deadly Maui fire. -
Wildfire risk is not going away in Southern California, but Cal Fire officials say Hilary may ease chances of a destructive fire for a couple of weeks. -
The people were first reported stranded in or near the water's edge during Tropical Storm Hilary at 8:12 p.m. Sunday.
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Three climate stations in San Diego received record rainfall for the month of August, just with Sunday's rainfall.
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