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Many Poway businesses are still closed because of the water contamination that started a week ago. And they are feeling the pain. One restaurateur told KPBS he’s lost $8,000 in business so far. Plus, California can expect to sustain significant economic damage from storm systems known as atmospheric rivers, according to a new study. The rivers are getting longer, wider and wetter as the planet’s climate warms. And, the holiday season is all about family and food, which might have you concerned about your waistline. A San Diego researcher has a science-backed strategy that could help you keep off the pounds.

Grenades and rocket launchers are federally classified as firearms and are therefore legal with proper registration. But in California, possessing a destructive device is illegal.

Tens of thousands of California renters facing eviction will be able to stay in their homes for at least the next three months.

According to the AP, voters have decided not to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. He will remain the leader of the country's most populous state until at least 2023.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is expected to attend. So is Apple's Tim Cook. A look inside the Sun Valley conference for top media and tech moguls organized by a little known investment firm.

The Elizabeth Hospice invites individuals interested in helping adults and children facing the challenges associated with a life-limiting illness and those grieving the death of a loved one to a free volunteer orientation session via Zoom videoconferencing. Hospice volunteers are an important part of the care team at The Elizabeth Hospice and have an opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life. Attendees will learn about a wide variety of virtual and in-person opportunities throughout San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County, including: serving as a patient companion, providing caregiver respite, performing aromatherapy, sewing Cuddle Bears, officiating at veteran pinning ceremonies, and much more. Information will be provided on both the application and training process. Prospective volunteers can choose from the following dates: • Tuesday, September 21 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. • Thursday, October 7 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. • Monday, October 18 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. • Wednesday, October 27 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. • Thursday, November 4 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. • Wednesday, November 17 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. An email address and a device with a camera interface are needed to participate in the training session or attendees can join by phone. To ensure a place at the volunteer orientation session, please contact the Volunteer Department at 800-797-2050 or send an email to volunteer@ehospice.org.

Fifteen states are challenging the decision, arguing that the risk of explosion puts lives in danger. For one project, highly flammable gas will travel 200 miles through a busy East Coast corridor.

The National Park Service cites the "real and substantial threat of violence and unlawful behavior" at the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

A California blaze that erupted near the flashpoint of the deadliest wildfire in recent U.S. history is heading away from homes but survivors of the 2018 blaze in the town of Paradise are worried that history could repeat itself.

Finding a river in the West that still behaves like a Western river — one that rises and falls with the annual rush of melting snow — is tough. Many of the region’s major streams are controlled by dams. Their flows come at the push of a button. Instead of experiencing dynamic flows, dammed rivers are evened out. Floods are mitigated and managed, seen as a natural disaster rather than an ecological necessity.