Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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High pressure will continue to weaken this weekend, bringing cooling to San Diego County, although it will continue to feel hot and humid. -
Scorching heat is expected to continue Friday in San Diego County's inland areas, but relief is expected this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. -
Scorching heat is expected again Thursday in San Diego County's inland areas, but relief could arrive as early as Friday, according to the National Weather Service. -
A record-breaking heat wave continues Wednesday in San Diego County's inland areas, but temperatures are expected to cool slightly this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. -
Another day of scorching heat is expected everywhere except the coast in San Diego County and relief is not expected to arrive until this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation allowing some energy users and utilities to tap backup energy sources amid a days-long heatwave that has prompted rolling blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands of households. -
Temperatures will soar into the triple digits again Monday in most parts of San Diego County as a heat wave is expected to last through at least the middle of the workweek. -
Californians packed beaches, lakes and recreation areas Sunday to seek relief from a record heat wave that strained the electrical grid and threatened to trigger a third round of rolling power outages. -
The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, beginning Sunday and extending through Wednesday. -
San Diego utility officials said Sunday that there was no alert for energy conservation from state power grid officials as of 10 a.m.
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