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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San Diego has spent a lot of time, effort and money cleaning up Chollas Creek in efforts to avoid the flooding that ravaged Southcrest neighborhoods on Jan. 22, but not everything is getting fixed. -
Forecasters now say 8 to 15 inches of rain could fall in the mountains and foothills of Southern California. -
The storm, an atmospheric river which is now in its second day, has claimed three lives. Meanwhile, the unrelenting deluge is soaking already saturated soil, threatening more floods and mudslides. -
The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar, where a famous botanical garden founded in 1931 was destroyed by the flames on Sunday. -
'Pineapple Expresses' and rising seas are battering California's piers, threatening iconic landmarksThe city is exploring replacing the Ocean Beach Pier after spending more than $1.7 million in fixes over the past five years. -
San Diego city officials breathed a sign of relief following lighter-than-anticipated rains that fell across the area. -
For Groundhog Day in 2024, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, elating a massive crowd at Gobbler's Knob. -
There is a simple reason for male groundhogs to seize the Feb. 2 holiday. But the handlers of female groundhogs say their animals are more accurate than Punxsutawney Phil. -
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has activated its operations center and positioned personnel and equipment in areas most at risk from the weather. -
In advance of Thursday's expected storm, plastic tarp was installed over a San Clemente hillside that gave way in early January.
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