by News Staff | Nov 22, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
LADWP news release, Nov. 21 LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti (Tuesday) lifted the emergency declaration he initiated in March to protect the lands and communities near the Los Angeles Aqueduct from flooding created by record snowpack in the Eastern Sierra. The...
by News Staff | Nov 15, 2017 | General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
By Deb Murphy Inyo County’s Board of Supervisors scrapped any hint of support for a mining exploration project in the Inyo Mountains from its letter to the lead agency following a three hour discussion. Almost 30 speakers addressed the board with the majority, 5-1,...
by News Staff | Nov 9, 2017 | Entertainment/Local Events/Activities, General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Owens River Water Trail may have taken a step closer to reality. We’ve said that quite a few times and maybe this time it’s more than just blind optimism. Representatives from Team River Runner in San Diego, the LA River Expedition, Sierra Club,...
by News Staff | Oct 17, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s controversial Five Bridges’ wells are back in the spotlight. Last month, the department filed its Initial Study and Negative Declaration for a two-month monitoring test of W385R. The comment period ends...
by News Staff | Sep 13, 2017 | General Misc. Stories
By Deb Murphy Inyo’s Board of Supervisors knows all about a range of land designations and the restrictions that come with those designations. So, when the Supervisors held a workshop on the pursuit of an Archaeological District nomination for the Owens Lake, they...