Snowpack and water update

Not much, but some more snow fell Monday in the Eastern Sierra.  Mammoth Mountain reported six to eight inches of new snow.  Residents in Mammoth measured about 4 inches. Other parts of the Sierra added up some new inches of snow with rain reported in parts of the...

Snowpack still grim

A little better snow news this week but only a little better. The State Department of Water Resources has taken another look at snow around California and locally the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power conducted another survey following the most significant...

LADWP wants Mammoth’s water

Officials of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power denied last year that their philosophy is to get all the water they can get.  The Owens Valley knew that was a thin denial.  Now, so does Mammoth Lakes.  LADWP filed a suit that claims Mammoth Lakes has no...

R/C race track proposed in Bishop

When the Bishop City Council meets Monday night, officials will hold a public hearing on an environmental review of a radio control race track project at Bishop City Park. Local residents used to enjoy an improvised track on Los Angeles Department of Water and Power...