Opinion: California quietly slides into a drought while officials say to build for 1.34 million more thirsty residents
Los Angeles is currently at only 46% of average rainfall for the Water Year according to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). … Drought is a condition to be expected a large percent of the time. So why did California’s State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) decide that the Southern California region should plan for an additional 1.34 million residents over the next nine years?
-Written by Alyssa Erdley.