That was the situation in January 2023, when the Santa Maria Valley Water Conservation District noticed above-average, torrential rainfall was filling the usually dry Twitchell Reservoir to a ...

In later years, he raised Arabian horses and had a ranch in Santa Ynez. Burns, who loved animals, contributed to various animal charities, his wife said. In addition to his wife, Burns is survived ...

High poverty rates underscore the fact that Californians’ costs for housing, utilities, fuel and other necessities of life ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget assumes California will see a sharp decline in projected revenue, largely because ...

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