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Los Angeles city fire crews clear mud and debris along Palisades Dr.

Atmospheric river storm set to hit SoCal Tuesday. What to know about the rain and the risks

A stronger atmospheric river is set to hit Northern California on Monday and then hit L.A. County on Tuesday, aiding hopes of helping end a devastating fire season.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass watches as President Donald Trump talks after a briefing in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood affected by recent wildfires in Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Column: What does Trump know about California’s water system? So much less than he’d ever admit

Los Banos, CA - September 25: the California Aqueduct near Hwy. 165 on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in Los Banos, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Newsom issues order to ‘maximize’ water capture during storms. Critics say it sounds just like Trump

From left, California Department of Water Resources Engineers Chan Modini and Anthony Burdock along with Andy Reising, Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager, conduct the second media snow survey of the 2025 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The snow survey is held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken January 31, 2025.

California snowpack is below average, but winter storms could change that

Lake Success , CA, Thursday, May 4, 2023 - Aerial views of Success Dam that feeds the Tule River, where excessive water flows from melting Sierra snow, have flooded Central Valley communities. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Acting on Trump’s order, federal officials opened up two California dams

Trump has vowed to pump more water. Government data show pumping was down for maintenance

Metropolitan Water District dismisses top manager after investigation into sexism allegations

Trump reenters California’s water wars. It’s unclear who will win

My house didn’t burn but ash from the L.A. fires fell in my yard. Can I eat from my garden? Is my soil safe?

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