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An L.A. story, in incidents and rhythms: A review of The Book of Want

Daniel Olivas' novel uses magical realism to describe the lives of a Mexican-American family in Los Angeles.

by Kathleen Yale, Jul 25, 2011
Coming to a farm near you: Los Angeles

In this issue of High Country News, Matt Jenkins dives into the murky world of L.A.’s water system

by Jonathan Thompson, Nov 12, 2007
A whole lot of shaking

In his book A Crack in the Edge of the World, Simon Winchester takes a comprehensive look at the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and warns of the geological perils still facing the region

by Kirk Zebolsky, Nov 13, 2006
In the suburbs of Los Angeles, your futureawaits

The neighborhoods of suburban L.A. can serve as a useful model for the West’s urban planners

by D.J. Waldie, Aug 08, 2005
A massive restoration program may have nothing left to save

Fish populations are plunging in the California Delta even as the CalFed Bay-Delta Authority considers exporting yet more water

by Matt Weiser, May 30, 2005
You, too, can be in the know about California's H2O

David Carle’s Introduction to California Water is an ambitious field guide to the incredibly complicated world of California water

by Matt Jenkins, Feb 21, 2005
Turning water inside-out

Many Western cities like Sierra Vista, Ariz., were built beside once-beautiful rivers which were overused and then neglected, while the cities looked elsewhere for new water sources to exploit

by Matt Jenkins, Aug 30, 2004
Postscript to a water war

Nearly a decade after Imperial Valley irrigators fought off a water grab by Texans Ed and Lee Bass, the Imperial Valley Irrigation District buys the old Bass property, Western Farms, and the water rights that come with it

by Matt Jenkins, Mar 01, 2004
Owens River will finally get its water back

The Lower Owens River in Inyo County, Calif., may finally get its water back from Los Angeles, thanks to a last-minute lawsuit by the state’s attorney general

by Alex C. Pasquariello, Feb 16, 2004

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Results for keyword: Los Angeles

An L.A. story, in incidents and rhythms: A review of The Book of Want

Coming to a farm near you: Los Angeles

A whole lot of shaking

In the suburbs of Los Angeles, your futureawaits

A massive restoration program may have nothing left to save

You, too, can be in the know about California's H2O

Turning water inside-out

Postscript to a water war

Owens River will finally get its water back

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