Hayley Smith
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Hayley Smith
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- SoCal water officials are refilling Diamond Valley Lake — the region’s largest reservoir — for the first time after 3 dry years.
00:00 - The last-ever run at the @latimes storied printing press in downtown LA. latimes.com/california/sto…
00:00 - Replying to @AlbrightGeoffYes, stormwater is fairly polluted, and a lot of this will make its way to the Pacific. There are efforts underway in LA to capture and clean more of this water when it falls, both for quality and supply purposes. I wrote more about that here:
- Replying to @mjpcdhoops and @nycsouthpawIt definitely doesn't hurt, although much of this water will end up in the Pacific. Soil moisture, reservoir levels and snowpack have all seen boosts from this winter's storms. (But I'd also note that SoCal's other major water source, the Colorado River, is still very, VERY low).
- Fire Capt. Eric Limones of @calfireSCU snapped this incredible photo of his crew at the #DixieFire this week. It speaks volumes about what these firefighters are up against as they battle the state's biggest blaze of the year. latimes.com/california/sto…
- California will become the first state to require insurance discounts for homeowners who take steps to mitigate for wildfires. Insurance companies must also give consumers the right to appeal their home's assigned "wildfire risk score."
- When LA shuts down its freeway for pedestrians…this is what happens! 💕 @ Arroyo Fest
00:00 - Across the state, Californians in search of more open space, a sense of community and affordable housing are trading city life in major urban centers like the Bay Area or Los Angeles for suburban and rural communities. Latest from me and @sarahparvini
- 2023 was a doozy. But I broke a personal record with 87 stories on the front page of the @latimes this year 📰! I'm so proud to be part of this great paper.
- As California burns, some ecologists say that forest thinning and logging are no longer working against climate-driven wildfires — and that focusing directly on communities is the best way to prevent more destruction. My latest with @phila_lex
- I’m in Strawberry, CA, where crews are working hard and fast to prevent the #CaldorFire from reaching any structures. Here’s smoke rising behind the General Store.
- Buried around 700 pages into Project 2025 is a call to demolish NOAA and the National Weather Service — some of the nation’s most dependable resources for tracking weather, combating climate change and protecting the public from environmental hazards.
- Whew. Today marks my 56th front page story of 2022. I remain immensely grateful for the work we get to do at @latimes. Here are some of my favorites from the year:
