California Drought

Public water agencies will be getting more water from the state because of recent heavy rain.
Shots of A-list homes are surfacing with lush, pristine landscaping when most of the state looks like brown, barren and dry.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has urged Californians to cut water use by 15%.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered the news while standing in a lake basin that would normally be under water.
The state is now grappling with a massive dam spillway glitch in the Sierra foothills.
Over the past three weeks, continued rain and snow across California has, almost miraculously, lifted nearly half of the state out of drought.