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PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025 - - Andrew Grinsfelder, 18, attaches a hose to a gas powered water pump hoping to use the water from the pool to prevent the Palisades fire from ravaging his home in Pacific Palisades on January 8, 2025. Grinsfelder climbed to the roof of his home and watered it down along with watering down his neighbors properties. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Opinion: Why no water system is built with capacity for fires like Palisades and Eaton

Think of a community water system as a local coffee shop that usually sells 300 cups a day. A shop like that just couldn’t fulfill an unexpected order for 40,000 cups.

Feb. 4, 2025

Topanga Canyon, CA - January 27: Multiple agencies are accessing the damage to Topanga Canyon Blvd. through the canyon where mud and debris from fire ravaged hillsides covered the road in several locations Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Topanga Canyon, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Rain will hit SoCal for much of this week. Why it’s probably not a fire killer

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)

The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn’t help farms or L.A.

Feb. 3, 2025

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

Feb. 3, 2025

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

Feb. 3, 2025

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

Feb. 1, 2025

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

Jan. 31, 2025

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

Jan. 31, 2025

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

Jan. 31, 2025

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