How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

There were 160,585 closed home sales in 2024’s first 11 months. Going back to 1988, that’s the second-slowest pace.

Firefighting crews from Northern California are in the area this week as Santa Ana winds create risky conditions. KPBS reporter Katie Anastas says Cal Fire is warning of high winds through Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning through Thursday for San Diego County’s mountains and valleys.

San Diego County, which is in the midst of one of the driest periods on record, will be lashed by unusually cold and expansive Santa Ana winds early Wednesday that could spark wildfires, snap

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As Democratic officials in California, including in Los Angeles, continued to expand so-called sanctuary city protections for illegal foreign nationals and fight President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation plans,

For the third time since early November, parts of Southern California’s Los Angeles and Ventura counties are under a red-flag warning for extreme fire danger.

The map shows that parts of Southern California expecting 50 to 70 mph winds include Santa Clarita, Ventura, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Hemet. There is a wider spread area of 30 to 50 mph winds that extends to Mohave, Frazier Park, Coachella, San Diego and down to Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico.

Dangerous widespread winds threaten Southern California's dry landscape this week, with wildfire and power outage concerns.

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While the race to replace Nathan Fletcher in District 4 cost the county $4.8 million in 2023, the Registrar of Voters said the District 1 election to fill the seat vacated by former Chair Nora Vargas could cost up to $6.

Another moderate to strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to develop across Southern California during the first half of the workweek, heightening wildfire dangers in a region still coping with the last significant firestorm from nearly two weeks ago.