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Recology is talking about changing there landfill location to Yuba County. MIKE KEPKA/San Francisco Chronicle  
Chronicle  

Rubbish plan

A stink over proposal to haul trash to Nevada desert

In the dusty Nevada desert, about 30 miles east of the playa where Bay Area artists and hipsters gather annually to build a temporary city at the Burning Man festival, a San Francisco garbage company wants to build a dump for Bay Area trash. But a group of residents in the Winnemucca area wants the company to leave the desert alone — and California to keep its garbage to itself. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Last year's floods inundated the area with contaminated water and contributed to the death of horses and other livestock. XETV San Diego  
XETV  

Flooding fears

State of emergency declared for Tijuana River Valley

The San Diego City Council has declared a local state of emergency for the Tijuana River Valley, allowing storm water officials to spend up to $4.4 million to clean out clogged river channels. City officials and river valley horse and property owners hope the permits are issued before the arrival of potentially deadly winter storms. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

It could be fluctuating temperatures. It could be a statistical anomaly. It could be something else. LOS ANGELES TIMES  
Times  

Break puzzle

2 more L.A. water mains burst overnight; more questions

Two more water mains broke overnight in the San Fernando Valley, the latest in a rash of problems hitting L.A.'s water system. Underground water pipes have suffered significantly more "major blowouts" in the last three months. And the city's engineers don't know why. (Los Angeles Times)
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• L.A. engineers are puzzled by uptick in water pipe failures
• L.A. officials eye rate hike to cover fixes
• Underground utility damage occurs once every 60 seconds

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California has the most widely adopted green winegrowing and winemaking program in the world, one that has earned the state's top environmental award. The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance has released a new video to show highlights of its program's earth-friendly practices embraced by the state's vintners and winegrape growers.
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