Tag: land

Eastern Sierra housing crunch: With all this open land, why are so many workers living in vans?

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  Emily Markstein, a sinewy rock climber and skier who has spent seven years living and working in...

Fast, wet and furious: How the North American monsoon floods the California desert

In the middle of summer, most Southern Californians would be surprised to see more than a handful of clouds in the sky...

One of Earth's oldest known plants takes center stage in California development battle

JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. —  After a contentious five-hour public meeting, environmentalists advocates have persuaded Inland Empire officials to delay development of...