Vanderbilt University
Journalist and writer in residence at Vanderbilt University and a contributor to the New Yorker magazine
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Amanda Little
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FROM Amanda Little
Which Way, L.A.?
Will Desalination Defeat the Drought? The biggest desalination plant in the Northern Hemisphere will go on line in November — providing one tenth of the water supply for San Diego. Santa Barbara is getting a plant out of mothballs, and Huntington Beach wants to be next. No less than 15 legal challenges have been filed against the plant in Carlsbad , and all of them have been denied.
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California Gets Back into Presidential Politics In 1972, California clinched the presidential nomination for Democrat George McGovern. Since then, the biggest state has become an ATM for candidates of both parties. But starting in 2020 all eyes will be on California as it moves its primary up to a month after the Iowa caucuses.
The 805
Lessons learned a year after the Thomas Fire and debris flow A year ago, the Thomas Fire swallowed large swaths of Ventura County and lept into Santa Barbara’s front country, setting the stage for the late-night debris flow that took 23 lives. As we observe those anniversaries, we’re checking back with those we spoke with in the immediate aftermath.