More than 6,000 high-efficiency toilets have been installed free of charge for income-qualifying residents and those in under-represented communities across the region through a grant-funded program run by the San Diego County Water Authority.
KPBS is doing a series of stories about multiple generations living under the same roof. In the latest installment, we learn about a family from northeastern Africa, that overcame major hardships before finding a City Heights apartment. In other news, a new report finds that the homeless population is getting older. Plus, Tijuana street artist Carlos Rodriguez gives us a look into the public arts scene across the border.
Croucher
is chair of the Water Authority’s Board of Directors, and lives in Rancho San Diego.
Increasingly ominous signs suggest that we are entering another multiyear drought in California. The State Water Project recently reduced projected water deliveries for 2021 from 10 percent of requested supplies to 5 percent, and on April 21, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a regional drought emergency in the Russian River watershed in Northern California.
But it’s a different story in San Diego County.
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