A bill requiring a countywide vote before individual water districts can detach from an agency passed the Assembly on Tuesday, but it won't prevent residents of Fallbrook and Rainbow from voting on Nov. 7.
The San Diego County Water Authority filed suit Monday to stop the rural Fallbrook and Rainbow water districts from leaving the county system, citing environmental harm under the California Environmental Quality Act.
During a future drought the two rural communities could face a major reduction in water supply and higher prices at a time when the rest of San Diego County has plenty of water thanks to investments like the desalination plant.
Firefighters extinguished an evening blaze Friday that damaged a trailer and spread into vegetation alongside state Route 67 in Lakeside, according to Cal Fire San Diego.