Staff Perspectives
Leonicio Ramirez and his family are the first residents to receive water through a water distribution system in East Porterville, Calif. on August 19, 2016. Hundreds of East Porterville residents have gone without a sustainable water supply since their properties’ wells went dry during California’s five-year drought. Engineers at the California Department of Water Resources have led the way toward sustainability by designing a distribution system that eventually will deliver water from the City of Porterville to 1,800 homes in its neighboring community to the east. The first connection was made on the 19th, and dozens more are expected to be completed in the coming weeks. * FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY *
Robbie Ramirez, 10, holds onto his father, Robert Ramirez, during a vigil for victims of a Sunday evening shooting that left three people dead at the Gilroy Garlic Festival, Monday, July 29, 2019, in Gilroy, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
William Martinez, 11, left, is hugged by his mother Jenny Martinez during a rally outside of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Friday, May 19, 2017, in Miramar, Fla. Members of the immigrant community protested against what they call "silent raids," with undocumented immigrants being arrested when they report to immigration offices for routine appointments. Martinez came to the U.S. with her son from El Salvador, and is hoping to apply for asylum due to domestic violence she suffered in El Salvador. She fears being deported. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
People comfort each other as they stand near the scene Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., where a gunman opened fire Wednesday inside a country dance bar crowded with hundreds of people on "college night," wounding multiple people including a deputy who rushed to the scene. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)