Water Wars: The Floodgates Have Opened!

Feb 03, 2010 No Comments by Leon Kaye

Wow.  Two weeks ago I posted a short film I did with Patrick Benson on LA’s tenuous relationship with water.  And as I often do weekly, I posted the link to most of the LinkedIn groups to which I belong.  From a bird’s eye view, the results were interesting:  I think few actually watched the [...]

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A Watershed Moment in LA

Jan 07, 2010 2 Comments by Leon Kaye

Last week’s rains reminded me of the fragility of our water supply in Southern California.  While the rain is always welcome for its clearing of the air and the resulting soft green carpets that cover Los Angeles, I cannot help but wonder where all that precious water is going.  Most of us are concerned over [...]

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Paris: A Perfect Storm

Nov 23, 2009 No Comments by Leon Kaye

With all the fretting Los Angeles civic leaders and residents have about our city’s water supply, we could take a look at Mulholland Drive, and then nine time zones away to see what’s going on in Paris. 
 
Los Angeles has a dry climate–but on average the city receives about 15 inches of water a year–not enough [...]

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A Main Water Problem

Oct 27, 2009 No Comments

Journalists, and yes, of course, bloggers, are up in arms over the recent water main problems in Los Angeles.  Drive somewhere in our City of Angels, see a road dug up, and chances are a water main has burst, sending city employees in a tizzy who would rather make sure that Mayor Antonio’s one million [...]

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