#patrick t. fallon

Los Angeles, January 2025

Drought in California                                                                         California lawmakers approved a $687 million emergency drought relief package Feb. 27 that Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders proposed a week earlier.

Ann Notthoff, an advocacy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, said in a Feb. 27 written statement: 

The rapid bipartisan action today by the Legislature on this comprehensive drought package reflects the desire of Californians to invest in measures to squeeze the most water out of the supplies we have on hand. We look forward to the Governor signing these bills and getting dollars to projects that will make a difference now.’

Surfboard shaper James Wheatley shapes a foam blank board into a Becker Surfboard at the Mangiagli Manufacturing facility in Hermosa Beach, California, on July 1.

Attendees try out games on the Microsoft Corp. Xbox One video game console at the Xbox booth during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, on June 11.

A worker assembles a Boeing Co. 777 airplane at the company's production facility in Everett, Washington, U.S., on May 29.

Walt Disney Co. Mickey Mouse balloons are displayed for sale outside the Carthay Circle Restaurant in the Buena Vista Street area of Disney's California Adventure Park, part of the Disneyland Resort, in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Friday, May 24.