Water flows through the Owens Valley in the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 2023. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) It’s a chapter of California history filled with subterfuge and conflict: More than a ...

Mulholland’s shining reputation shifted dramatically fifteen years later, when the St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon, part of the same water system, collapsed in 1928, becoming the deadliest ...

The cost of repairing damage to Los Angeles DWP infrastructure in the Owens Valley has been steadily mounting since early last year. Here, a worker studies repairs made in 2023 to a drain that feeds ...

Southern California relies on most of its water coming from a long way away. Here’s a look at several of the aqueducts that keep our taps flowing year-round. California receives 75% of its rain and ...

Just how exactly did we get to the L.A. city and county shape we have today, with 88 cities within L.A. County? We lay out the history. Not surprisingly, much of it began with water. What does water ...

It’s a chapter of California history filled with subterfuge and conflict: More than a century ago, agents secretly working ...

A century ago, people in the Owens Valley carried out a defiant act of protest, taking over part of the L.A. Aqueduct and releasing water. An event this weekend focuses on the history of that ...