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August 19, 2015 Vol. 8 No. 65
Water Wars
A section of Lake Oroville is seen nearly dry in Oroville, California, August 19, 2014.
Affluent Californians using far more water amid severe drought – study By Desert Star Staff Residents of some of southern California’s wealthiest communities are using around three times more water than other nearby areas, a new study reports. In the throes of a severe water shortage, the state has mandated a 25-percent cut in water use. Using data from the state Department of Water and Power,
researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) found that the average affluent neighborhood in the Los Angeles metropolitan area consumes three times more than lesswealthy communities. “We found that overall about 50 percent, if not more, of water, is used on outdoor irrigation,” said Dr. Stephanie Pincetl, lead researcher on the study,
according to CBS News. “Bigger house, bigger lawn, more water use -- more water, and they can afford it.” Pincetl said richer Californians are “lacking a sense that we are all in this together.” “The problem lies, in part, in the social isolation of the rich, the moral isolation of the rich,” Pincetl told the Los Angeles Times.
Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull to lead iHeartRadio concert
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown issued the state’s first mandatory water restrictions amid a devastating four-year drought. California may only have 12 month’s worth of water left, as snowpack measurements for the year are set to hit record lows. Through the restrictions, officials say they are trying to change the culture from wanton
water usage that enable lush, green yards to one of a more considerate, conservationminded approach. “Some people -- believe it or not -- don’t know we are in a drought,” George Murdoch, general manager of utilities in Newport Beach, told the Times. “We have people that own a Continues on Page 2
iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina will Broadcast Live on iHeartMedia Stations November 7 By KMIR News Staff NEW YORK (AP) - Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull will headline the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina concert in Miami this November, which will be streamed live online. Other performers joining Lopez and Pitbull at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami include Don Omar, Wisin, Prince
Royce, Marco Antonio Solis, Camila, Becky G., Fonseca and Voz de Mando. The Nov. 7 event will be streamed live on Yahoo Live. iHeartMedia Spanish-language stations will also broadcast the event and Telemundo will have a special re-broadcast on Nov. 15. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday.
The concert will come a few months after the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas in September that will feature Kanye West, Sam Smith, Janet Jackson, the Who, Lil Wayne, Coldplay, the Weeknd and Blake Shelton. Online: iheartradio. com/fiesta Source KMIR
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(Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File). FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2014 file photo, Jennifer Lopez, left, is embraced by Pitbull at the end of her performance at the 42nd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.