The California Independent System Operator has issued a FLEX Alert, a call for voluntary energy conservation because of the anticipated three-digit temperature to hit parts of the state.
The past weekend has witnessed a rain system that came through Southern California and other parts of the state. It moved through, but did not leave much water on the ground.
Senior editor at The Atlantic and conservative pundit David Frum caused a mini-tweet storm late last week when he suggested that California's immigration population is at least partly to blame for California's epic drought and subsequent ongoing water crisis.