On 10/22/2015 2:32 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
At the end of the 2014-2015 rain year (1 October to 30 September), 12
major California reservoirs held a collective content of 25% of
capacity. Despite some rain in September, the reservoirs now only
contain 44% of the historical average amount of water for 30 September.

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I left California right before the mid-1970s drought got really bad and it
didn't affect me too terribly much because I was living in a tiny apartment
in Silicon Valley at the time. As much as I liked living and traveling in
the state it seemed that there was always something going on: drought gives
way to fire gives way to landslides gives way to earthquake, gives way to
wacko attacks - lather, rinse, repeat. Even with all that I deeply regret
not trying to buy an empty property in La Honda when I could have (with
great financial stress, of course). If nothing else, it could have made me
a ton of money in the long run -- even horrible little houses in Sunnyvale
and Mountain View are now million-dollar properties so there is no telling
what 3/4A of property with a view within an easy commute of SV might be worth.