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A last-minute attempt to bolster Lake Mead's water levels A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead amid a

The housing development on Big Bear Lake's quieter north shore was first proposed in 1982 View of Big Bear Lake northward showing Gibralter Point.

Advocates say the development will disrupt the bald eagles who nest nearby.

The contentious lakeside spot had been threatened with development for years View northward showing Gibralter Point in Big Bear, Calif.

Officials are turning to industrial and manufacturing zones to site shelters — and avoid public pushback — a Capital & Main review of 30 cities found.

Across Southern California, local governments are steering unhoused people into isolated areas surrounded by warehouses, freeways and toxic air.

The 'San Vicente Asterisk' is often crowned the worst intersection in Los Angeles

A sign in an industrial area of Fontana gives notice of planned construction on a building that will become a homeless shelter. Many cities are placing homeless shelters in heavy industrial zones that are heavily polluted. (Photo by Jeremy Lindenfeld)

High tides have forced the closure of a popular SoCal beach Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, Calif., that juts out into the Pacific Ocean.

'San Diego will be gasping for water before we see any effect' An afternoon boating on Lake Havasu. Matthew Micah Wright/Getty Images