In regional news: As part of the paper’s “Mapping LA” project, the LA Times today launched it’s online neighborhood map of Los Angeles County. Click on any one of the 16 regions–which zooms in on 158 cities and 114 neighborhoods–to find out everything from income levels to ancestry and immigration, schools and local news.

One vital area they seemed to have skipped: water use data and related drought info for these communities. Still, since the unique make-up of our communities dictates the programs and services we provide, information like this is valuable to Central Basin and water providers across the region. Click here for a look at the 26 neighborhoods of Southeast LA , which includes many of the cities we serve.

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This week Central Basin hosted a Thank-You Lunch for the hardworking and talented youth of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps. Our Directors and staff enjoyed dining with the corps members who single-handedly transformed the District’s water-thirsty landscape into a beautiful drought-tolerant one. Once again, from all of us at Central Basin, thank you for a a job well done! We look forward to watching our garden grow for years to come.  Click here to see photos of our new and improved garden! 

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