Most people in urbanized Multnomah County don't know it, but they are now living under the state's newest government — a special district created by the Oregon Legislature aimed at controlling local flooding.

Esperanza Villa is the first tiny home village of its kind in the San Gabriel Valley, and unsheltered residents are scheduled to move into their tiny homes during Thanksgiving week.

Olivenhain Municipal Water District recognized seven individuals and businesses making a significant, positive impact over the last year in the community, the San Diego region, and at local recreation facilities at its Nov. 17 board meeting.

Culminating one of the longest-running federal lawsuits in San Diego County history, on Nov. 9, the Fallbrook Public Utility District christened its new $60 million water treatment plant, which will purify millions of gallons of water from the Santa Margarita River every year and deliver it to the residents of Fallbrook.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District is paying homeowners to remove their lawns and replace it with them with drought-resistant landscaping.