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Despite the ongoing drought in California, the Folsom Lake reservoir is kept at only 60 percent capacity in the winter to prevent major flooding if a winter storm occurs. Some hope to prevent the waste of water by relying on more accurate weather predictions. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation hide caption
In California, Dealing With A Drought And Preparing For A Flood
"We are now shifting our attention to changing the underlying delivery system to make it more cost effective and higher quality," says Peter Lee, executive director for Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace. Anne Cusack/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
A smoker in San Francisco holds a cigarette. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state to raise the age limit for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
A member of the media tests a Tesla Motors Model S car with an Autopilot system. Regulators and manufacturers are debating whether self-driving cars should have a licensed driver inside as a safety precaution. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Should Self-Driving Cars Have Drivers Ready To Take Over?
Thursday
A crew works in early February to stop the flow of gas from the leaking gas well at the Aliso Canyon storage facility. Courtesy of Sempra Utilities hide caption
A workplace safety tool, or a restriction of artistic vision? iStockphoto hide caption
Thursday
Karyn Jackson (right) helped Fernando Rico, of Pasadena, Calif., complete a Covered California application for health insurance at an enrollment fair in 2014. Allen J. Schaben/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Contractors who supply workers to farmers say requirements of the Affordable Care Act and the immigration status of many of the workers create a Catch-22. Maguey Images/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
How To Get Dads To Take Parental Leave? Seeing Other Dads Do It
Tuesday
This San Francisco home collapsed in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, which also claimed dozens of lives. ADAM TEITELBAUM/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Quake Warning System Could Save Lives When Seconds Count
Monday
Skimping on health insurance carries a hidden price for some fast-food restaurants. Paula Connelly/Getty Images hide caption
Bosses Find Part-Time Workers Can Come With Full-Time Headaches
Thursday
Gilead Sciences' new drug Sovaldi effectively cures hepatitis C, but the price is straining state budgets. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption
Tuesday
"Solar trees," which suspend solar panels over parking spaces in San Diego, collect electricity. Generating solar power like this is just one rung on a ladder the city will have to climb to reach 100 percent renewable energy by 2035. Clare Trageser/KPBS hide caption
San Diego Mulls Whether To Let City, Not Utility, Buy Alternative Energy
Thursday
Julie Brand holds her 1-month-old daughter as she receives a hepatitis B vaccine at Berkeley Pediatrics in Berkeley, Calif. Jeremy Raff/KQED hide caption