(Los Angeles, CA) — Los Angeles County is considered to be in a severe drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor upgraded both L.A. and Ventura counties from moderate to severe in their latest map released April 8th. C-B-S-L-A says downtown L.A. should have gotten at least 13 inches of rain by this time, but has only gotten about five. With the dry conditions, state officials have started preparing for wildlife season. Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a 536-million-dollar wildfire preparedness package yesterday, but declined to place specific restrictions on water use, some say, because that would negatively impact his chance to beat a recall vote. .
