Today is the 100:th anniversary of the Los Angeles Aqueduct that brings water from northern California to the Los Angeles area. It was seen through to completion by william Mulholland in 1913. He thought that if you supply water people will come…. It turned out he was correct. Mulholland’s words when water started flowing down the cascade in Sylmar on the very last stretch into the L.A. basin was: “There it is, take it!” That statement is a vital part of the history of Los Angeles and the aqueduct that brings water to the city.
Author: TheLosAngeleno
First rain today
We had our first real rain of the season today and the traffic was as usual affected. A freeway closure because of debris in storm-drains resulting in a mudslide only signified the usual surprise when the rain actually arrives in a place that gets around 15 or 16 inches of rain in a year. Traffic was slower than usual, which is probably a good thing because people here are just not very good drivers to begin with and it seems that too many people don’t know or don’t respect the rules of the road to begin with. It was a fat moving storm that arrived late morning and by the time I write this early evening it is already moving out and we can start drying up, I don’t think we got that much out of it, but – hey we need all the rainfall we can get so let’s be thankful.
“This is nuts – absolutely nuts”
Those were the words of a WWII veteran in regards to the government shutdown. I think the observation is dead on – it is absolutely nuts. How in the world can the Republican party allow a small fraction of the party to wield such influence in trying to undo what elections and supreme court has already made and confirmed into law? It just defeats common sense how anyone could attempt to deny healthcare to the people of the country and feel good about it.
The New South Concourse at Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX begins operation
The newly built South Concourse at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) opened for service today, with Mayor Eric Garcetti and previous Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa among others present. The Architecture looks interesting from the outside and the roofline is meant to invoke breaking waves against the shores of the Pacific Ocean, that lies just west of the airport, in our minds. The new concourse is also ready to handle “Group 6” aircraft which includes the Airbus A380 double decked aircraft which is currently the biggest passenger jet as measured both by number of passengers and in size.