Publication: Los Angeles Times 

UCLA Expert: Jon Christensen: Adjunct Assistant Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Adjunct Assistant Professor, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation; Adjunct Assistant Professor, UCLA Center for Digital Humanities 

Synopsis: The Los Angeles Times published an article focused on the debate surrounding the Los Angeles River and what the county’s water future looks like.  

UCLA News: Christensen narrates the competing visions for the Los Angeles River. “Historically, tension has seethed in any attempt to make the Los Angeles River an appealing amenity because it involves precious water. Today, there is tension between the goals of cleaning up and storing urban runoff and captured storm water otherwise flushed out to sea, and managing that wastewater instead to revitalize the river corridor communities and wildlife habitats.” 

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