California’s long-term plan to manage the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta has a tough fight ahead of it. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the Delta Plan is now facing four lawsuits. 

The plan approved last month by the Delta Stewardship Council is designed to restore the Delta ecology and provide reliable water supplies to Californians. Environmentalists have sued because they say the plan would have devastating impacts on fishing, farming and endangered species.

The California legislature finished up its work on the state budget over the weekend - but spending levels aren't set in stone yet.  Governor Jerry Brown has until the middle of next week to sign the budget and issue any line-item vetoes.

My dad was a mild-mannered guy. Never bragged. Hated sports. Mom won the arguments. He was an avocado farmer near Santa Barbara, but being Dad was his No. 1 job.

He read me bedtime stories, never missed a piano recital or a family dinner. And he played it safe: Dad's idea of adventure was driving his Ford Taurus to town without the wiper fluid filled to the top.

As they battle the White Fire north of Santa Barbara that in less than day has covered more than 1,000 acres, firefighters are contending with strong winds, low humidity, high temperatures and other dangerous conditions "like they'd normally see in August and September," our colleagues at Southern California Public Radio report.