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Citrus greening disease rising in Southern California

Eleven years after a disease that kills citrus trees was discovered in Southern ... quarantine, a California Department of Agriculture map shows. Huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, is ... read more

Citrus quarantine: Where the boundary has expanded in Southern California

The California Department ... a quarantine for citrus across Southern California. A plant disease that kills citrus trees – called huanglongbing, HLB or citrus greening disease – isn’t ... read more

Great Blooms Of Fire! 10 Of The Best Gardens In Southern California

The South Coast Botanic Garden was a pandemic refuge for Jillian in Redondo Beach. The SCBG was reclaimed from a landfill starting in 1961. Location: 26300 Crenshaw Boulevard, Palos Verdes Peninsula ... read more

EPA Extends ‘Emergency’ Antibiotic Use on California, Florida Citrus Crops

The emergency exemptions, issued months ago but never publicly announced, extend streptomycin use until April in California and through December in Florida. It was the fifth consecutive year the ... read more

What you need to know about the oriental fruit fly quarantine

A few weeks ago I wrote about the Asian citrus psyllid, its role in spreading citrus greening disease (HLB ... this particularly odious pest. Don’t move produce or plants that have not been ... read more

The Citrus Family Tree

Just three, in fact: citrons, pomelos, and mandarins, all native to South and East Asia before they started their journeys west, to places like Florida, California ... (a.k.a. citrus greening ... read more

The squeeze drought: Fresh orange juice is disappearing from Florida

What’s going on is the one-two punch of citrus greening and residential housing ... A blend of juice from Mexico, Brazil, and California is mixed because Florida cannot grow enough oranges ... read more

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The Netherlands and… Prosecutors say California judge informed court staff via text after shooting his wife A Southern California judge accused of killing his wife texted his court clerk and ... read more

The Times’ 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning series

In the summer of 1983, The Times published a series on Southern California’s Latino community. It was produced by a team of Latino editors, writers and photographers. The idea was to move beyond ... read more

Coldest storm of the year brings rain, thunder and snow to Southern California

A cold Pacific storm blasted Southern California on Friday with winter-like temperatures, high winds, hail and what appeared to be the lowest-elevation snow so far this year, posing a risk for ... read more

A New Technology Is Helping To Save The Florida Citrus Industry With A ‘Shot In The Arm’

According to Invaio’s Founding CEO, Ignacio Martinez, “Invaio’s Trecise™ technology offers a real breakthrough in the fight against citrus greening and is the first of many treatments we ... read more

Southern California hires Eric Musselman as men's basketball coach

Southern California is hiring Arkansas coach Eric ... Musselman, 59, joins USC ahead of its move to the Big Ten Conference later this year. "I want to welcome Coach Musselman and his family ... read more