Catalina Island Blog

Wildfires devastated California in 2017.  A wildfire almost destroyed Avalon in 2007.  A primary solution to wildfires should be firebreaks....

At its meeting of May 2, 2017, the Avalon City Council adopted new regulations on an urgency basis for the care and safety of the public an...

Catalina Island resident Norris McDonald wrote to the Avalon Mayor, City Council and Staff on June 2, 2015 expressing his belief that a tree...

Catalina faces a 50 percent water rationing by October 2015.   As of May 7, the water level at the Middle Ranch Reservoir was at 257 acre ...

Gasoline prices on Catalina Island average around $7 a gallon. The Santa Catalina Island Company-owned gas station on Pebbly Road is one of ...

Los Angeles County is the local health department that is in charge of water monitoring in Avalon Bay. According to the State, the loca...

AVALON BAY FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA WASTELOAD ALLOCATION COMPLIANCE PLAN In 1999 the County of Los Angeles began testing Avalon Bay for fe...

The water in the Catalina Island Water System is a blended supply, with fresh groundwater sources located in the interior of the island and ...

The purpose of the State Water Resources Control Board is to preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California’s water resources a...

The City Council of the City of Avalon is holding a Public Hearing on May 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. to consider adopting increases in the curren...

Southern California Edison Company's Rate Increase for Santa Catalina Island Water Operations A10-11-009 Application of Southern C...

Background On November 15, 2010 Southern California Edison (Edison) requested the CPUC for a rate increase of $3.2 million or 80%, result...

At the April 7 City Council meeting, the Vons appeal hearing date was pushed back to August 4 (on a 2 to 1 vote) from the scheduled April...

In October, 1894, the Banning Brothers - William, Hancock and Joseph - incorporated the Santa Catalina Island Company, placed title to th...

The mission of the Catalina Island Conservancy   is to be a responsible steward of our lands through a balance of conservation, education an...

In October 1995, the University of Southern California received a grant from the Wrigley family to expand the scope of their USC Marine Sc...

Water Sources on the Island SCE provides water through pipelines, reservoirs, wells and tanks to both the East End, which includes Avalon, a...

The Poseidon desalination project in Huntington Beach should be approved. Poseidon should consider building a large desalination plant on...