After a promising start to the winter with an autumn atmospheric river event and a series of storms in December, California residents started to breathe a sigh of relief, but not so fast: "dry January" wasn't just about abstaining from alcohol, it was a plunge back into drought conditions.
First, Dave visits with former Chico/Redding market TV meteorologist Kris Kuyper about his take on the winter's on again off again weather, then visits with Jay Lund, co-Director of the UC Davis Center for Watershed Science.
Finally, Blue Dot's host visits with two fellow journalists, Rachel Becker and Erica Yee from CalMatters, about their extensive reporting on the drought.