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JAN. 31. FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2019 file photo, Department of Water Resources Water Resource Engineer John King, right, places a snow survey tube on a scale held by DWR State Climatologist Dr. Michael Anderson, left , during the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Calif. A second snow survey will be taken Thursday, Jan. 31. Winter snow in the Sierra provides drinking water for much of California as it melts in the spring and summer and flows into reservoirs for storage. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Storms bring California’s Sierra snowpack to normal

By RICH PEDRONCELLI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2018, file photo, filmmaker Ron Howard poses at a private cocktail party to celebrate the FX network's Emmy nominations in Los Angeles. Howard is planning to make a documentary about a California town’s attempt to rebuild after the destruction of the 2018 California wildfires. National Geographic Documentary Films announced the project Thursday which will focus on the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, California. In November of 2018, the wildfires took over 14,000 homes and displaced over 50,000 people. Its working title is “Rebuilding Paradise.” (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Ron Howard to make doc about town devastated by wildfires

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Rain falls at dusk Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, in La Habra, Calif. The first in a series of Pacific storms brought rain to much of the state and snow in the mountains. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Falling tree kills man as storm lashes California

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A woman carries an umbrella while crossing a street in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. The first in a series of Pacific storms brought rain to much of the state and snow in the mountains. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

The Latest: Falling tree kills 1 as storm lashes California

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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2005, file photo, nearly 300 goats from a ranch in southern Oregon are led up to consume as much brush as they can in Sycamore Canyon Park in the hills above Claremont, Calif. The threat of catastrophic wildfires has driven a Northern California town to launch a “Goat Fund Me” campaign to bring herds of goats to city-owned land to help clear brush. Nevada City in the Sierra Nevada began the online crowdsourcing campaign last Dec. 2018, with the goal of raising $30,000 for the project. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

California town launches ‘Goat Fund Me’ to prevent wildfires

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The Latest: New governor pledges millions more for wildfires

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Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses emergency preparedness during a visit to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CalFire Colfax Station Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Colfax, Calif. On his first full day as governor, Newsom announced executive actions to improve the state's response to wildfires and other emergencies. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor proposes wildfire investments, 911 fee

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Department of Water Resources Water Resource Engineer John King, right, places the snow survey tube to on a scale held by DWR State Climatologist Dr. Michael Anderson, left , during the first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, near Echo Summit, Calif. California water managers said Thursday the Sierra snowpack is only 67 percent of normal in this winter's first manual measurement. Winter snow in the Sierra provides drinking water for much of California as it melts in the spring and summer and flows into reservoirs for storage. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California water below normal in season’s first snow survey

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California to conduct season’s first snow survey

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FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018 file photo, a vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Authorities estimate it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris of 19,000 homes destroyed by California wildfires last month. State and federal disaster relief officials said Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, that private contractors will most likely begin removing debris in January from Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles counties and costs are likely to surpass initial estimates. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

All evacuation orders lifted in deadly California wildfire

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College in north Tahoe won’t rent dorm rooms on Airbnb

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In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, a skier poses for a photo at Mammoth Mountain ski resort in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Back-to-back California storms have blanketed the Sierra Nevada in snow, pushing the snowpack to 106 percent above average, with winter still nearly two weeks away. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber)

Sierra snowpack well above average after California storms

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A bed rests outside Cypress Meadows Post-Acute, a nursing home leveled by the Camp Fire, on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Residents of California town leveled by fire can go home

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Association health plans gain foothold with Nevada members

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Skiers and snowboarders walk to the lifts at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, near Reno, Nev. More than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow has fallen at some ski resorts around Lake Tahoe. The first of a series of storms moving into the Sierra dropped 14 inches (35 cm) at the Mt. Rose Ski Resort between Reno and Tahoe early Thursday. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

The Latest: Tahoe storm warning, Reno advisory Saturday

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The Latest: New storm warnings, advisories for Reno-Tahoe

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Skiers and snowboarders walk to the lifts at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, near Reno, Nev. More than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow has fallen at some ski resorts around Lake Tahoe. The first of a series of storms moving into the Sierra dropped 14 inches (35 cm) at the Mt. Rose Ski Resort between Reno and Tahoe early Thursday. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

Foot of snow at Lake Tahoe, more on the way into weekend

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Pacific storm to bring rain, mountain snow to California

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Firefighters plan their operations while battling the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. The blaze that started Thursday outside the hilly town of Paradise has grown and destroyed more than 6,700 buildings, almost all of them homes, making it California's most destructive wildfire since record-keeping began. But crews have made gains and the fire is partially contained, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Rescues, not firefight, prove emotional for firefighters

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Roger Bloxberg, right, and his wife Anne hug as they watch a wildfire on a hill top near their home Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in West Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

AP News Guide: Fires blaze on 2 ends of California, kill 25

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