- Associated Press: California ends 1 of driest-ever water years
- Los Angeles Times: October begins water year with prospect of tighter restrictions
- Stockton Record: Reservoirs at 19-year low
- CBS San Francisco: California Officially Enters 4th Year Of Drought With Worst Water Situation In History
- Sacramento Bee: California plastic bag ban signed, setting off sweeping changes
- PBS News Hour: Illegal pot plantations a hazard to California salmon
- Eureka Times-Standard: Salmon recovery plan IDs Humboldt marijuana cultivation as threat
- Red Bluff Daily News: Water transfer documents available for review
- Maven’s Notebook: Divvying up the costs of the twin tunnels: Metropolitan Committee is updated on the BDCP’s cost allocation discussions