The California water news covers various significant updates. Firstly, the delayed arrival of La Niña is projected, potentially bringing drier conditions to Southern California. Secondly, a Southern California-based startup, Atoco, is pioneering water harvesting technology using metallic organic frameworks that can produce water with just ambient sunlight, offering a sustainable solution to global water scarcity. Thirdly, California has approved Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) regulations, enabling public water systems to develop DPR projects with stringent treatment requirements to safeguard public health. Lastly, Proposition 4, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024, includes $10 billion investments in climate change, drought, flood, and wildfire mitigation efforts, with a notable focus on food and farm resilience. Additionally, the U.S. Forest Service has intervened to stop Arrowhead bottled water operations in the San Bernardino Mountains, highlighting ongoing water rights and conservation challenges in California.