But then I heard murmurs about a large poppy field in the tiny community of Elizabeth Lake, south of Lancaster ... This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

PHOTOS: Northern LA County flash flooding sparks dangerous mud flow Flash flooding sparks a mud flow that closes roadways, strands vehicles and damages property in North Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County reduced evacuation orders to warnings ... San Francisquito Canyon Road, from Copper Hill Drive to Elizabeth Lake Road Lake Hughes Road, from the Old Road to Pine Canyon Road ...

“Los Angeles County leaders made sensible policy changes that recognize the seriousness of a prolonged wildfire season,” said Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat, a campaigner at the Center for Biological ...