Drought coming to ened

After two wet winters, Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to announce today that California's three-year drought has ended, although officials will continue to call for conservation measures. Daily News,

Brown is expected to make the official announcement after receiving manual snowpack measurements from the Department of Water Resources. Officials expect the statistics will confirm electronic readings that the water content is nearly 60 percent above average - enough to call an end to the drought of 2007-09.

Los Angeles officials said they are not prepared to rescind lawn-watering restrictions until they have more confidence about the long-term outlook. And Brown spokesman Evan Westrup also said the governor will be urging Californians to continue to watch their water use.