"We are running out of money quickly," Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Dave Bradley said at a recent City Council meeting. "We are dramatically coming to the end of our rope."
"Mr. Phipps believes this is largely due to significantly below-average rainfall through April," according to a news update on the meeting from the city's website, which added that "winterization measures" last fall and "ongoing dewatering efforts" have also contributed to the slowdown.