Mandatory water restrictions went into effect this week across California, where the governor hopes to see water usage drop by an average of 25 percent. As CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports ...

Californians built more backyard swimming pools last year than in any year since the peak of the housing boom. And this year, the state is on pace to shatter last year’s mark. All this - during one of ...

California's massive swimming pool industry faces a dilemma as the state heads into its summer season and a fourth year of historic drought conditions. Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown ordered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Aaron Mendelson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California dream of owning a house with a sparkling swimming pool is drying up ...

The notable refrain from the “The Beverly Hillbillies” theme song describes it best. Not everyone who moves to California can become a movie star. But if you have enough money, you can get a house ...

California’s approach to reopening pools from the COVID-19 pandemic has largely been piecemeal, but as it enters Phase 3, a wider change could be coming. The state last Friday laid out the framework ...

California swimming pool companies just regaining their financial footing after the recession are now facing a new challenge: a devastating drought that has put the state's ubiquitous backyard pools ...

Once a pillar of suburban comfort, the backyard swimming pool is now the prey of many California communities trying to save water. Drought policies passed by cities and utilities across the Bay Area ...