California drought threatens family’s fight for water

Across the San Joaquin Valley, water wells are drying up due to rising temperatures and a lack of annual rain. In the rural town of Madera, the Sevilla family knows firsthand how living with little to no water is life-altering.

Aug. 19, 2021 5 AM PT

Jorge Garcia was a 2021 video intern at the Los Angeles Times. A Cal State Los Angeles journalism graduate, he has contributed video, text, audio and photojournalism work for his college paper, the University Times, and has previously interned at EdSource and KQBH-FM (101.5).

Albert Brave Tiger Lee

Albert Brave Tiger Lee is a Southern California native, son of Korean immigrants, a father and a staff videographer at the Los Angeles Times. His work spans various mediums of visual storytelling and has been recognized for various disciplines including a national Emmy Award for News and Documentary, an RFK Journalism Award, Pictures of the Year International honors, the National Press Photographers Assn.’s Best of Photojournalism Award and Columbia University’s Dart Award.