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  Before and After the Rain: California Regions Start To Emerge From Drought California's skies may have cleared, but the torrential rain that swept through the state last month had a lasting impact on the state's longstanding drought. As of February 7, over 15 percent of the state is free from drought, the first time such a level has been reached since 2021. A mere three months ago only 0.5 percent of the state was considered drought free. "California has been in dry conditions for much of the last 10 years, with only two years of wet," Jeff Mount, senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California Water Policy Center, previously told Newsweek.

  How Jimmie Johnson is Changing Legacy Motor Club NASCAR Team How Jimmie Johnson is Changing Legacy Motor ClubJames Gilbert - Getty Images Erik Jones said Thursday the biggest change he had seen since Jimmie Johnson came on board at Legacy Motor Club was the emphasis on marketing. On the competition side, NASCAR’s 75th anniversary marks the first time since its creation that the name “Petty” is not on a team in the Cup Series. “There is still a lot of homage to pay there to ‘The King’ and, obviously, The King is still around and at the race track every week,” Jones said. In the three months since it was announced that Jimmie Johnson had become part owner of the team now known as Legacy Motor Club, Erik Jones said Thursday the biggest change he had seen was the emphasis on marketing.