# We Ran Out of Time to Grow | Los Angeles News

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Podcast: [Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113)
Published: 2026-09-18T20:27:21+00:00
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## Resource

Eight years ago, we warned that our city’s growth was outpacing its limits—water, traffic, energy, safety—all collapsing under unsustainable pressure. Back then, we imagined a lifeboat with a finite capacity; now, we’re racing against time to reverse course. Climate refugees are reshaping migration patterns, and even weekend beachgoers are fleeing overheated inland areas. Yet instead of slowing down, we’re approving projects that double LA County’s growth rate—while ignoring the fact that our water is being drained faster than it can be replenished, with businesses gobbling up what residents are conserving. It’s time to set hard limits on population and water use—or risk becoming a city that’s already capsized. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://smmirror.com/sm-a-r-t-column-eight-year-report-card-on-santa-monica/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/baebc25bf260c9c2 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews

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