Sandra Faber is University Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Neighboring Lancaster has increased its population since the early 1980s to around 3 times its former level. Major retail has followed the population influx, centered around Palmdale's Antelope Valley Mall. The Antelope Valley is home to over 475,000, and is expected to reach 1,000,000 people by the year 2020.
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve Visit in spring for breathtaking displays of Californiaâs state flower Come springtime, get ready for an eye-popping showâstaged by Mother Natureâin the far northeast corner of L.A. County.