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.
Excessive Heat Warning. Antelope Valley. Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County. Carquinez Strait and Delta. Central Sacramento Valley. Clear Lake/Southern Lake County. Coachella Valley-Including The Palm Springs South Coast Desert District. Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore.