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[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-green17-2009aug17,0,6301773.story

Opinion
When it comes to our lawns, brown is golden
Beautiful native plants are a water-wise antidote to Southern 
Californians' obsession with green grass.
By Emily Green
August 17, 2009

You know it's the silly season when a member of the Los Angeles City 
Council weighs in on the importance of green lawns during a drought, as 
the 12th District's Greig Smith did several weeks ago. Yet the council 
member's motion, which sought to reduce watering times but increase days 
of the week when watering could be done, exemplifies the frustration of 
homeowners across Southern California. "For more than a decade, we have 
had a policy of greening, not browning Los Angeles," Smith said.

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