Forest Acres resident Shelley Stokes was pulling weeds in her backyard on Feb. 2 when her foot sank into the ground. Stokes, ...
Statewide, the most dramatic sinking of land is happening in the Central Valley, where the ground subsides as much as eight inches per year due to groundwater withdrawal amid drought, according to ...
Forest Acres resident Shelley Stokes uses the handle of a gardening tool on Feb. 13, 2025 to measure how much water is at the bottom of a sinkhole in her yard. She said the six-foot-deep hole ...