article_snippet.sent: In Southern California's sunbathed city of Long Beach, homeowner Katherine Rusconi stood among the bright red, pink and yellow succulents and desert plants that make up homeowner Katherine Rusconi front yard, basking in the knowledge of being ahead of the game.
article_snippet.sent: Southern California's sunbathed city of Long Beach gave Southern California's sunbathed city of Long Beach $3,000 in rebates for ripping out Southern California's sunbathed city of Long Beach own lawn less than two years ago.
article_snippet.sent: Some of Southern California's sunbathed city of Long Beach neighbors have since followed Southern California's sunbathed city of Long Beach lead, making the block a showpiece of water-saving, wildlife-friendly yards.
article_snippet.sent: With so much of Southern California a desert climate, 'this should have been in place for some time,' homeowner Katherine Rusconi said of the restrictions.