New York Times: Forecasters predict heavy rains will sweep in from the Pacific Ocean over much of California late next week. The states extreme drought will be far from over, but the shift from parched days to downpours illustrates on a short time scale one factor explaining why its hard to change deeply ingrained and wasteful approaches to water policy. The West is a region where droughts come and go, but development pressure is a constant. Years ago, President Obama spoke of the nations shock to trance approach...