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The Associated Press PALMDALE » NASA plans to mothball its infrared airborne observatory un- less it can get some finan- cial help from international partners. The White House budget released Tuesday proposes to slash funding for the U.S.-German project from $84 million to $12 million. NASA is the main backer of t he St ra to sp he ri c Ob se r - vatory for Infrared Astron- omy, or SOFIA for short. The 40,000-pound tele- scope is mounted in the rear of the former Pan Am jetliner. Fly ing between 39,000 feet and 45,000 feet, the telescope scans the skies for celestial ob - jects that give off radiation in infrared wavelengths, which are not visible to the human eye. NASA says the observa - tory will continue its mis- sion through September. If there's no extra funding, then the space agency will have to put it in storage. SPAcE Fu nd in g fo r U. S. -G er ma n ai rb or ne observatory cut, NASA seeks backers Reed Saxon — The aSSociaTed PReSS This 2010 photo shows the bay of a modified Boeing 747SP jetliner containing the Stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy telescope. The Associated Press LOS ANGELES » A Los An- geles judge was wrong two years ago when he opened juvenile custody hearings to reporters, an appeals court has ruled. In a 2-1 decision Monday, 2nd District Court of Ap - peal justices said allowing reporters in the court in- terferes with every judge's right to determine who can attend a hearing. Tricia A. Bigelow, pre - siding judge of the appeals court, wrote the dissenting opinion, saying the appeal should have been dismissed on jurisdictional grounds. A 15-year-old girl chal - lenged the ruling after a judge said a Los Angeles Times reporter could at- tend a hearing to discuss whether she should be re- moved from her family af- ter an assault by her step- father. The girl's law yers ar- g ued that her case was "particularly brutal" and teens her age are extraordi- narily sensitive about shar- ing personal information. In January 2012, Michael Nash, the presiding judge of Los Angeles County Juve- nile Court, issued a decree saying dependency hear- ings, which had a lways been presumptively closed to the press, would be pre- sumptively open to the me- dia. A long-time advocate of more open courtrooms, Nash lobbied for legislation in Sacramento that would open the hearings, but it was opposed by unions representing social work - ers and some groups rep- resenting foster children. Nash has led the county's Juvenile Court since 1995, and his term ends in Jan - uary. He's said he will not seek re-election and he may even leave office early. Nash plans to write a new order that allows access for reporters and members of the public while complying with the ruling, he told the Times. "I joke that I will either expire or retire," Nash said. "Over the last two years, I'm somewhat disappointed that there were not (more) visits to the court by the media. Other than that, I think the old order went well," Nash said. cOurtS Ap pe al : L. A. j ud ge wrong to open ju ve ni le h ea ri ng s Ruling challenged a\er reporter was allowed to attend a dependency hearing By Scott Smith The Associated Press MErcED, cALif. » Two re- cent storms that washed over bone-dry California delivered welcome rain and snow, but officials from the state's Drought Task Force said Tuesday that much more is needed to alleviate the crisis. Secretary John Laird of the California Natural Re - sources Agency said that the state needs a storm ev- ery other day through May to bring California to something resembling a normal year. "While it helps, we still have a long way to go," he said. Laird spoke at the Uni - versity of California, Mer- ced, in a meeting of the Cal- ifornia State Board of Food and Agriculture. He repre- sented the Drought Task Force, a body Gov. Jerry Brown formed in Decem- ber to address the crisis. California is in its third dry year, and in January Brown declared a drought emer - gency. The task force includes Secretary Karen Ross of the state's Department of Food and Agriculture and Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board. The panel talked about the collabora - tion of their agencies. More than talking, Laird and his task force listened to Central Valley commu - nity leaders and farmers vent their frustration over a lack of quick action regard- ing water and what they per- ceive to be too much bureau- cracy and outdated environ- mental laws. They wanted more water delivered to their crops. Dan Nelson of the San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Agency said precious water from the recent storms isn't being captured. Even that small amount could save farmers from ruin, he said. "This is going to be a spike," he said, drawing a roar of applause from the fa rm er s ga t he re d in t he room. "As we set up forums to talk about it, water's flow - ing out into the ocean." Marcus responded by say- ing that many different op- tions are being discussed at an agency level. Task force members are visiting different parts of the state to take input from people directly hurt by the drought. During 52 days in the wet sea - son, no rain fell in Sacramento or Redding, signaling a clear problem, he said. Task force members said they will take what they heard from farmers and use that to inform their deci - sions in Sacramento. Laird said afterward that he un- derstood the frustrations he heard. StAtE Task Force: California storms didn't end drought The Associated Press LOS ANGE LE S » Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was traveling Tuesday from Washington, D.C., to California — trad - ing a focus on the geopoli- tics of the Middle East for a Hollywood screening and visits with Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs. Netanyahu's two - day schedule included the view - ing in Los Angeles of a tele- vision documentary which features him, and a jaunt north to meet with tech ex- ecutives. The trip is the first time since 2006 that a sitting Is- raeli prime minister has visited California. It should offer Netanyahu a break from weighty discussions in Washington, where Pres - ident Barack Obama chal- lenged the Israeli leader on Monday to make "tough de- cisions" to salvage an elu- sive Middle East peace plan with Palestinians. In a speech Tuesday be- fore his flight west, Netan- yahu reiterated his posi- tion that Western nations should increase pressure on Iran and its nuclear pro- gram. Once in Los Angeles, he planned to meet with lo- cal Jewish leaders before watching the television documentary "Israel: The Royal Tour." The show is described as "an all-access pass into — and across — the entire country, led by the one man who knows it best." ON tOur Israeli prime minister making California stop caRolyn KaSTeR — The aSSociaTed PReSS israeli Prime Minister Benjamin netanyahu waves to the cheering audience as he arrives to speak to the aiPac meeting at the Washington convention center on Tuesday in Washington. 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