I do wish the reports would say "Some areas were drenched". I look at the title, which is often completely false, then buried in the article it continued to say "could happen" to Southern Ca when a good portion barely noticed the storm. It's like people who live in tiny states think LA is next door to San Diego and if something happens to one, it happens to the other. Heck, it's two hours to the desert from where I live.
It's a disservice to the badly hit areas to generalize like that. If Yucaipa or Oak Glen need help, get them what they need: erosion control, road repair, whatever. The rest of us don't need it.