Oh, no major plantings this year, rest assured. (You would not believe the volume of removed fan palm material. I'm really glad I did this now rather than later.) The chinotto goes in a pot fed by drip irrigation on the patio.

The Chron had an article on lawns today. A tidbit I knew you'd enjoy:

Brown’s order is long overdue, Will Casey, 56, a part-time gardener from Pacifica, said as he walked past advertising for water-efficient, low-maintenance plants, succulents and cacti outside Home Depot. He said he is encouraging his customers to stop irrigating lawns and instead put in drought-tolerant plants.
“I'll be doing conversions to desert landscaping,” he said. “When the drought is over, I'll go back and put in lawns.”

Yeah. Good luck with that.