Brett McCalla, 6, left, and his sister Josie, 4, join their friend Nicolas McAree, 8, as they play in a flooded Poliwog Park in Manhattan Beach, Calif. on Dec. 20, 2010. Forecasters expected heavy rains across California going into Wednesday, and authorities began evacuations late Tuesday as concern grew about potential mudslides in the wildfire-scarred foothills across the southern part of the state. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Wally Skalij) ** MANDATORY CREDIT NO MAGS, NO SALES NO FOREIGN NO TELEVISION, INTERNET. LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS out, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER out, VENTURA COUNTY STAR out, INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN out, SAN BERNARDINO SUN out AND LA OPINION OUT.**