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‘I Don’t Trust Them’: The Data Center Fight Mobilizing Imperial County Voters

Residents across party lines are channeling anger over plans for California’s largest data center into local elections.

Capital & Main · Oct 23

Inside the long, bitter fight over one man’s quest to build the biggest AI datacenter in California

A modern-day prospector promised rural Imperial thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue – but his plan has set off a firestorm of resistance

The Guardian - US · Oct 17

Imperial Valley Dreamed of a Lithium Boom. It Just Hit Another Roadblock

Court finds lithium project may not have enough Colorado River water. County supervisors vote to offer developers millions in refunds.

Capital & Main · Aug 14

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

Imperial County consistently ranks among the most economically distressed places in California. Its Salton Sea, the state’s biggest and most toxic lake, is an environmental disaster. And the region’s politics have been dominated by a conservative white elite, despite its supermajority Latino population.

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2024

In Recall-Happy California, A Border City’s First Openly Transgender Mayor Is Targeted

Campaign leaders say gender identity is not a factor. They say they want two newer councilmembers out for reasons including being anti-business, soft on crime and holding meetings in Spanish.

Capital & Main · Jan 22, 2024

Commentary: California might have thousands of cops who are unfit to wear a badge. This is why

Justin Tackett’s troubling history of warrantless searches, falsified reports and insubordination as a sheriff’s deputy in Imperial County finally prompted the Sheriff’s Department to initiate termination proceedings against him. But Tackett resigned once he learned of the department’s intent and got a job with the U.S. Border Patrol, his peace…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2023

Jean Guerrero: If Democrats want to hold Imperial County, they'll have to work for it

For Democrats who mistake demographics for destiny, Imperial County is a mystery. It's California's most heavily Latino county, and yet Republicans have been making gains here.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 13, 2022

Gov. Newsom slams Republicans for blocking immigration reform on visit to Mexican border

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — While visiting a state-funded migrant center that provides services to asylum seekers near the Imperial County border with Mexico on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Republicans in Congress for politicizing immigration while failing to support comprehensive reforms.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 13, 2022

Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought

A single irrigation district in California, along the Mexican border, takes more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada. It's under pressure to use less.

WEKU · Oct 4, 2022

Police call for manslaughter charge against driver in crash that killed film student

California Highway Patrol officers have recommended that the Imperial County district attorney charge the driver of an off-road vehicle that crashed earlier this year, killing a student cinematographer, with involuntary vehicular manslaughter.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 15, 2022