In California’s Imperial Valley, local history is filled with broken economic development promises. In the 1900’s, the introduction of irrigation was supposed to bring a flourishing agriculture ...

Before Raul Flores held "white gold" in his fingertips, he'd tried his hand at other Imperial Valley jobs. He worked as a correction officer in the state prison, he grew medjool dates on ten acres of ...

The Imperial Valley Housing Authority (IVHA) marked a milestone of 75 years of public service with a celebration honoring its ...

LA Times article from 1986 discussing the court hearings about violence deployed during the Imperial Valley lettuce strike 1979. The article is not sympathetic to the workers, but contains information ...

A new workforce and economic study shows that the growing lithium and clean-energy industry could bring significant jobs and ...

Hochschild is chair of the California Energy Commission and lives in Berkeley. Hueso is a state senator representing the 40th District, including Imperial County and the border region of San Diego ...

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Ryan Perez thought he'd timed things perfectly. He had taken classes in solar engineering, worked an apprenticeship and was set to graduate just as the solar ...