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Lithium could revolutionize Imperial Valley, locals want in
WEBNov 6, 2023 · Vast lithium stores deep under the Salton Sea in Southern California are worth $500 billion. Companies racing to tap into them promise jobs as locals hope for the region’s transformation. 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 ...
Court-ordered reforms at Donovan state prison face legal challenge
WEBSep 28, 2021 · The Richard J. Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa is shown on Dec. 21, 2018. (Megan Wood/inewsource) California’s corrections department is on the verge of agreeing to an unprecedented legal settlement that would force Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego to handle staff misconduct allegations with greater accountability and ...
Ida Tarbell: A pioneer in document-driven investigative journalism
WEBNov 30, 2016 · Tarbell spend nearly two years researching court records, public documents and conducting in-depth interviews with those in power. Published between 1902 and 1904, her 19-part expose clearly and irrefutably laid out how the company had, often unethically, crushed and coerced rivals on its way to building a multinational oil empire.
Rewired | inewsource
WEBREWIRED is an investigation into a promising and experimental brain treatment that upended the lives of the doctor who developed it and the Navy SEAL who had a psychotic break after receiving it. The reporting, initially published in early 2020, offered the first public description of a University of California investigation into how a $10 ...
SANDAG aims to end SR-125 South Bay tolls early - inewsource
WEBJul 12, 2022 · The South Bay Expressway is shown on April 11, 2022. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource) State Route 125 drivers may stop paying toll fees much sooner than expected — if transportation officials can clear millions of dollars in debt more than a decade early. The San Diego Association of Governments will seek to eliminate toll operations on the South Bay ...
Why the VA is stopping doctors from sending veterans to
WEBNov 1, 2021 · When Maroney died, the hospital quickly signed off on more sessions. That lasted about five months. Starting in March 2020, the VA stopped paying for veterans to get ketamine therapy, even though the hospital’s psychiatrists had requested additional treatments. For Wolfe, the VA’s decision was tantamount to betrayal.
America's Wall | inewsource
WEBNov 13, 2017 · By Jean Guerrero | KPBS and Leonardo Castañeda | inewsource. November 13, 2017. Before President Donald Trump’s promises of an “impenetrable” wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, there was America’s wall. As it stands today, the wall is imperfect. It is a hodgepodge of steel gates, concrete pillars, …
Slate Mailers: A Tricky Business - inewsource
WEBAug 6, 2012 · Kreep, a conservative, self-described constitutional lawyer who believes President Barack Obama was not born in the United States, paid to appear on slate mailers, some featuring Obama. Kreep reported paying several slate mailer organizations about $30,000 before the June primary. It was the bulk of his advertising budget.
Chula Vista employees are set to receive raises - inewsource
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Chula Vista employees are getting raises after reaching an agreement with the Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday. The raises will take effect through 2026, with employees seeing an initial bump of at least 5%. They will then see 5% increases again in July of 2025 and 2026. City employees who do not …