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 ...
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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.
Court-ordered reforms at Donovan state prison face legal challenge
WEBSep 28, 2021 — The department is fighting the R.J. Donovan remedial plan with an appeal, a legal maneuver that could reverse the decision of the federal court if a higher court finds the judge made a mistake in her ruling. The appeal came in late September, less than three weeks after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ordered the remedial plan.
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, …
A guide to California’s LPS mental health conservatorships
WEBSep 19, 2022 — Explainer: Provides context or background, definition and detail on a specific topic. With what’s known as LPS conservatorships, counties can mandate treatment for Californians diagnosed with severe mental illness who are gravely disabled. This resource guide provides more information to learn about the complicated legal process.
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 ...
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 …
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 ...
Steve Breen - inewsource
WEBSteve is a community treasure, and we, at inewsource, are giving him a new home so he can continue to serve this region with his cartoons, illustrations and animations. But his new job is much more than editorial cartooning: Steve’s primary mission is to help our reporters tell their groundbreaking investigations visually, artistically.