Controlled Thermal Resources, one of the three energy firms chasing lithium around the Salton Sea, is shifting its focus to generating power for the booming artificial intelligence industry.

California holds vast stores of lithium. But mining projects stir debate over environmental costs and economic benefits.

Democrats say Jose Rodriguez's mayoral bid represents their best chance to capture a mayor’s seat in South San Diego County ...

Investors own 1.28 million houses statewide – 17% of California’s supply – but where investors chose to own and buy varies ...

As part of Black History Month, we are taking a look at part of history that many of us were not taught in school.

BRAWLEY — Senior California workforce officials spent a full day in the Imperial Valley last week, signaling a deepening state commitment to transforming the region’s economic landscape through target ...

Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., announced Feb. 12 that the Fiscal Year 2026 federal funding package includes $17.6 million for ...

Community patrols that monitor San Diego County neighborhoods for immigration enforcement activity have seen big jumps in new members and trainees in recent months — part of a larger movement of San ...

Caregivers are applying lessons from resisting authoritarianism under Philippine dictator Marcos Sr. in the 1980s.

We urgently need adequately paid maternity leave, accessible and reliable childcare, and policies that reflect how families ...

PreventEd, a St. Louis-based nonprofit with a mission of preventing and reducing harm associated with alcohol and drug use, received a three-year grant totaling about $900,000 from the Jefferson ...

The Economic Development Objectives Committee met Feb. 4 to discuss draft regulations for data centers that would apply to any new developments in unincorporated Jefferson County.