California Insider

California Has Become the Largest Energy Importer in the US | Marco Tule ??WATCH NOW: https://lnkd.in/grUxSFaY "We need to have that honest conversation that the majority of our power in California is generated from fossil fuels. And we're actually importing a lot of our power. We're vulnerable," says Marco Tule, director and board president at Inland Empire Utilities Agency. Tule will explain his concerns about California's future energy needs.

A man was sentenced to 29 years to life for robbing a Secret Service agent at gunpoint in Tustin. The agent, just home from a presidential fundraiser, fought back, leading to the suspects’ capture. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gGz2Ttnt #CaliforniaCrime #Sentencing #Tustin #PublicSafety #JusticeSystem

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a $120 million jobs plan designed to boost California's economy as financial concerns grow. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gjjZbU2y #CaliforniaEconomy #JobCreation #GavinNewsom #EconomicGrowth #WorkforceDevelopment #CaliforniaJobs #InfrastructureInvestment #SustainableGrowth #EconomicChallenges #FresnoCounty

Phillips 66 faces federal charges for allegedly discharging industrial wastewater containing oil and grease into Los Angeles County’s sewer system in 2020 and 2021, violating the Clean Water Act. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gDiE3xt9 #California #Environment #CleanWater #Phillips66 #LosAngeles #EPA #CleanWaterAct #EnvironmentalProtection #Pollution #PublicHealth

California’s housing affordability crisis demands solutions like reducing red tape and increasing construction, according to policy expert Nolan Gray and developer Jim Righeimer. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gvF5JjJz #CaliforniaHousing #AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis #UrbanDevelopment #PolicySolutions

A renewed push for California’s independence has emerged, with advocates citing political shifts and filing a petition to place secession on the 2026 ballot. The effort seeks to gauge voter support for the state becoming a separate nation. Read More: https://lnkd.in/g5WjbBM9 #Jaguar #ElectricVehicles #Rebranding #LuxuryCars #AutomotiveIndustry #Sustainability #Innovation #DEI #ModernDesign #EVTransformation

A renewed push for California’s independence has emerged, with advocates citing political shifts and filing a petition to place secession on the 2026 ballot. The effort seeks to gauge voter support for the state becoming a separate nation. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gK9aBPmv #California #Politics #Calexit #Secession #2026Ballot #CaliforniaIndependence #USPolitics #StateLegislation #VoterInitiative #PoliticalChange

California’s unemployment rate has risen to 5.4 percent, the highest since the pandemic, with over 1 million residents jobless. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gSXps8V5 #CaliforniaEconomy #Unemployment #JobMarket #EconomicSlowdown #LaborTrends #EmploymentStats #WorkforceChallenges

Rep. Vince Fong (R-Calif.) was on the ballot in two races—one each for the state Assembly and the House of Representatives—and he is leading both contests by wide margins in preliminary results. Read More: https://lnkd.in/g5PwdNx8 #CaliforniaPolitics #Election2024 #VinceFong #ElectionLaws #BallotReform

In this episode, we uncover the environmental crisis impacting South County San Diego's beaches. Raw sewage and toxic chemicals have created a public health nightmare. We speak with Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre and former Mayor Serge Dedina, Ph.D. We also visit the Tijuana's wastewater treatment plant and interview Dr. Maria Elena Giner, Ph.D., P.E., MBA, the U.S. commissioner of the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission, along with David Gibson, executive officer of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. WATCH NOW: https://lnkd.in/gEvqvZyZ #California #SanDiegoBeach #ImperialBeach #HealthHazard