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The funding for Southern California includes nearly $427.8 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.
Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar pleaded guilty in 2023 to federal counts of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and …
A Hispanic farmworker harvests Ranunculus bulbs at the Flower Fields April 28, 2006 in Carlsbad, California.
Climate change was not on the minds of the people of Central America 25 years ago. But they already suffered from this as well as from environmental damage. Most water sources were contaminated because of mining or petrochemicals. The rural population–35% of the total– lacks access to clean water. Many rivers dried up due to deforestation and land overuse.
And with each hurricane, earthquake, or war, the numbers of immigrants to the United States increased. More than 25% of them settled in California, especially in Los Angeles County.
