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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in Imperial County, California public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Picacho Road Bridge / land merger ruling
Lithium Valley contract spending
County conduct and recalls
Support for board / October surprise claim
Tax levy certification
Support for board
Picacho Road Bridge
Data center incentives and litigation costs
Conduct of elected officials
Retirement department management
Ballot collection rumors
Election communication
Lease award (Item 31)
Elections and decorum
Data center CEQA litigation
Elections criticism
Voter outreach funding
Elections and voter turnout
Farmworker Appreciation funding (Item 26)
Tax levy process (Item 15)
Quechan tribe / Picacho Road Bridge
Data center ballot measure
Haystack road hazards
Term limits
Property bid process and public comment rules
Lithium Valley outreach
Data center litigation and accountability
Data center moratorium (Item 19)
Data Center Advisory Committee notice
450 W. Aten Road lease
Sunbeam Lake RV Resort management agreement
Data center advocacy
ICTC appointment dispute
North End office
Urgency ordinance repeal (Item 15)
Data center ballot measure (Item 16)
Data center committee and GM pullout
Nyland fire
Recall of Supervisor Peggy Price
APCD governance and Lithium Valley
Lot merger and community advocacy
CEQA update (Item 14)
CEQA and Proposition 45
Data center advisory committee
Data center committee bylaws; Sunbeam Little League
County procurement process
Airport beacon safety
Extreme heat and cold preparedness
Data centers and accountability
Budget vacancies and staffing
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Imperial County, California from local and regional media.
Hudson Ranch hearing to continue with live witness testimony
EL CENTRO — The Imperial County Board of Supervisors, acting as the Board of Equalization, denied remote witness testimony on Tuesday, October 27, for the Hudson Ranch Power I, LLC Assessment Appeals. This acti...
Oct 31, 2026Board hears update on county's mining operations
EL CENTRO — Imperial County Director of Planning and Development Services Jim Minnick brought a presentation to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, October 27, to elaborate on
Oct 31, 2026Imperial Valley Small Business Expo set
EL CENTRO — Local entrepreneurs and small business owners in the Imperial Valley will have a direct path to new growth, capital, and government contracts at the upcoming Small Business
Oct 31, 2026$357,000 grant transforms dirt lot into Valley Academy ‘Wellness Garden’
EL CENTRO — Education and air quality officials joined community leaders in El Centro to cut the ribbon on a new 16,000-square-foot outdoor space at Valley Academy, transforming what officials
Oct 30, 2026Supervisors consider legal action against elected Auditor-Controller
EL CENTRO — The Imperial County Board of Supervisors followed up on discussion regarding the establishment of the 2026-2027 rates for tax levies on Tuesday, October 27, when the Board
Oct 30, 2026County preps for potentially historic El Nino events
EL CENTRO — The Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved the proclamation of a local emergency on Tuesday, October 27, for the 2026-2027 El Niño season after the National Oceanic
Oct 29, 2026Body cam footage consistently denied by Calexico Police Department
CALEXICO — Two city residents from different walks of life are demanding body camera footage from the Calexico Police Department, in two separate attempts to prove acts of discrimination, intimidation,
Oct 27, 2026Tribe demands apology from County Board over offensive remarks, pushes for bridge reconstruction
EL CENTRO — Tensions flared at a recent Imperial County Board of Supervisors meeting as a representative from the Quechan Indian Tribe addressed county officials regarding controversial social media remarks
Oct 24, 2026Local News
+2 Law firm speaks on ECRMC acquisition SAN DIEGO — In a landmark transaction aimed at stabilizing healthcare access across California’s southernmost desert region, the I...
Oct 24, 2026Border traffic still in gridlock
CALEXICO — The border traffic issue is still at a standstill in the city of Calexico, with no action being taken at the latest city council meeting on Wednesday, October 21, despite increased concern by residen...
Oct 23, 2026County financial docs overdue again; board room full of pointing fingers
EL CENTRO — The Imperial County Board of Supervisors discussed the County’s tax levies for fiscal year 2026-2027 on Tuesday, October 20, which are due to be adopted and submitted annually by October 3. However,...
Oct 23, 2026New $45 million CHP Headquarters opens in El Centro, expanding capacity tenfold
EL CENTRO — The California Highway Patrol celebrated the opening of its new $45 million El Centro Area headquarters with a community open house, marking the completion of a state-of-the-art
Oct 22, 2026