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🌱 Where key Imperial County races stand as ballot counting continues

Imperial, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Coffee in hand, Imperial? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where key Imperial County races stand as ballot counting continues
  • Why Imperial voters pushed back on a big‑money AI data center
  • How a new clean‑energy campus could reshape jobs in Imperial Valley

Also on today's calendar: Certification Readiness: Hands-On Workshop for CA Small Business & DVBE and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 109 and low of 83 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, temps: high: 110, low: 80.
  • Sunday: Hot; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 112 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The Count Goes On (kxoradio.com) — Imperial County election officials are still tallying ballots from the June 2 primary, with updated numbers in key races for Superior Court, Board of Supervisors, IID divisions, and Assessor. Turnout stands just over 26 percent so far, and Clerk/Recorder Chuck Storey, who ran unopposed, currently holds the highest overall vote total in the county.
   

2. AI data center developer spent $30,000 on a local utility board race — and voters still rejected its candidate (thecooldown.com) — Imperial and Imperial Valley residents just rejected a data‑center‑backed challenger in the Imperial Irrigation District race, reelecting Alex Cardenas despite about $30,000 in outside spending. The result strengthens local opposition to a massive AI data center that could dramatically increase electricity and water use, underscoring how utility board decisions shape growth, costs, and resources here.
   

3. Clean energy project infuses cash, jobs into Imperial Valley after sugarcane industry blow (ivpressonline.com) — A massive Sugar Valley Energy clean‑energy campus is moving forward in Imperial County, channeling state grant money into more than 7,000 labor hours and badly needed local jobs after the sugar industry collapse. With Imperial-based Duggins Construction and other Valley partners onboard, the project aims to turn local sugarcane into low‑carbon ethanol, power, biomethane, and hundreds of permanent positions.
   

4. Death penalty dropped as Brawley homicide case continues to expand (thedesertreview.com) — Imperial County prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty in a high-profile Brawley homicide case, keeping potential penalties severe but non-capital. The case now involves two defendants, complex extradition from Arizona, and repeated delays while forensic evidence and discovery are completed in Imperial County Superior Court.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday June 12
  • Women in Business Network →
    Imperial Valley Small Business Development Center, 1250 Main St, El Centro
    10:00 am
    • Tuesday June 16
  • ECESD-Board Meeting
    De Anza Magnet El Centro Elementary School District, CA, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Friday June 19
  • Juneteenth (Holiday)
    De Anza Magnet El Centro, CA 92243
    • Thursday June 25
  • Cafecito y Charla / Business Brew →
    3:16 Cafe, 1450 Broadway A, El Centro
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Imperial. Apply here.
  • Kay & Associates, Inc. posted a job opening for Machinist Maintenance in El Centro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Imperial here.

Ok Imperial! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Imperial

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Imperial

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.