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Sebastian Rucci - The Story the Media Won't Tell You

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Sebastian Rucci – The Story the Media Won’t Tell You

Sebastian Rucci – The Story the Media Won’t Tell You
The headlines write themselves. A nightclub raid in Youngstown. An FBI seizure in California. A


The $83 Million Question: What Is Comite Civico Del Valle's Business Model?

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The $83 Million Question: What Is Comite Civico Del Valle’s Business Model?

A Desert Sun investigation revealed CCV demanded $83 million from a Lithium Valley developer to drop CEQA opposition. The IVDC federal lawsuit alleges


The City of Imperial Is Fighting a Project It Has No Authority Over. Why?

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The City of Imperial Is Fighting a Project It Has No Authority Over. Why?

The IVDC is in unincorporated county land. The City of Imperial filed suit anyway, spent taxpayer money, and lost. The appeal continues. Imperial resi


Z-Global and the IID: Who Is Really Blocking Imperial Valley's Energy Future?

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Z-Global and the IID: Who Is Really Blocking Imperial Valley’s Energy Future?

The federal lawsuit names Z-Global — a consultancy with deep IID ties — as having a financial motive to block the IVDC’s access to the IID grid. IID r


Following the Money: Who Benefits If the IVDC Never Gets Built?

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Following the Money: Who Benefits If the IVDC Never Gets Built?

The standard rule for understanding political opposition: follow the money. The IVDC opposition has financial motives that have nothing to do with pro


The Non-Profit Industrial Complex: How Environmental Organizations Became Real Estate Players

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The Non-Profit Industrial Complex: How Environmental Organizations Became Real Estate Players

When non-profit organizations derive revenue from CEQA lawsuit settlements, they have a financial interest in the existence of development projects —


Greenmail Is Holding Imperial County's Economic Future Hostage

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Greenmail Is Holding Imperial County’s Economic Future Hostage

When CEQA lawsuits become a revenue mechanism, every major development project pays a toll. Imperial Valley cannot afford to let that toll determine i


Katherine Burnworth and the Politics of Blocking Jobs That Aren't Hers to Block

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Katherine Burnworth and the Politics of Blocking Jobs That Aren’t Hers to Block

The federal lawsuit identifies Katherine Burnworth as the alleged architect of the IVDC obstruction campaign. She is a city council member. The projec


Luis Olmedo, CTR, and the $83 Million That Changed How We Should Think About CEQA Opposition

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Luis Olmedo, CTR, and the $83 Million That Changed How We Should Think About CEQA Opposition

The Desert Sun documented that CCV’s Luis Olmedo demanded $83 million from a Lithium Valley developer. That demand reframes every subsequent CCV invol


Dennis Morita's Phone Call: The Alleged Sabotage of Imperial Valley's Water Deal

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Dennis Morita’s Phone Call: The Alleged Sabotage of Imperial Valley’s Water Deal

The federal lawsuit alleges that Imperial City Manager Dennis Morita pressured El Centro to rescind the water agreement that would have made the IVDC’

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