Calipatria News

Greg Medina, an outside operator with the new Hudson Ranch I geothermal plant near Calipatria, will be one of the 55 people employed by the plant.

S&W SEED TO ACQUIRE 1,880 ACRES OF IMPERIAL VALLEY FARMLAND May 15, 2012 Source: S&W Seed Company news release S&W Seed Company , a leader in the development of non-dormant alfalfa seed varieties, today announced it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 640 acres of high quality farmland in Calipatria, California, located in California's ... (more)

It's hard to know which tidbit from the state Department of Finance's demographic report this week was more surprising: That Winters was the third-fastest-growing city in California in 2011, that Solano County hardly grew at all last year or that Vacaville actually lost population, dropping by 219 residents to 92,092. Winters saw a 3.48 percent ... (more)

Babies made up the bulk of San Diego County's nearly 1 percent population growth in 2011 and nearby, in Imperial County, the city of Calipatria was the fastest growing city in the state last year thanks to new prison inmates, according to a new report from the state Department of Finance.

California saw modest population growth last year, and the biggest boomtowns by percentage were two prison cities, according to a new release from the state Department of Finance .