Fury in California desert town as Gavin Newsom shuts down its last major employer
Governor Gavin Newsom, 56, announced in 2022 that the golden state would be closing four prisons, including the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe, which is expected to shut this year. The town, which is located in Riverside County near the Arizona border, was already struggling, with many of its 18,000-strong population fleeing to Phoenix …