The Future of Small Town California Part V: Calipatria

Aired on The California Report on May 20, 2011

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Calipatria is a town in California's southeast corner: Imperial County. Many of the town's residents rejoiced in April when Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a requirement that by 2020, the state get over 30 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. They hope the region's natural resources will lead this hard-hit county into economic recovery.

With a reporter's notebook:

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