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California on Edge as Quake Risk Grows, Detention Conditions Erode, and Southwest Airlines Changes Spark Backlash

Headlines From The Times

L.A. Times Studios

News, Daily News, Society & Culture, The Times, California

4.1544 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

California’s immigration detention centers are under fire for falling short on mental health care and safety standards. A massive earthquake along the Cascadia fault could sink coastal areas by six feet and dramatically expand flood zones. Southern California Edison faces potential liability in the billions after the deadly Eaton Fire, and Southwest Airlines is ending open seating and limiting free checked bags, sparking frustration among loyal travelers.

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0:00.0

This is an LA Times Studios podcast.

0:10.0

Hi, I'm Angelica Coronado at LA Times Studios.

0:13.0

Here are some of today's headlines from the Los Angeles Times.

0:17.0

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is calling out immigration detention centers for failing to meet basic standards of care.

0:24.6

Jenny Jarvey reports a new state review found all six of California's privately run detention facilities,

0:31.6

fall short on mental health services, medical record keeping, and suicide prevention strategies.

0:38.0

The report comes as the Trump administration ramps up its deportation agenda and cuts federal

0:43.2

oversight.

0:44.5

The GEO group, which runs four of the six facilities, strongly pushed back, calling the allegations

0:50.2

baseless and part of a politically motivated effort to abolish ice. But advocates say the report is a

0:56.5

major red flag that warns of a growing humanitarian crisis. A long feared monster quake off the

1:03.9

coast of California, Oregon, and Washington could sink entire coastal areas by over six feet within

1:10.4

minutes.

1:11.6

Ron Lynn reports a new study shows that a large earthquake on the Cascadia subduction

1:16.6

zone could dramatically expand flood zones, destroy infrastructure, and force communities to relocate.

1:23.6

The flood zone could grow by 116 square miles. That's two and a half times the sides of San Francisco.

1:30.1

And unlike slow sea level rise, that would happen instantly.

1:34.3

The last time a magnitude 9 earthquake struck the Cascadia subduction zone was in the year 1700.

1:41.3

And experts say another could happen any day now.

1:44.8

From California's Humboldt Bay to Washington's Gray's Harbor,

1:48.9

entire communities could be wiped out.

1:51.3

Scientists warn, preparation cannot wait.

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