One of a Mexican field gang of migratory laborers thinning and weeding cantaloupe plants. The young plants are "capped" with wax paper spread over a wire wicket to protect against cold and accelerate growth. The laborers' wages are thirty cents an hour. Imperial Valley, California
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Mexican cantaloupe pickers. Gang labor. Imperial Valley, California
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booked in the valley: may 18
parole hold, domestic violence, protective-order violation, and terror-threat allegations across imperial countya cooperative catternet report by luna nightshade & sir pouncewith editorial supervision from whiskers mcgraw and one suspiciously caffeinated internFiled from the windowsill. Updated from the printer tray. Beans has been warned not to label anything “crime zoomies.”The May 18 “Booked in the Valley” list was smaller than some of the earlier May batches, with four reported […]https://thecatternetchronicles.wordpress.com/2026/05/20/booked-in-the-valley-may-18/
booked in the valley: may 13th – 17th
child abuse allegations, hit-and-run cases, DUI crashes, narcotics, warrants, and domestic violence across imperial countya cooperative catternet report by luna nightshade & sir pouncewith editorial supervision from whiskers mcgraw and unwanted commentary from beansFiled from the windowsill. Updated from the top of the fridge. One paragraph was found in Beans’s mouth and returned mostly intact.The latest “Booked in the Valley” entries for May 13 and May 15–17 added a heavier set of […]https://thecatternetchronicles.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/booked-in-the-valley-may-13th-17th/
booked in the valley: may 12th
terror threats, domestic violence, DUI, warrants, and drug-related arrests across imperial countya cooperative catternet report by luna nightshade & sir pouncewith editorial supervision from whiskers mcgraw, who has hidden the kibble charts from beansFiled from the windowsill. Cross-checked from the laundry basket. One note briefly chewed by the intern.The May 12th list added another 10 reported arrests across El Centro, Calipatria, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial Valley, and Winterhaven.As […]https://thecatternetchronicles.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/booked-in-the-valley-may-12th/
booked in the valley: may 11th – the catternet watches the next pawprints
by luna nightshade & sir pounce, with editorial notes from whiskers mcgraw Filed from the windowsill. Updated after Beans spilled catnip coffee on the first draft. After the May 8–10 arrest list showed several clusters across the Valley, May 11 added another small batch of reported arrests, this time centered mostly in El Centro, Calexico, and Westmorland. In total, the May 11 list included eight reported arrests: four in El Centro, two in Calexico, and two in Westmorland. Before Sir […]
Carrot digger. Imperial Valley, near Meloland, California
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On U.S. 99. in Kern County on the Tehachapi Ridge. Migrants travel seasonally back and forth between Imperial Valley and the San Joaquin Valley over this ridge
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Today in Labor History April 14, 1930: Over 100 Mexican and Filipino farm workers were arrested for union activities in Imperial Valley, CA. 8 were convicted of “criminal syndicalism.”
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Mail boxes and irrigation gates. Imperial Valley, California
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