2025 in California

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The year 2025 in California will involve several major events.

Incumbents

Events

January

January 7 – Palisades Fire: A wildlife erupts in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.^[1]
January 8 – 2025 California wildfires: The Wildfires spreads to more areas of Los Angeles County.^[2]
January 10 – Operation Return to Sender: Over 60 U.S. Border Patrol agnets in Kern County arrested 78 undocumented Migrants during a 3 day operation in Bakersfield.^[3]
January 21
- Operation Los Impuestos: 39 Members of the Mexican Mafia were arrested in San Diego during a coordinated takeover by the San Diego Police Department's Street Gang Unit, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.^[4]
- The city of Huntington Beach declares itself a non-sanctuary city.^[5]
January 27 – Federal authorities arrest 8 individuals involved in a large-scale smuggling operation that illicitly imported counterfeit and illegal goods from China into the United States through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.^[6]

February

February 2
- The 67th Annual Grammy Awards is held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honoring the best in music from September 2023 to August 2024.^[7]
- 2025 United States protests against mass deportation in California: Thousands of protesters convened at Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles to voice their dissent against the heightened activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.^[8]

Predicted and scheduled

March 2 – The 97th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, honoring the best in films released in 2024.^[9]
June 14 – July 6 – 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the Western United States, including California.^[10]^[11]

References

^ Nguyen, Minnah Arshad, Karissa Waddick and Thao. "Fast-moving Pacific Palisades fire damages structures, forces mass evacuations: Updates". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area". AP News. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
^ "'RETURN TO SENDER': Border Patrol's 3-day operation in Kern, 78 arrested". KERO 23 ABC News Bakersfield. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
^ "Extortion, drugs and murder: Dozens arrested in San Diego Mexican Mafia operation". San Diego Union-Tribune. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
^ "Huntington Beach City Council declares city nonsanctuary, friendly to Trump immigration policies". Daily Pilot via Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
^ "LA Ports smuggling bust: Feds arrest 8 suspected of smuggling $200M in Chinese goods". Fox 11 Los Angeles. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
^ "Here's the complete list of 2025 Grammy winners". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
^ "Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles". AP News. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
^ "The Academy and ABC Announce Show Date for 97th Oscars®". press.oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
^ "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ Cardenas, Felipe; Sheldon, Dan. "Club World Cup set for U.S. east coast, Gold Cup on west". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[1] Nguyen, Minnah Arshad, Karissa Waddick and Thao. "Fast-moving Pacific Palisades fire damages structures, forces mass evacuations: Updates". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 8, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area". AP News. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

[3] "'RETURN TO SENDER': Border Patrol's 3-day operation in Kern, 78 arrested". KERO 23 ABC News Bakersfield. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

[4] "Extortion, drugs and murder: Dozens arrested in San Diego Mexican Mafia operation". San Diego Union-Tribune. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.

[5] "Huntington Beach City Council declares city nonsanctuary, friendly to Trump immigration policies". Daily Pilot via Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

[6] "LA Ports smuggling bust: Feds arrest 8 suspected of smuggling $200M in Chinese goods". Fox 11 Los Angeles. Retrieved January 28, 2025.

[7] "Here's the complete list of 2025 Grammy winners". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

[8] "Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles". AP News. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

[9] "The Academy and ABC Announce Show Date for 97th Oscars®". press.oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.

[dates-10] "FIFA Council appoints Chile and Poland as hosts of FIFA youth competitions". FIFA. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[11] Cardenas, Felipe; Sheldon, Dan. "Club World Cup set for U.S. east coast, Gold Cup on west". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

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