Wilmington Improvements Network - WIN

08/27/2025

"One of Los Angeles’ most polluted stretches of land soon will be cleared for new development, and a full accounting of the ground’s degradation will be left largely to an oil company. For almost 40 years in the middle of the 20th century, workers at an oil refinery with connected facilities in Wilmington and Carson buried truckloads of slop oil and acid sludge directly on site. Decades later, much of that waste still is in the soil and water table, state records show."

Climate policies could lead to future refinery closures as Californians transition to electric vehicles.

08/24/2025

"When tariffs are tacked on to many imported goods, someone’s got to foot the bill. According to President Donald Trump, foreign countries and overseas businesses are eating the cost. But evidence shows that American consumers and businesses are paying for the tariffs the administration has implemented as its go-to policy levers."

When tariffs are tacked on to many imported goods, someone’s got to foot the bill.

08/24/2025

"Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) is expected to lay off most workers at its 139K bbl/day Los Angeles-area refinery in December, Reuters reported Thursday, after the company had said recently it would close the facility and begin winding down operations in October."

Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) is expected to lay off most workers at its 139K bbl/day Los Angeles-area refinery in December, Reuters reported Thursday, after the company had said recently it would close the facility and begin winding down operations in October. A few retained workers will be transferred to...

08/19/2025

08/11/2025

"Phillips 66 is expected to lay off most workers at its 139,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles-area refinery in December, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The company announced in October it would close the facility and begin winding down operations in October 2025. The workforce reduction will begin two months later."

Phillips 66 is expected to lay off most workers at its 139,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles-area refinery in December, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

08/11/2025

The mayor of Los Angeles has emerged as a leading voice of the city’s resistance to the Trump administration after facing criticism for her handling of the wildfires.

08/11/2025

"The demonstration downtown began earlier Friday with supporters demanding the release of ICU nurse and Community Activist, Amanda Trebach.

Trebach was documenting the actions of immigration agents when she was taken into custody in San Pedro, but witnesses say she did nothing to provoke them.

Her aggressive arrest was captured on camera outside Terminal Island."

Later Friday night, police said an unlawful assembly was declared due to the aggressive nature of a few demonstrators. Officers shut down the area around the federal detention center.

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

Port expecting less cargo volume, less jobs

08/10/2025

Labor Day Parade 2025

07/16/2025

Back To School.