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 – January 2025 Southern 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]
- February 18 – Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe is arrested for civil disobedience during a Huntington Beach City Council meeting.[9]
- February 21 – LAFD chief Kristin Crowley is fired by Mayor Karen Bass.[10]
March
- March 2: The 97th Academy Awards is held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, honoring the best in films released in 2024.[11]
Predicted and scheduled
- June 14 – July 6 – 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the Western United States, including California.[12][13]
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.
- ^ "Ex-NFL player Chris Kluwe explains why he got arrested protesting Huntington Beach MAGA library sign". Los Angeles Times. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Jiménez, Jesus; Nagourney, Adam; Hubler, Shawn (February 21, 2025). "Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- ^ "Oscars spread awards around to 'Anora,' 'Conclave' and 'Wicked'". AP News. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ "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.