The culture will flourish in the autumn with the inauguration of the October Festival 2017, edition number XVI, with presentations of visual arts, cinematography, dance, literature, music and theater, national and foreign artists who will be touring the different municipalities of Baja California. The most important cultural festival of the …

By: Mario Conde In an effort to have a closer relationship with the community and listen to their concerns, the Calexico Police Department hosted its first ever “Raspado with a Cop” event at Cuchis in Calexico. The event was well attended by residents who had the opportunity to talk to …

Project management can produce a series of benefits for organizations which in turn become measurable results that positively influence a business. Before we explain this, let’s define project management so we can all be in the same mind-set. According to the Project Management Institute (www.pmi.org), the world’s leading not-for-profit professional …

Critical Steps To Prevent Hepatitis A – At-Risk People Should Get Vaccinated & Public Should Increase Personal Hygiene Actions San Diego – With local health officials projecting the rise in documented hepatitis A cases to continue, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer, County Supervisor Ron Roberts, San Diego County health officials and …

By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD) The third round of NAFTA began on September 23 in Ottawa, Canada. Officials in Canada, the United States and Mexico view the second round of negotiations as successful. The third round of negotiations on the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) …

SAN DIEGO, CA.- The closure of southbound I-5 and I-805 (south of SR-905) begins at 3 AM on Saturday and ends at 12 PM on Monday. If you cannot avoid driving into Mexico during the closure, allow extra time to get to Mexico, as all southbound traffic will be directed …

By: Mario Conde The elimination of the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has created a great concern among its recipients. Congressman Juan Vargas hosted a DACA forum at the First United Methodist Church in El Centro, California. Congressman Vargas was one of the first to criticize the Trump Administration …

September 19, 2017 Washington, DC – Entrepreneurs, startup companies, and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) delay of the International Entrepreneur Rule (IER). Finalized by the Obama administration, the rule would have allowed talented foreign-born entrepreneurs to travel to …

By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (PhD) The SHCP seeks a fiscal balance at the end of the six-year term with the Economic Package 2018. The federal government proposed an Economic Package for 2018 aligned with its promise to return to a fiscal balance, by containing spending, increased revenue, reducing public …

Due to the celebration for the Independence Day in Mexico on the night of Friday, September 15th, the governor of the state of Baja California Francisco Vega De Lamadrid led the ceremony of the Cry of Independence in its 207th Anniversary. The State Governor led the official “Grito de Independencia” …