The Imperial Valley Business Recovery Task Force has launched a campaign to garner Valley-wide assistance and support to get businesses opened quickly but safely. “In order for businesses to meet the county and state criteria for openings, the continuing spread of COVID 19 in the county must be slowed. The …

-Editorial Imperial Valley residents in support of the proposed funding for the New River made their voices heard to a budget assembly committee to make sure the funding stays there. Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his May Revision of California’s spending plan for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 keeping the New River …

-Editorial Places of worship have been closed for nearly two months in California leaving many people without a place to worship and congregate. California released the guidelines for places of worship on May 25. This guidance does not obligate places of worship to resume in-person activity but it gives them …

-Editorial With the scheduled launch of two NASA astronauts into orbit Wednesday, SpaceX aims to propel the U.S. into a historic new era of commercially led space exploration. No company has flown commercially developed vehicles to take humans to the international space station. If successful, it would be a resounding …

To this day, communicators such as Moisés Godínez, Estephania Báez, Karen Rivera, Andrea Celeste Treviño, Ellie Burgueño, Ana Velia Guzmán, Rocío Galván, Alejandra Guerra have participated with readings of their own and by authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Benedetti, Óscar Chávez, Eduardo Galeano, Regina Brett, and Laura Martínez …

-Editorial Long lines at Viejas Casino and Resort were seen this week as casinos opened again. Weeks have passed since COVID-19 forced businesses and entertainment venues to close down. As people got anxious to go out and have fun while they try to stop the spread of COVID, the San …

-Editorial Living in a binational region has many challenges that need to be addressed especially during this pandemic. On May 21st, Mexicali Mayor Marina Del Pilar Avila Olmeda and his team made a visit to Imperial County. She joined a binational meeting with Imperial County Officials The meeting was held …

-Editorial A Calexico City Councilman and his Economic Development Commissioner have been charged with accepting cash bribes in exchange for promises of official action by the city.  The lawsuit states that Councilman David Romero and his Economic Development Commissioner, Bruno Suarez-Soto, conspired to solicit and accept money in exchange for …

-Editorial The Imperial County Public Health Department has started the process to establish a Federal Medical Station (FMS) at the Imperial Valley College gym. This is an effort to respond to a surge of patients requiring hospitalization. The opening of a Federal Medical Station is the result of coordination efforts …

-Editorial As part of efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today launched California Connected, the state’s comprehensive contact-tracking program alongside the awareness campaign. As part of California Connected, public health workers from communities across the state will connect with and work with individuals who test positive …