-Editorial With the summer heat approaching and breaks from school to follow, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, during the Board’s May 7 meeting, adopted a resolution designating the month of May as “Water Safety Month” in the Imperial Valley. The Board’s action clears the way for IID’s iconic …

-Editorial The Aspen Institute named 20 semifinalists for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million award is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among community colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having …

-Editorial As the temperature soars higher year after year in Southern California, it becomes more important than ever to do the hard work of increasing the shade and green areas of the city, updating parks, and undertaking the long-overdue effort to change vast asphalt schoolyards into living spaces. This work …

-Editorial Law Day 2024 was celebrated at the Imperial County Superior Court with great enthusiasm and the opportunity to make connections. This annual event, which takes place at the beginning of May, brought together law enforcement agencies, non-profit organizations, and residents to celebrate the rule of law and foster trust …

-Editorial As the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) transforms Medi-Cal, California is making the nation’s most ambitious effort to address social needs, like housing and at-home support, through health care. This multi-year initiative, which provides insurance for one in three — or 15 million — Californians, now includes social …

-Editorial Mexican officials confirmed that they have recovered the bodies of two Australians and a San Diego man who went missing last weekend during an apparent camping and surfing trip. The governor of Baja California, Marina Del Pilar Avila Olmeda, made a statement in response to the confirmation of the …

-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has secured $38 million to enhance energy infrastructure and resiliency in the eastern Coachella Valley. This funding, two-thirds of it from federal grants secured by IID, will be strategically invested in three key projects. JB Hamby, Vice Chairman of the IID Board of Directors, …

Washington, D.C. – Senior officials from President Joe Biden’s administration have called on local Hispanic media to communicate the work accomplished during this term to elevate Latinos above the “noise” and “disinformation” in this election year. In a meeting on Wednesday with members of the National Association of Hispanic Publications …

-Editorial The County of Imperial and Imperial Valley College (IVC)  joined forces to introduce new lithium training programs focused at giving local talent the skills needed to secure well-paying jobs in the rapidly expanding lithium industry. At a press conference held on May 1, officials unveiled the second phase of …

-Editorial In a recent diplomatic exchange, President Joe Biden of the United States and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico engaged in a telephone conversation on Sunday, April 28th, reaffirming their mutual dedication to enhancing bilateral and regional collaboration for the betterment of both nations. During their discussion, the …