-Editorial Countries in the Americas should expand and invest in mental health services to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pan American Health Organization Director Carissa F. Etienne said today. “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a mental health crisis in our region at a scale we’ve never seen …
August, 2020
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19 August
Yuma to host first in series of Census parades with free ice cream social
-Editorial To help boost awareness of the 2020 Census, the City of Yuma will host the first in a series of Census parades and free ice cream socials starting at 6 p.m. this Thursday at Carver Park, 5th Street, and 13th Avenue. Between 10 and 15 City vehicles will participate …
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19 August
FOREST FIRES CONTROLLED IN VALLE DE GUADALUPE
Around 8,500 hectares were affected. ENSENADA, B.C.- The forest fire registered in “Rancho La Escondida” in Valle de Guadalupe that was attended by municipal, state and federal authorities affected 8, 564 hectares, in addition to the loss of a unit of volunteer firefighters, informed the Secretary of the Field and …
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19 August
Yulil Alonso-Garza is a Candidate for IVC Board
-Editorial Go Big or Go Home! That’s Yulil Alonso-Garza’s motto in life and she adapts it to everything she does. Yulil is running for a seat on the Imperial Valley College Board of Trustees. Alonso Garza is a teacher at Enrique Camarena Jr. High and works with students on a …
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19 August
The Center for Community Media’s Border Network Convenes
On August 11, CCM Graduate School of Journalism’s Border Network, convened for the first time, bringing a dozen community media outlets along the southern U.S. border together to discuss challenges they face in serving their audiences; consider opportunities for collaboration; and connect with legal, training, and funding resources. Outlets serving rural …
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19 August
San Diego County Off State Monitoring List
-Editorial San Diego County was removed Tuesday from the state’s County Monitoring List, but local businesses are still under restrictions. The County met a state metric for fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people for a third consecutive day on Monday. The case rate must remain under 100 for …
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18 August
Democrats Join in Support for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
-Editorial The Democratic National Convention is taking place online and it will be where Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be officially confirmed as presidential candidates. Originally scheduled to be held July 13–16, 2020, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States, …
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18 August
Imperial County Will Move Back to Stage 2 Low Risk Again
-Editorial Imperial County Health Officer, Stephen Munday, updated the Imperial County Board of Supervisors to provide an update on the status of COVID-19 in Imperial County. During the briefing, Dr. Munday informed the Board, that in light of the improvements in local positive case rates and hospitalization rates that a …
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17 August
Senator Ben Hueso Honors 40 Local Women from The District
-Editorial Each year, State Senator Ben Hueso’s office honors women of all ages, backgrounds and interests, who are passionate about and committed to empowering and improving their communities. Typically, this ceremony takes place in March during Women’s History Month but this year was postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19. Among the …
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17 August
The epicenter of Pandemic Organized a Pool Party
-Editorial Thousands of partygoers packed out a water park over the weekend in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged late last year, keen to party as the city edges back to normal life. The popular Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park was filled with people frolicking …
