-Editorial The Department of Housing and Human Services announced the reversal of an ObamaCare rule that sought to protect transgender rights and abortion access. The policy redefines gender as a person’s biological sex, whereas an Obama-era regulation defined sex as “one’s internal sense of gender, which may be male, female, neither, …
June, 2020
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12 June
Former Councilman David Romero and Bruno Suarez Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
-Editorial A former Calexico City, the California councilman along with a former commissioner on the city’s Economic Development and Financial Advisory Commission, pleaded guilty in federal court to corruption charges, admitting that they accepted cash bribes in exchange for promises of official action by the city. David Romero and Bruno …
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12 June
PMHD responds to continued spike in COVID-19 cases
Imperial County has the highest rate of positive cases, per capita in the state BRAWLEY, CA — State officials reported earlier this week that the Imperial County had a COVID-19 positive rate of 21.7 percent and the highest rate of positive cases per capita in the state. Understandably this has …
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11 June
San Diego Zoo to Reopen This Month
-Editorial The San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park will resume operations on June 20, 2020, with limited shopping, dining, and other experiences available at both parks. During the initial reopening phase, each park will operate with limited on-grounds capacity and reduced hours of operation. Both facilities, which have …
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11 June
MONTE VISTA SURVEY
El Centro, CA.– The City of El Centro and the Imperial County Office of Education (ICOE) have engaged Victus Advisors to conduct an assessment for a proposed outdoor multi-use sports fields and identify the opportunities for a new sports complex in El Centro. The ultimate goal of this study will …
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11 June
Imperial County Waiting for Variance Approval from Governor Newsom
-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors ratified a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that consideration be made to advance the entire state to Stage 2B at their June 9 meeting. This approval would allow counties the ability to decide if they can reopen businesses, closed due to …
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10 June
IMPERIAL COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT COVID-19 DASHBOARD CORRECTION
On June 8, 2020, the Imperial County Public Health Department COVID-19 Dashboard showed the total number of persons tested in Imperial County to be 18,996. [June 9, 2020], this number has been corrected to reflect 17,191. Additionally, the number of out-of-county cases currently being reported is 93. As part of …
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9 June
Dwayne Johnson to Play Black Adam
-Editorial Dwayne Johnson will be playing Black Adam in the upcoming movie and will give life to an iconic DC Comic character. It is rumored that Black Adam and Henry Cavill’s Superman will meet each other in the future. Black Adam is an upcoming 2021 superhero film, based on the …
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9 June
PAHO issues guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission among indigenous, afro-descendant groups
-Editorial The Pan American Health Organization has published a guide with recommendations on measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission among indigenous populations, Afro-descendants, and other ethnic groups. These focus on promoting hygiene, social distancing, and improving access to basic health services in their communities. The PAHO guidance notes that these groups …
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9 June
Calexico City Council to Select a New Member Very Soon
-Editorial And then they were four. The vacancy left by David Romero in the Calexico City Council will be filled immediately as people interested in being part of the city can apply now. The Calexico City Council met in a special meeting to discuss how will they appoint the replacement …
