-Editorial California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of a new initiative that will allow parents – and kids – to get a step ahead and start saving for college. All families of low-income public school students – 3.4 million across the state – can now access college savings accounts …
August, 2022
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9 August
Salton Sea Management Program Highlights Accomplishments and Challenged Ahead
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors heard a presentation about the Salton Sea Management Program at their Aug. 4 meeting. The Salton Sea Management Program (SSMP) made significant progress in 2021. It broke ground on the largest restoration project in the Sea’s history, advanced with partners several other …
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9 August
Biden Ends Trump Era Policy “Remain in Mexico”
-Editorial The Department of Homeland Security said that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court, hours after a judge lifted an order in effect since December that it be reinstated. Remain in Mexico was a United States immigration policy originally …
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2 August
BEERS WITH WHEAT
By: Javier Sanchez, “El Cerveciafilo”. Mexicali is a very different place than the regions in which the types and styles of beer that exist emerged. From the green valleys of central Europe irrigated by vast and cold rivers to our hot and dry deserts, there is – without the slightest …
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1 August
Flights to Las Vegas From Imperial County May Come to a Halt
-Editorial The recent announcement that flights from the Imperial County Airport to Las Vegas, Nevada were going to be available to the public was received with excitement and fanfare, however, the celebration has been apparently cut short as unforeseen circumstances will stop this for the time being. The Imperial County …
July, 2022
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29 July
Inflation in the United States and Mexico gets out of control and has an economic impact in 2022
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist and Researcher (PhD). Inflation on the US-Mexico border has an economic impact on families on both sides of the border. Inflation in Tijuana sets a new record, reaching 9.33% annually in the first half of July. Annual inflation in San Diego during May 2022 was …
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28 July
Mexico Republicano Ought to Be a Binational Political Party
-Editorial Mexico is known to have plenty of political parties to choose from but there is a new group that wants to have a voice in legislative affairs and not classify themselves as right or left. The leaders of Mexico Republicano (MR), expressed the purpose of becoming the first binational …
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27 July
Agenda 2030: corporations and human rights
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, law professor, social activist, and philanthropist. On September 25 of 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, they called for an action plan in favor of people, the planet and prosperity, which also intends to strengthen universal peace and …
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26 July
45% of Small Biz Employers Stop Hiring & 4% Plan Layoffs
-Editorial For more than a year, small business employers have struggled to fill open positions. And while 51% are still trying to find workers for those posts, there’s been a significant shift in the labor situation this summer. Now, 45% say they’ve put any hiring on hold, largely because of …
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22 July
Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and the geopolitics
By: Mario Beltrán Mainero, Consul for Community and Political Affairs at the Consulate of Mexico in Calexico 2022 has been a turbulent year on the international stage. Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine shocked the entire world, as large territorial invasions of countries were thought to be a thing of the past. …
