MEXICALI, B.C.– Last night a solemn session and oath of office took place for Mayor Norma Alicia Bustamante, as well as the members of the city council that will join her during her administration for the next three years, in which the 24th City Council administration was officially installed. The …
October, 2021
September, 2021
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29 September
IID celebrates Public Power Week, Oct. 3-9
-Editorial Imperial Irrigation District is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 3-9, along with more than 2,000 other community-powered, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans. “This year, we especially celebrate the employees of IID – the people behind public power,” said Marilyn Gilbert, IID’s energy manager. …
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29 September
Imperial County Supervisors Will Keep Mask Mandate for Now
-Editorial The debate on whether the county should continue enforcing the universal mask mandate was the subject of a heated debate that lasted more than two hours. The County Supervisors had on their Sept. 28 agenda the review of masking requirements under the health order dated Aug. 17, 2021. The …
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28 September
TIJUANA INTER-URBAN TRAIN WORK PROGRESS UPDATE BY THE SECRETARY OF INFRACTRACTURE
-Editorial The Tijuana Interurban Train, a project led by the Government of Baja California, is progressing as an executive project and is currently in the preliminary work to start operations in 2024. This was announced by Karen Postlethwaite Montijo, head of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Urban Development and Territorial Reorganization …
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28 September
Newsom signs bill making universal vote-by-mail permanent in California
-Editorial California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of legislation to increase voter access and strengthen integrity in elections, including a bill to send all registered voters a vote-by-mail ballot. The Governor signed AB 37 authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), permanently requiring a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to …
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27 September
Imperial County Supervisors Seek Support to Fully Reopen Calexico East Port
-Editorial It’s been more than 18 months since the non-essential border travel restrictions were put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 within the U.S.-Mexico border. At the time it seemed like a rational idea but the changes to the operation of the port of entry have made it …
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23 September
Border Travel Restrictions Expanded Until October
-Editorial The United States on Monday extended restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through Oct. 21 that bars nonessential travel to stop the spread of COVID-19 through the borders despite that the border region in Mexico has received the vaccine. The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez …
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21 September
California urban and agricultural water districts reach a settlement agreement in a legal dispute
-Editorial Paving the way for additional cooperation on the Colorado River, California’s largest agricultural user and largest urban user of the river’s stressed water resources announced today a settlement in a two-year legal dispute. The agreement between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Imperial Irrigation District was …
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16 September
Newsom emerges victorious over impeachment attempt
-Editorial California Governor Gavin Newsom will stay in office as a majority of Californians voted “NO” against the recall led by state Republicans who were against the Governor’s restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Imperial County Registrar of Voters issued an “Unofficial Election Results” update on the Registrar’s website at …
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15 September
Supervisors Look at Federal Funds to Help Imperial County
-Editorial Looking for efficient ways to use the American Rescue Plan monies to recover from the damages caused by COVID-19, the Imperial County Supervisors approved a plan presented by County CEO Tony Rohoutas at their Sept. 14 meeting. On May 10, 2021, the U.S Department of the Treasury announced the …
