-Editorial With the summer heat approaching and breaks from school to follow, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a resolution calling for the month of May to be declared “Water Safety Month” in the Imperial Valley. The Board’s action clears the way for IID’s iconic mascot Dippy Duck …
May, 2023
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12 May
Flowing Across Borders: Navigating Binational Water Disputes between Mexico and the US
Special contribution by: Flor de Jazmin Fierro Silva, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Administration, Master’s Degree in Corporate Law, and Specialist in Business and Constitutional Law, in collaboration with Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, Corporate Attorney, Internationalist, Law Professor, Social Activist, and Philanthropist. The Growing Significance of Water Resources and Binational Cooperation …
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11 May
San Diego’s Creative City: Shaping the Future of Arts and Culture
-Editorial The City of San Diego is embarking on a groundbreaking initiative, creating its first-ever comprehensive cultural plan to ignite the arts and culture scene in neighborhoods across the city. This week, the city staff released a framework that will pave the way for the development of Creative City, an …
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10 May
End of Title 42 Could Impact the U.S.-Mexico Border
-Editorial With pandemic restrictions coming to an end on May 11, there is a concern that there it can create an immigration flow and chaos at the border. Title 42 allowed the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to prohibit the entry of persons who potentially pose …
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10 May
Baja California and U.S. Authorities to Work on Safe Border Conditions
-Editorial The coordination between authorities of Mexico and the United States to reinforce the security and efficiency of the border crossings was the objective of a meeting led by the governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, and the consul general of the United States in Tijuana, Thomas …
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8 May
Imperial County Supervisors Demand Unity from The Three Local Medical Districts
-Editorial As Imperial Valley residents await what will be the future of the two hospitals going forward, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors asked the three major medical districts to work together and set aside their differences. The Board of Supervisors met on May 2nd to hear a presentation by …
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8 May
Baja California Director of Binational Affairs Receives Distinction from the California State Assembly
-Editorial The director of Binational Affairs of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation (SEI), David Pérez Tejada Padilla, received on Monday, May 1, at the Capitol in Sacramento, California, the recognition granted by the Latino Legislative Commission of the California Congress to outstanding Latinos, in the public service category, reported …
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8 May
Regional Agreement to Boost Supply in Baja California Was Signed
-Editorial The Canacintra Northwest Block signed an agreement with the government of Baja California called the “BC Supply Chain Memorandum of Understanding”, which seeks to boost regional supply. Governor Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda; Kurt Honold Morales, Secretary of Economy and Innovation of the state; as well as the presidents …
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1 May
California Governor Doesn’t Care About Imperial County
By: Mario Conde, Reporter. Finally, Gavin Newsom, the handsome governor of California, decided to visit the Imperial Valley on March 20 to discuss the future of lithium and the opportunities that lie ahead. Sadly, it only took him five years to visit the Imperial Valley for the first time and …
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1 May
IID and SDSU Celebrate Arbor Day
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) donated two trees to San Diego State University as part of the Arbor Day celebration, an annual observance dedicated to encouraging the planting of trees. Imperial County and the City of Calexico officials joined SDSU Imperial Valley leaders, including representatives from the university’s Associated …