-Editorial To guarantee the collection that is generated in the 49 customs offices of the country, the General Administrator of Customs, Horacio Duarte Olivares, announced that he will implement a strategy to combat technical and ‘rough’ merchandise smuggling: “We are going to maintain and increase the collection at customs, remembering …
July, 2020
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23 July
IV Equity & Justice Sends Eviction Protection Ordinance for Renters and Small Businesses to Calexico City Council
-Editorial When it comes to COVID-19, Calexico has been the hardest hit city, within the hardest-hit county in the State of California. Calexico accounts for 30 percent of the county’s recorded infections and 39 percent of deaths, with only 21 percent of the county population. With high rates of unemployment …
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21 July
White House to Resume COVID Briefings
-Editorial The recent surge of COVID-19 cases and the lack of information has forced the President to resume the Coronavirus Task Force briefings starting this week. President Donald Trump said that he will resume holding coronavirus press briefings at the White House as a sharp rise in cases across the nation …
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20 July
Newsom to release 8,000 prisoners in California by end of August
-Editorial California officials announced that an additional 8,000 inmates would be released early from state prisons to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus among both inmates and staff. The move will allow prisons to use the extra space to impose social distancing rules, isolation, and quarantine measures, the state …
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18 July
Extension of Unemployment Benefits Is Important for Self-Employed People
-Editorial Jesus Yvette Angulo has worked independently most of her life. After years of hard work, she was able to open her own hair salon business in Indio, California. She was forced to shut her business down in March when the Stay-At-Home order began due to COVID-19. “I applied for …
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17 July
HEALTH INSPECTIONS WILL CONTINUE IN MEXICALI THIS WEEKEND
Heath inspections at the entry of downtown Mexicali, East Port, San Luis Rio Colorado, and Los Algodones will continue. Operations are carried out for the safety of citizens and will remain until the contagion curve descends in the state capital. Mexicali, B.C.- As part of the operations, aimed at reducing …
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17 July
Newsom Announces $600 Million for Local Governments to Purchase Housing for Homeless Californians
-Editorial Building on the success of Project Roomkey, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the availability of $600 million in funding for Homekey, the next phase in the state’s response protecting Californians experiencing homelessness who are at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19. Administered by the California Department of Housing and Community …
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17 July
Same-Sex Marriage Rejected in Baja California
By: Melissa Dorame, Reporter Mexicali, B.C.- In a session held on Thursday, July 17th, by the Congress of the State of Baja California, opinion 48 which seeks to recognize the union of same-sex people was rejected. There were 15 votes in favor, 7 abstentions, and 3 against it. It took …
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16 July
Calexico City Council Confirms Miguel Figueroa as The Next City Manager
-Editorial The Calexico City Council wanted an orderly transition in the administration and did so by approving a contract agreement with Miguel Figueroa making it official that he will become the city’s top administrator starting August 1st. By unanimous vote and with little discussion the council voted to appoint Figueroa …
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15 July
Mexicali Mayor Receives the Keys of the City of Calexico
-Editorial The Calexico City Council welcomed Mexicali Mayor Marina Del Pilar at their meeting held on July 15. She received the keys of the city as a symbol of friendship between both cities, from Mayor Rosie Fernandez. Mayor Fernandez thanked Marina Del Pilar for coming and visit them to make …
