By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) 6 million US jobs depend on trade with Mexico in 2020. One in 24 US workers depends on trade with Mexico to maintain their employment, so economic integration with the United States is increasingly important. “When it is said that Mexico takes jobs from …
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IID Approves Local Entity Fund for Two Local Non-Profits
By: Mario Conde, Reporter The Imperial Irrigation Board of Directors Approved Funding for the Brown Bag Coalition and Baja Runners through its local entity program at their regular meeting held Feb. 18. On November 5, 2019, the board authorized a series of final grants totaling $627,000 to 29 entities to …
Read More »Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia Applauds Over $15 Million in Prop 68 Funds for Local Parks
SACRAMENTO, CA)— Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) is proud to announce and celebrate the successful acquisition of over $15 million in Proposition 68 funding for parks in his district. This week, California State Parks released the latest recipients of the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program, including projects from …
Read More »Public Health Department applies prevention plan due to first possible Coronavirus case in Mexicali
By: Fidel Gastelum, Reporter After several weeks in which the population has been alerted to the new pandemic that is wreaking havoc mainly in China, Italy, South Korea, and Singapore, plus some isolated cases detected in the United States, the Secretary of Public Health in the State of Baja California, …
Read More »Local Media Gets Preview of Mid-Winter Fair
-Editorial The Ferris wheel, the carnival, and all the other fun stuff will be back in 2020 in the California Mid-Winter Fair. The California Mid-Winter Fair will take place beginning Feb. 28 to March 8, bringing once again a diverse entertainment to Imperial Valley and Mexicali residents. The annual media …
Read More »Thunderbirds Arrive in Imperial Valley
-Editorial The roar of the Thunderbird planes was heard in the skies of the Imperial Valley as they landed in the Naval Air Facility in El Centro. As part of joint training, the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds are in the Imperial Valley to learn from each other and make …
Read More »BAJA CALIFORNIA HAS 110 THOUSAND BUSINESS WOMEN: MARIO ESCOBEDO
16% of working women in Baja California are entrepreneurs, that is, 110 thousand women from a universe of 693 thousand workers, this was announced by the Secretary of Sustainable Economy and Tourism (SEST), Mario Escobedo Carignan. “We are looking for these women to become part of the economic development of …
Read More »BC GOVERNMENT SPONSORS TRIP TO STUDENTS WHO’LL PARTICIPATE IN THE WORLD ROBOTICS CONTEST
The state leader wished them luck in their participation as worthy representatives of young students in Baja California. TIJUANA, B.C.- The governor of Baja California, Jaime Bonilla Valdez, delivered plane tickets to six CECyTE Altiplano students and the teacher who will accompany them to Quito, Ecuador, to participate in the …
Read More »County Supervisors Supports Bill That Helps the Youth
By: Mario Conde, Reporter The Imperial County Board of Supervisors supports a bill that will make the month of January as Youth Development and Engagement month. On January 6, 2013, Martin Alberto Garza, a 17-year old resident of Brawley was fatally stabbed outside of a party in El Centro. From …
Read More »San Diego County Board Ratifies Coronavirus Emergency Declaration
-Editorial The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today voted to ratify the County’s declaration of a local health emergency and proclamation a local emergency to deal with the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. The move is meant to reassure the public that local health authorities are proactively working to stay …
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