-Editorial Memorial Day is the quintessential signal for the start of summer and people travel despite record gas prices. Millions of people that live in the CaliBaja Mega Region will either travel to Mexico to enjoy the different tourist destinations in Baja California or up north to bigger cities like …
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Calexico City Council to Offer Esperanza Colio the City Manager Position
-Editorial By unanimous vote, the Calexico City Council voted to offer Imperial County Deputy CEO Esperanza Colio-Warren the position of city manager of the border city. Colio was one of the applicants to fill the vacant city manager position after Miguel Figueroa decided to leave for Imperial County last month. …
Read More »Jason Amavisca, focused on bringing peace and stability to Imperial County
-Editorial Every day, Jason Amavisca goes to his office in El Centro, California where he prepares for a day in court to defend his clients with the professionalism that characterizes him as a person and as a lawyer. His passion for the law shows itself every day as he speaks …
Read More »Mistakes by County Election Office Might Affect June Primary Outcome
-Editorial Two very concerning mistakes by the Imperial County Elections Department in less than two weeks could possibly affect the outcome of the several primary races on June 7. Imperial County has historically been a place for low voter turnout and recent corrections by the election department mere days before …
Read More »Katya Echazarreta becomes first Mexican-born woman in space
-Editorial Katya Echazarreta, 26, made history when she became the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Echazarreta, who moved to the United States at the age of seven, has been selected from a pool of 7,000 applicants by nonprofit organization Space Humanity to participate in …
Read More »Local Agencies Speak About the Dangers of Leaving Children Unattended in Hot Vehicles This Summer
-Editorial Triple-digit summer weather has arrived in the Imperial Valley and with it, the risk of death or illness if the person does not take precautions. More specifically, child death can be prevented. The California Highway Patrol and El Centro Fire Department join efforts each year with the Imperial County …
Read More »The History of the Famous Restaurant in Imperial Valley, Rosa’s Plane Food
-Editorial Rosa Maria was eight years old when she lived for a while with her grandmother Clarita in the town where she comes from, Guadalupe Victoria, better known as Kilometer 43, located in the Valley of Mexicali in the state of Baja California. Every day, Rosa María helped her grandmother …
Read More »The eminent abolition of the Male Guardianship
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney, law professor, social activist, and philanthropist. In this most recent edition, we celebrate successful women in our region, who, with their determination and work, show us the abilities that women have, who, regardless of their gender, have great skills to contribute to the benefit …
Read More »Imperial County Seeks Funding for Calexico Transportation Center
-Editorial Linda Arriaga is none of the many Imperial Valley College students that take the bus every morning from Calexico. She is one of the thirty students that each morning waiting for the bus at a little bus station located on the corner of Third Street and Paulin that, aside …
Read More »Johnny Depp Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Amber Heard
-Editorial A disastrous relationship between two actors that took their marital drama to the court and public opinion ended in spectacular fashion. After hearing weeks of testimony — including hours from both Johnny Depp and Amber Heard themselves — the jury’s stunning decision found both defamation suits credible and awarded …
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