-Editorial Two years ago on March 8, 2020, the first suspicious case of COVID-19 was detected in Imperial County marking the beginning of a very dark time for the region. Because health has no borders, a binational collaboration was established to help vaccinate people in the industrial sector of Mexicali. …
Read More »IID Board Approves Land Sale to Hell’s Kitchen Geothermal Project
-Editorial In another effort to capitalize on the upcoming “white gold rush” in the Imperial Valley, the Imperial Irrigation Board of Directors approved the sale and purchase agreement with Hell’s Kitchen Geothermal, LLC at the March 1st meeting. The project aims to help with lithium extraction and be a resource …
Read More »Central Union High School to Take a Big Leap in Math and Science
-Editorial A new beginning for valley students was welcomed with joy and excitement as a new modern facility will make their education interesting and will make them proud to be Spartans. The Central Union High School District celebrated the grand opening of the Central Union High School STEM building. The …
Read More »STATE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES THE CHINESE COMMUNITY OF MEXICALI
-Editorial For the State Government, headed by Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, one of the main objectives is to make visible the historical heritage, the cultural richness, and the contribution of the Chinese community in Mexicali. This was stated by the Secretary of Culture of Baja California, Alma Delia Abrego …
Read More »Everything is ready for the twenty-first edition of the most important Ag expo in the region
-Editorial Just a few days before celebrating the twenty-first edition of the AgroBaja exhibition, the AgroBaja Board of Trustees (PAB), is in full logistical and administrative activity to start with this edition that will take place on March 3, 4, and 5 of 2022. Like every year, the agricultural and …
Read More »Josue Mercado Found Guilty of Misappropriation of Funds
-Editorial Imperial County Auditor-Controller Josue Guadalupe Mercado was found guilty of misappropriating public funds at his trial. The jury declared him guilty on Feb. 24. He is scheduled to go before Judge Poli Flores next month to hear his sentencing which could go up to 4 years in prison. Upon …
Read More »BEER TO AVOID FEELING COLD
By: Javier “El Cerveciafilo” Sánchez Valenzuela Many people don’t usually associate a beer with feeling less cold in winter. Generally, in our latitudes we think that a beer should be refreshing, to quench thirst on a hot day. This is because the vast majority of people are only familiar with …
Read More »George Marquez, promises to bring the law, order and justice people deserve
-Editorial George Marquez is an attorney from Imperial Valley that has the respect of his peers and the community as a whole because of his character and humble personality that exudes confidence. With professional experience as a former prosecutor and now as a deputy public defender, Marquez has a unique …
Read More »Certification Brands
By: Jaime Israel Davila Gomez, Lawyer Since 2018, our legal system contemplates certification brands, both in the law applicable at that time and in the new law, in force since November 2020. These types of brands, like traditional brands, fulfill a distinctive function, that is, that consumers and other market …
Read More »IID’s Workshop Introduces Upcoming Energy Savings Program
-Editorial EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA.– Looking for more ways for IID customers to save more energy and be more conscious about how they consume electricity, the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors scheduled a public workshop to inform the public of the upcoming program called Time-of-Use rates. In September 2020, a …
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