SACRAMENTO.- V. Manny Perez, 44, of Coachella, has been appointed to represent the fourth district on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Perez has been chief government and public affairs officer at Borrego Health since 2015. He served as an Assemblymember in the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2014 …
May, 2017
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5 May
MEXICALI’S MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017-2019 WAS PRESENTED
By: Laura Meza Mexicali. – On May 5th of the present year a ceremony led by the mayor of Mexicali Gustavo Sánchez Vázquez was held where he announced the Municipal Development Plan that will guide the administration of the city in the next three years, he pointed. This ceremony was …
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5 May
MEXICALI CHILDREN CELEBRATE PUBLIC OFFICE POSITIONS FOR ONE DAY
By: Laura Davidson. Mexicali.- Last April 28, fifty children who are at sixth grade in elementary school took oath to occupy the different positions in the 22nd City of Mexicali cabinet, where they had the opportunity to live the experience of working in public office. For the selection process, a …
April, 2017
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26 April
Health Committee Clears Assemblymember Garcia’s Homemade Food Operations Act with Bipartisan Support
(Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia pictured at Homemade Food Act Rally, Tuesday April 18, 2017) (SACRAMENTO, CA)— Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia’s (D-Coachella) AB 626 cleared the Assembly Health Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support. This Homemade Food Operations Act will clarify existing food laws and add safeguards to permit the sale of prepared meals and other foods …
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25 April
Rep. Juan Vargas To Introduce The Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017
Washington, DC (April 25, 2017)—Today, Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) will introduce the Donald J. Trump Wealth Tax Act of 2017, a tax plan proposed by Donald Trump in 1999 to impose a net worth tax of 14.25 percent on all individuals and trusts with a net worth of $10,000,000 or more …
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8 April
KIKO VEGA MEETS GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA J. BROWN AND THE COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES
Proposes to establish permanent working committees for various binational issues in benefit of the states of California and Baja California. Invites the plenary of the Council of Los Angeles to meet in Baja California, with all the mayors of the State. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – The State Governor, Francisco “Kiko” …
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1 April
Assemblyman Garcia introduces ambitious workforce development legislation
By: Mario Conde Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) held a press conference to introduce AB 1111, Breaking Barriers to Employment. This legislation aims to assist California to better invest in our workforce training needs. AB 1111 will establish a competitive grant program to provide workforce assistance for individuals facing the most …
February, 2017
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11 February
Rep. Vargas Statement on the Deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos
Washington, D.C. (February 9, 2017)—Congressman Juan Vargas released this statement following the deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos: “The deportation of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos is heartbreaking and alarming. After showing up to her regularly scheduled appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ms. Garcia de Rayos was not able to …
January, 2017
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19 January
Rep. Juan Vargas Introduces the “California New River Restoration Act of 2017”
Washington, D.C. (January 18, 2017)—Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51) and Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-50) introduced the California New River Restoration Act of 2017 (H.R. 438). This bipartisan bill improves restoration and conservation efforts in the New River in both California and Mexico through the creation of a California New River restoration …
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15 January
Graham, Durbin reintroduce bill to protect ‘Dreamers’
By: The Hill WASHINGTON, D.C.- A bipartisan group of senators is moving to offer legal protection for undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children if President-elect Donald Trump nixes a executive order issued by President Obama. The legislation, spearheaded by Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), would provide temporarily legal status for immigrants …
