-Editorial In a special ceremony held at the Mexican Consulate in Calexico, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia accepted the Ohtli Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Government of Mexico to individuals or organizations that have worked to empower the Mexican diaspora and helped to “open the path” for new Mexican American …
December, 2022
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19 December
IID Welcomes New Board of Directors
-Editorial A new era begins at the Imperial Irrigation District board of directors as Gina Dockstader, Karin Eugenio, and Alex Cardenas took the oath of office at a special meeting on Dec. 2. The ceremony was presided by Superior Court Judge Derek Quan. Just days after the Imperial County Elections …
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16 December
GOVERNORS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CALIFORNIA MEET
-Editorial To listen and address the concerns of the migrant community that is in transit through the region, the Governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, visited the ‘El Peregrino shelter in the city of Mexicali, accompanied by the Governor from California, Gavin Newsom. The leaders of both …
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13 December
Calexico Welcomes New Leadership to Its City Council
-Editorial Raul Ureña and Gilberto Manzanarez raised their right hand and took the oath of office to become part of the Calexico City Council for the next four years. The two young council members ran as a team in the last election and were successful in getting the two seats …
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12 December
The Mexican Consulate Celebrates 200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Relations
-Editorial In commemoration of the long-standing relationship between the two sister countries, the Mexican Consulate in Calexico celebrated the bicentennial anniversary of the U.S.-Mexico diplomatic relations at Rodney Auditorium at San Diego State Campus. Joined by authorities from both sides of the border came together to celebrate the history of …
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7 December
Coachella Valley Oasis Irrigation System Expansion Discussed by IID Board
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors reviewed the Coachella Valley Water District Oasis environmental project at their Dec. 6 meeting. The Oasis Area Irrigation System Expansion Project, located near the northwest margin of the Salton Sea, south of 66th Avenue, west of Harrison Street, and north of 86th …
November, 2022
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23 November
Imperial County Wants More State Support for Lithium Development
-Editorial As the County of Imperial proceeds with efforts to encourage the development of lithium from geothermal brine at the Salton Sea Known as the Geothermal Area, also referred to as Lithium Valley, to improve the region’s economy, the County is regularly in communication with the state and federal organizations. …
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21 November
Calexico City Council Takes Action to Fix City Facilities
-Editorial While the recent news has been bad for Calexico regarding its financial conditions, corrective measures have been taken to fix a litany of problems that are affecting city facilities. Now it’s time to implement those changes. The Calexico City Council had its regular meeting to discuss the 1st Quarter …
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12 November
Updated Election Results Show No Change
-Editorial With thousands of unprocessed ballots yet to be counted as of Nov. 11, the results of Election Day have not changed but there are still races too close to call as the election department still has one month to publish the final results. The Imperial County Registrar of Voters …
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9 November
Election Results Show Who Will Represent the Imperial County
-Editorial The time for talking and campaigning is now over and after an intense election day, the preliminary results are showing who our representatives are going to be. The preliminary results that were published at 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 showed people where things were going. The third update will …
