-Editorial With the North American Leaders’ Summit getting underway a few days ago in Mexico City, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and Amazon announced a new public-private partnership in support of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program in Latin America and American …
January, 2023
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14 January
Local Democrats Gather for First Networking Event of the Year
-Editorial The Imperial County Democratic Central Committee hosted its first networking mixer on Jan. 13 at Mexca Brew Co. in El Centro to celebrate a very successful election season. It was an excellent networking mixer for local democrats from all over the valley to meet and talk about the issues …
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13 January
San Diego Mayor Declares City is ‘Rising’ to Meet Challenges
-Editorial In his third State of the City address as the 37th Mayor of the City of San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria detailed the considerable progress on the City’s top issues – infrastructure, public safety, homelessness, and housing affordability. The mayor made several policy announcements as part of his address, among them an executive …
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10 January
Imperial County Declares State of Emergency Due to Migrant Situation
-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors joined the city of Calexico in declaring a state of emergency due to the influx of migrants arriving in the area something that most elected officials and activists say will get worse over time. The board had its first meeting of the year …
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9 January
Biden Arrives in Mexico to Participate in the North American Leaders’ Summit
-Editorial U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Mexico to be part of a trilateral meeting with the President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau. This year’s Summit takes place as the nations look to full recovery from the COVID pandemic and in …
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1 January
City of Calexico Declares Local Emergency Due to Drastic Increase of Migrant Arrivals
-Editorial Due to the sudden increase of migrants coming through this border area, the Calexico City Council held a special meeting on Dec. 29 to pass a resolution proclaiming the existence of a local emergency. In what is to be one of the most challenging issues for 2023, the council …
December, 2022
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28 December
Incoming Imperial County District Attorney Will Be Tough Against Hate Crime
-Editorial After a year of non-stop campaign work, the voters elected George Marquez as the new Imperial County District Attorney. Marquez is an attorney from Imperial Valley that has the respect of his peers and the community as a whole because of his good character and humble personality that people …
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22 December
Assemblymember Eduardo García Honored with Ohtli Award by Mexican Consulate
-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 …
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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 …
