-Editorial Ryan Childers is running for a seat with the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors. Childers is running against candidate JB Hamby in November. During the March primary, IID Director Bruce Kuhn was defeated and did not make it to the runoff. Kuhn has since endorsed Childers’ candidacy. Childers …
September, 2020
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11 September
Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Patriot Day
SACRAMENTO. – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring September 11, 2020, as Patriot Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Nineteen years ago today, our nation watched in horror as Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and directed them towards major …
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5 September
Second Stimulus Package Still in The Limbo
-Editorial Legislators are going back to work next week in Washington and people are still waiting for a second stimulus package that can help them during this pandemic. The Trump administration and Congress have agreed to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown without tying funding to separate measures …
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4 September
Calexico City Council Approves Purchase of System That Will Be Installed In the Eastside Water Reservoir
-Editorial Addressing the concerns by many residents of the water quality in Calexico, the Calexico City Council took action at their Sept. 2nd meeting to purchase a system that will help improve their standards. The council approved the purchase of a PAX TRS Aeration System for the Eastside Water Reservoir …
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3 September
RESUME OF CROSSINGS AND MEDICAL TOURISM, CRUCIAL FOR BINATIONAL ECONOMIC REACTIVATION: COMMISSION ON BORDER AFFAIRS
• It is expected that the border infrastructure can be resumed normally by early December San Diego, CA.- The resumption of border crossings and the normalization of medical tourism in Baja California will be crucial for binational economic reactivation. This was indicated during the meeting of the Border Affairs Commission …
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2 September
El Centro Announces Guidelines for Outdoor Business Operations
El Centro, CA.– In accordance with State and Imperial County Public Health Orders, El Centro businesses such as restaurants, fitness facilities, and personal services will be able to use designated outdoor areas for their operations as part of new guidelines developed by the City of El Centro. The COVID-19 Outdoor …
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1 September
County Board of Supervisors Wants Clarification on Port of Entry Changes
-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection asking for clarification on the changes made that is causing longer border waits. In the afternoon of August 21, 2020, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection distributed a notice to inform stakeholders that they will …
August, 2020
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31 August
Imperial County Health Department Reacts to New Reopening Blueprint
-Editorial The Imperial County Health Department gave an update on the new guidelines the state introduced by the state last week by California Governor Gavin Newsom. On Friday, August 28, 2020, the State of California unveiled the new Blueprint for a Safer Economy for reducing COVID-19. Jeanette Angulo, Director of …
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31 August
Trump Hopes to Have a COVID-19 Vaccine Soon
-Editorial Today, President Donald Trump said during his press conference that the vaccine against COVID-19 is going very well and hopes to have it available very soon. “This part of Operation Warp Speed to have a vaccine. Many people thought it will take years but we are doing them in …
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31 August
California Unemployment will process $300 extra starting early September
-Editorial Unemployed California workers should begin receiving an extra $300 in weekly unemployment payments starting in early September. The additional unemployment payments are being provided to states nationwide through the U.S. government’s Lost Wages Assistance Program that is tapping funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The supplement will be …
