MEXICALI, B.C.- Congressmen for Baja California, Gina Cruz Blackledge and Exaltación González Ceceña, agreed with Mexicali Customs Administrator Enrique Orantes González to work in coordination to provide better services to those who carry out import and export procedures, as well as the thousands of Mexicali habitants who cross daily to …
June, 2017
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3 June
Rep. Juan Vargas Welcomes Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members to San Diego for Meeting with Deported Veterans in Tijuana, Mexico
San Diego, CA (June 3, 2017)— On Saturday, June 3, seven members of Congress visited the Deported Veterans Support House in Tijuana, Mexico to meet with veterans who have been deported from the United States. During the visit, Reps. Juan Vargas (CA-51), Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Lou Correa (CA-46), Vicente Gonzalez …
May, 2017
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25 May
Signing of Sister City Reaffirmation Agreement
By: Mario Conde Mexicali Mayor Gustavo Sanchez and members of his City Council visited Calexico to reaffirm their sister cities relationship. This was a follow up ceremony from last month when Calexico Mayor Armando Real went to Mexicali to sign the reaffirmation of friendship with its sister city. Both cities …
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9 May
Former Assemblyman Manuel Perez appointed to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
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 …
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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 …
