-Editorial As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States announced that temporary travel restrictions with Mexico and Canada have been extended through June 22, 2020. The restrictions first went into effect on March 21. There is still no announcement if the restrictions will be extended to July but …
June, 2020
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14 June
City of San Diego Offers New Online Zoning and Parcel Information Map
-Editorial The City of San Diego Development Services Department (DSD) launched its new Zoning and Parcel Information Portal (ZAPP) to make it easier for customers to research zoning and property information. The online service helps users conveniently access real-time information from their computer or mobile device 24 hours a day, …
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14 June
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE FOR RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND PERSONAL CARE SERVICES
Personal care services are not yet scheduled to open in Imperial County. IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA – Last Friday, the California Department of Public Health released new guidance for activities protected by the First Amendment including religious services and the right to protest as well as guidance for personal care services. Although …
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13 June
Rep. Vargas Cosponsors Historical Policing Act of 2020 to End Police Brutality
San Diego, CA.– On Friday, June 12th, Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51) became a proud cosponsor of Justice in Policing Act of 2020, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, which aims to end police brutality in the United States. The act will establish new policing standards by banning chokeholds, ending no-knock …
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13 June
Trump administration revokes transgender health protection
-Editorial The Department of Housing and Human Services announced the reversal of an ObamaCare rule that sought to protect transgender rights and abortion access. The policy redefines gender as a person’s biological sex, whereas an Obama-era regulation defined sex as “one’s internal sense of gender, which may be male, female, neither, …
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12 June
Former Councilman David Romero and Bruno Suarez Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
-Editorial A former Calexico City, the California councilman along with a former commissioner on the city’s Economic Development and Financial Advisory Commission, pleaded guilty in federal court to corruption charges, admitting that they accepted cash bribes in exchange for promises of official action by the city. David Romero and Bruno …
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12 June
COVID19: THE TREATMENT (Part 1)
By: Dr. Elton Gomez, Regenerative Medicine Specialist “What is a lie today, maybe true tomorrow, and vice versa.” This phrase, in the case of the COVID19 pandemic, indicates that we are standing in the middle of a situation in which we do not know exactly what to do, such as …
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12 June
PMHD responds to continued spike in COVID-19 cases
Imperial County has the highest rate of positive cases, per capita in the state BRAWLEY, CA — State officials reported earlier this week that the Imperial County had a COVID-19 positive rate of 21.7 percent and the highest rate of positive cases per capita in the state. Understandably this has …
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11 June
STOP racism and abuse of power
By: Terry Ahtziry Cárdenas Banda, attorney, philanthropist, and law professor. Human rights have been recognized thanks to the sociohistorical process that has been evolving and growing due to the demands of transforming political, economic, social, and cultural conditions at different times. We are still living this social process, since human …
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11 June
San Diego Zoo to Reopen This Month
-Editorial The San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park will resume operations on June 20, 2020, with limited shopping, dining, and other experiences available at both parks. During the initial reopening phase, each park will operate with limited on-grounds capacity and reduced hours of operation. Both facilities, which have …
