-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors ratified a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom requesting that consideration be made to advance the entire state to Stage 2B at their June 9 meeting. This approval would allow counties the ability to decide if they can reopen businesses, closed due to …
June, 2020
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10 June
IMPERIAL COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT COVID-19 DASHBOARD CORRECTION
On June 8, 2020, the Imperial County Public Health Department COVID-19 Dashboard showed the total number of persons tested in Imperial County to be 18,996. [June 9, 2020], this number has been corrected to reflect 17,191. Additionally, the number of out-of-county cases currently being reported is 93. As part of …
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9 June
Dwayne Johnson to Play Black Adam
-Editorial Dwayne Johnson will be playing Black Adam in the upcoming movie and will give life to an iconic DC Comic character. It is rumored that Black Adam and Henry Cavill’s Superman will meet each other in the future. Black Adam is an upcoming 2021 superhero film, based on the …
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9 June
PAHO issues guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission among indigenous, afro-descendant groups
-Editorial The Pan American Health Organization has published a guide with recommendations on measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission among indigenous populations, Afro-descendants, and other ethnic groups. These focus on promoting hygiene, social distancing, and improving access to basic health services in their communities. The PAHO guidance notes that these groups …
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9 June
Calexico City Council to Select a New Member Very Soon
-Editorial And then they were four. The vacancy left by David Romero in the Calexico City Council will be filled immediately as people interested in being part of the city can apply now. The Calexico City Council met in a special meeting to discuss how will they appoint the replacement …
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9 June
Information to the community about the Disaster Relief Immigrant Assistance Program (DRAI)
-Editorial California state authorities have established a financial aid program for undocumented adult immigrants affected by Covid-19. The support is aimed at people over 18 who do not have legal status in the United States and do not qualify for assistance from the Federal Government. This is a one-time grant …
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8 June
David Romero Resigns from Calexico City Council
-Editorial Calexico City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem David Romero submitted his letter of resignation from the city council on early Monday, June 8. It was confirmed that Romero submitted his letter of resignation to City Manager David Dale early Monday. The resignation comes three weeks after he was changed …
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8 June
NOTHING TO CELEBRATE AND MUCH TO DEMAND
By: Teodoro Renteria Arróyave On the eve, we remember the “Press Freedom Day”, which for journalists in the world in general and in Mexico in particular, has ceased from decades to be a day of celebration to become only a painful commemoration, therefore again, it is reiterated that for the …
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7 June
The real unemployment rate may be higher than that reported in May 2020
By: Dr. Alejandro Díaz-Bautista, Economist (Ph.D.) Amid the economic recession, Latinos now have the highest unemployment rate in the United States in 2020. The unemployment rate remains around 13.3% in May, according to a report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States. “After an economic review, the …
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7 June
Imperial Valley cities, chambers of commerce, and other agencies send letter to governor endorsing local determination regarding opening
-Editorial Imperial Valley cities, chambers of commerce, and other agencies have signed on to a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom supporting the request to the governor by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors to advance the state to Expanded Stage 2 and allow counties to determine when it is safe …
