-Editorial The fight against cancer is never easy but when it’s defeated, survivors hold their heads up high ready to tackle the next chapter in life. One of those survivors was Libia Felix who at the age of 14 was diagnosed with cancer that disrupted part of her adolescence but …
November, 2019
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8 November
Mexico’s Tax Reform 2020: More revenue and less fraud?
By: Fidel Gastelum, Reporter The new revenue law of 2020 was passed last October by the Mexican Congress and the Senate of the Republic. This new legal provision will enter into force next year in January, amid collective uncertainty, and an atmosphere of controversy between large companies and business chambers, …
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8 November
San Diego Union Paints a Dark Picture of Mexico’s Reality
By: Mario Conde, Reporter The growing violence in Mexico is creating concern among many. The San Diego Union-Tribune published a cartoon that has made headlines about how the cartel violence has taken over Mexico and the dangerous place the country is becoming. The recent killing of the Lebaron family is …
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8 November
IID Approves Funding for Coachella Economic Development Group
-Editorial The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors approved funding for the Coachella Valley Economic Development Partnership at their regular meeting. The Coachella Valley Economic Development Partnership was established in 1994 as a regional economic development entity. Its mission includes growing the regional economy of the Coachella Valley through business …
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5 November
Imperial County Declares a State of Local Emergency Due to Raw Sewage Discharge at New River
By: Mario Conde, Reporter Imperial Supervisors are done with diplomacy and will ask federal and state leaders to take immediate action on the New River as they approved an emergency declaration at their last meeting. The board met in regular session to approve this declaration that will ask the federal …
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1 November
Jaime Bonilla Takes Oath as New Governor of Baja California
By: Fidel Gastelum, Reporter In a solemn act, celebrated at the plenary upper hall of the state congress, Jaime Bonilla Valdez took oath as the new governor of Baja California. He is the first governor of Mexico that is aligned to the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the party currently in …
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1 November
Joint actions to face the return of migrants
By: Gladys Villalobos, reporter – Orientation to parents about the national education system, needs – Generate a Public Policy according to current needs, commitment Mexico City.- “The current immigration crisis in our country generated by Mexicans deported from the United States also impacts the education sector”, said María del Carmen …
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1 November
County Board Declares State of Emergency at Salton Sea
By: Mario Conde, Reporter Given the lack of action by the State towards the restoration of the Salton Sea, the county declared a state of emergency in the area at the Oct. 22nd meeting. The Imperial County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation of the existence of a local emergency …
October, 2019
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31 October
Rep. Juan Vargas Presented H.R. 486 Chicano Park Preservation Act to Natural Resources Committee
Josephine Talamantez, co-founder of Chicano Park and the Chicano Park Steering Committee, supported the bill as a witness Washington, D.C.- Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-51) presented H.R. 484 Chicano Park Preservation Act of 2019 during the U.S. of House Representative’s Natural Resources Committee hearing. The bill will instruct the Secretary of …
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31 October
Calexico Looks to Continue Its Path to Fiscal Recovery
By: Mario Conde, Reporter The California State Auditor’s fiscal health analysis shows Calexico as one of the fiscally challenged cities when it comes to their budget. The state auditor released a report as part of their high-risk local government agency audit program to identify cities that could be facing fiscal …
