-Editorial The Aspen Institute named Imperial Valley College one of the ten finalists for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence—the first time Imperial has been in this prestigious group. The $1 million Aspen Prize is the nation’s signature recognition of community colleges that are achieving high, improving, and …
June, 2022
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8 June
Gastronomy protection
By: Jaime Israel Davila Gomez, Attorney. The gastronomy industry is often used as an easy-to-understand example of the different simultaneous protections that Intellectual Property can grant to businesses. The direct benefit of these protections is to avoid legal issues that affect the development of the business or company. In the …
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8 June
Very Low Turnout Drives Election Results in Imperial County
-Editorial The campaign is over and the votes have been casted in the primary election of 2022. Only four percent of the voters participated according to information provided by the election department at 11 p.m. on June 7. The Imperial County Registrar of Voters posted its first election result numbers …
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6 June
Gas Prices Won’t Stop Travelers This Summer
-Editorial Memorial Day is the quintessential signal for the start of summer and people travel despite record gas prices. Millions of people that live in the CaliBaja Mega Region will either travel to Mexico to enjoy the different tourist destinations in Baja California or up north to bigger cities like …
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6 June
Calexico City Council to Offer Esperanza Colio the City Manager Position
-Editorial By unanimous vote, the Calexico City Council voted to offer Imperial County Deputy CEO Esperanza Colio-Warren the position of city manager of the border city. Colio was one of the applicants to fill the vacant city manager position after Miguel Figueroa decided to leave for Imperial County last month. …
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6 June
Jason Amavisca, focused on bringing peace and stability to Imperial County
-Editorial Every day, Jason Amavisca goes to his office in El Centro, California where he prepares for a day in court to defend his clients with the professionalism that characterizes him as a person and as a lawyer. His passion for the law shows itself every day as he speaks …
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6 June
Mistakes by County Election Office Might Affect June Primary Outcome
-Editorial Two very concerning mistakes by the Imperial County Elections Department in less than two weeks could possibly affect the outcome of the several primary races on June 7. Imperial County has historically been a place for low voter turnout and recent corrections by the election department mere days before …
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5 June
Katya Echazarreta becomes first Mexican-born woman in space
-Editorial Katya Echazarreta, 26, made history when she became the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Echazarreta, who moved to the United States at the age of seven, has been selected from a pool of 7,000 applicants by nonprofit organization Space Humanity to participate in …
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5 June
Local Agencies Speak About the Dangers of Leaving Children Unattended in Hot Vehicles This Summer
-Editorial Triple-digit summer weather has arrived in the Imperial Valley and with it, the risk of death or illness if the person does not take precautions. More specifically, child death can be prevented. The California Highway Patrol and El Centro Fire Department join efforts each year with the Imperial County …
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3 June
The History of the Famous Restaurant in Imperial Valley, Rosa’s Plane Food
-Editorial Rosa Maria was eight years old when she lived for a while with her grandmother Clarita in the town where she comes from, Guadalupe Victoria, better known as Kilometer 43, located in the Valley of Mexicali in the state of Baja California. Every day, Rosa María helped her grandmother …
