-Editorial The Tijuana Interurban Train, a project led by the Government of Baja California, is progressing as an executive project and is currently in the preliminary work to start operations in 2024. This was announced by Karen Postlethwaite Montijo, head of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Urban Development and Territorial Reorganization …
September, 2021
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28 September
Newsom signs bill making universal vote-by-mail permanent in California
-Editorial California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of legislation to increase voter access and strengthen integrity in elections, including a bill to send all registered voters a vote-by-mail ballot. The Governor signed AB 37 authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), permanently requiring a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to …
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27 September
Imperial County Supervisors Seek Support to Fully Reopen Calexico East Port
-Editorial It’s been more than 18 months since the non-essential border travel restrictions were put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 within the U.S.-Mexico border. At the time it seemed like a rational idea but the changes to the operation of the port of entry have made it …
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27 September
Statement of use for trademarks
By: Jaime Israel Davila Gomez, Lawyer. Derived from the reforms to the Industrial Property Law in 2018, the figure of the declaration of real and effective use for distinctive signs was introduced in Mexico. This figure implies for the owners of registered trademarks the obligation to prove to the Mexican …
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24 September
Private Schools vs. Public Schools
-Editorial Patricia Orozco and Virgilio Anguiano had careers in Mexicali when they met and decided to come to the United States to start a new life, learn English, and take classes at Imperial Valley College to get a diploma and add more education for themselves. At the same time, her …
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23 September
Border Travel Restrictions Expanded Until October
-Editorial The United States on Monday extended restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through Oct. 21 that bars nonessential travel to stop the spread of COVID-19 through the borders despite that the border region in Mexico has received the vaccine. The President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez …
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22 September
Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year
-Editorial Work-related Diseases and injuries were responsible for the deaths of 1.9 million people in 2016, according to the first joint estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury, 2000-2016: Global Monitoring …
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21 September
BEER, DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION
By: Javier Sánchez Valenzuela “El Cerveciáfilo” I don’t know why doctors and nutritionists disagree. Someone is lying to us. It is not worth confusing us with contradictory information on this topic that is transcendental to many: drink a beer. “Drunkenness is the least of it – some say – what …
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21 September
California urban and agricultural water districts reach a settlement agreement in a legal dispute
-Editorial Paving the way for additional cooperation on the Colorado River, California’s largest agricultural user and largest urban user of the river’s stressed water resources announced today a settlement in a two-year legal dispute. The agreement between the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Imperial Irrigation District was …
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20 September
Artists Reflect on Changed Community in Steppling Art Gallery’s Re-opening “Crisis y Cosecha” Exhibition
-Editorial The re-opening exhibition at the Steppling Art Gallery on San Diego State University’s Imperial Valley campus will invite audiences to reflect on how the last 18 months have transformed the valley. The exhibition’s theme, “Crisis y cosecha,” (translates to “harvest of crisis”) will feature artwork from over 20 valley …
