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ACLU, Gay Marriage, Proposition 8 and the Imperial County
By Mario Conde The American Civil Liberties Union decided to go forward with the investigation against the County of Imperial since they did not break any Brown Act rulings but is still against the way they decided to intervene. The County Board heard last Tuesday a lengthy discussion by the public in favor and against the intervention of the board in the Gay marriage issue. The County Board of Supervisors decided to intervene in a lawsuit in the federal courts that is trying to [...]
Part Two With City Manager Laura Fischer
By Luke Phillips The Holtville Tribune recently sat down with Holtville City Manager Laura Fischer to discuss the city's accomplishments in 2009 and what the city is looking forward to in 2010. This is part 2 of a 2 part series: TRIBUNE: What is the city doing to attract and retain new businesses? LAURA FISCHER: We put in place a strategy last year that was really three-pronged. The first thing was to take a look at how our downtown and our business district - how our zoning codes [...]
All League Team Players Announced
Holtville Sports Selected by league coaches under the auspices of the San Diego Hall of Champions. Selection committees can recognize athletes in excess of the authorized number, but only those whose names will appear on the Hall of Champions certificates are listed below. Holtville Football Julian Martinez - Benji Angulo - Ethan Ming PACIFIC LEAGUE First-team offense: Andrew Torkelson (Tri-City Christian) Sr.; Dillon Lentz (Escondido Charter) Sr.; Cedric Thoompson (Calipatria) Jr.; [...]
Police Briefs
City of Holtville Friday, December 18 WHO'S HOOD IS IT ANYWAY?: It was reported that a teenager was jumping on the hood of a vehicle. It is unknown if he owns this vehicle or not. An officer did go to the locale, but was unable to make contact with the young man. The caller was advised to call back should he turn up again. IT CAME, FROM THE ALLEY: It was reported that there is a lot of loud music coming from the alley. The caller also stated that he heard screaming. Its unsure [...]
Hundreds Get H1N1 Vaccines
During Saturday Drive At Expo By Chris Furguson Hundreds of cars were lined up in the Imperial Valley Expo’s parking lot during the first vaccination drive for the H1N1 Swine Flu virus on Saturday, December 19, 2009. The Imperial County Department of Health decided to open access to the vaccine to the general public after targeting other groups, like people under 24 years of age and pregnant women. In addition to the shot, which contained inactive flu virus cells., the nasal spray was [...]
