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County Board of Supervisors Send Letter to Opposing the Elimination of the CRRWQC
By Mario Conde The County Board of Supervisors approved a letter opposing the elimination of the Colorado River Regional Water Quality Control Board. The Governor’s recent budget proposal calls of the elimination of the Colorado River Regional Water Quality Control Board and the merger of the Colorado Basin with the San Diego RWQCB. This proposed action would create undue hardship on many business, and government agencies that deals with the RWQCB of many water quality and permitting [...]
WOVEN Hosts 2nd Annual Purse Auction Gala
It was an evening of “Faith, Fashion, and Flair” as the Women of Virtue Empowerment Network (WOVEN) hosted the 2nd Annual Purse Auction Gala. This spectacular event was held at the Old Eucalyptus Schoolhouse in El Centro, and included a delicious dinner, two heart-touching testimonies of WOVEN clients, and a live purse auction where 29 purses were auctioned off to the highest bidder. With retail values ranging from $60 to over $1300, there was something for everyone to choose from. [...]
Calexico Grand Plaza Outlet Center Breaks Ground
By Mario Conde The Calexico City Council voted to recertify the Gran Plaza Outlet Center project and had its ground breaking ceremony. This project came back to the City Council for recertification of the final environmental impact report and re-approval of the general plan amendment, zone change, tentative tract map, design map, design review and variance first heard on December 20, 2011. Within hours of the December 20, 2011 Council meeting, the City received objections for the first [...]
In Other Words
An Amazing Recovery! What Does a Baboon Know? Candidates’ Debate THE RECOVERY OF THE ECONOMY IS AMAZING THESE DAYS. We’ve gone from gloom doom and cloudy days to sunshine and clear skies. And the economy is blooming right along with it. Let the naysayers and boo-birds stay home. Bring forth the positive thinkers. Imperial County is adding new buildings and housing units, as well as alternate energy sites on a regular basis. Hildy Carrillo at the Calexico Chamber of Commerce added a [...]
