State Lauds Holtville Son’s ‘Latino Spirit’
Artist and Former Farmworker Simón Silva’s Connection to Roots on Display in El Centro Chapel.
Oral History Explores Valley’s Black Experience
Nonprofit, Local Colleges Team Up to Interview Pioneering African American Families
MOTHER’S DAY: Calexico Woman Finds Joy in Tough Year
Ester Savellano’s Dream of Having Her Own Family Has Helped This Funny Mom Persevere
State Lauds Holtville Son’s ‘Latino Spirit’
Artist and Former Farmworker Simón Silva’s Connection to Roots on Display in El Centro Chapel.
Oral History Explores Valley’s Black Experience
Nonprofit, Local Colleges Team Up to Interview Pioneering African American Families
MOTHER’S DAY: Calexico Woman Finds Joy in Tough Year
Ester Savellano’s Dream of Having Her Own Family Has Helped This Funny Mom Persevere
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(This story was updated at 5 p.m. Monday, May 10 with additional information from the Calexico City Clerk’s office on timelines and steps still pending in process.) CALEXICO — Calexico Mayor Rosie Fernandez has been served with a notice that a group of detractors intend to circulate a recall... Read More
CALEXICO — There’s not a lot funny about the challenges the last year — or the last 32 — have brought Ester Savellano. Yet this quirky, tattooed cut-up with a penchant for hilarious Spanish-language lip-synced TikTok videos (she uses the hashtag “comedy”/“comedia”) wouldn’t have it any other way. “What it is, I’m very patient,” Savellano said — adding a comedic pause — “very patient,” before unloosing a trill of infectious laughter. Hugely humble and a woman of few words, this […]... Read More
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $5.1 billion water infrastructure, drought response, and climate resilience proposal includes $220 million for the Salton Sea, and Assembly member Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, applauded the announcement. Garcia, chair of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, stated in a press release from his office that... Read More
Protections in place against evictions for non-payment of rent or past due balances due to the COVID-19 pandemic are soon coming to an end, and after more than a year, some Imperial County families could be seeing those dreaded notices telling them to get out. That possibility, Esperanza Colio-Warren said, is real, and could create a devastating financial ripple effect in the whole community. As the Imperial County deputy executive officer, Colio-Warren has been making the rounds at local city […]... Read More
EL CENTRO — Ismael Gutierrez has an agreement with the son who bears his first name. If his son had earned poor grades or failed... Read More
IMPERIAL — After a long year at home, children in the city of Imperial have a summer of recreational activities to look forward to, some... Read More
As if Simón Silva’s entire breadth of human experience was laid bare on the canvas, the pieces he painted for an El Centro Catholic chapel... Read More
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With each passing year, the histories of the Imperial Valley’s pioneering Black families are increasingly running the risk of being lost to posterity, as old age claims the lives of some individuals while others relocate outside the county. To counter that trend, a local nonprofit has teamed up with the... Read More
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