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Art that leads to emotional well being
CALEXICO — The Imperial Valley Arts and Health campaign has emerged as a significant initiative for promoting well-being and recovery within the local community through art. A successful art exhibit was held Friday, June 28, at Carmen Durazo Cultural Arts Center. Supported by the California Arts Council and the Conrad Prebys Foundation, the event drew 98 attendees to its opening, who were pleasantly surprised by the exhibit's impact and the quality of the displayed artwork.
Housing shortage has led South Bay farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new bill aims to help change that
GILROY — In the modest Gilroy two-bedroom home that farmworker Jesusita Ortiz shares with her family, the living room doubles as a storage space and a shared bedroom for her children, complete with a bunk bed and colorful anime posters lining the walls. The compact set up is a necessary arrangement for the growing family — nine in all, with a grandchild on the way.
Calexico Chronicle/Holtville Tribune Wins Awards for Excellence
LOS ANGELES — The Calexico Chronicle and Holtville Tribune were among the hundreds of news publications from across the state to be recognized for excellence in their craft during the 2023 California Journalism Awards Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 13. Calexico Chronicle/Holtville Tribune came away with four...
Taxpayers Association Joins in Opposition of Proposed Kettner and Vine Shelter Lease
Ahead of the City Council’s meeting Monday afternoon, the San Diego Taxpayers Association is the latest group to call for a delay in approving the proposed 30-year lease for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter. The planned lease of the former print shop at Kettner Boulevard and Vine Street in Middletown...
Rady Children's Hospital nurses strike begins after union turns down deal
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The nurses of Rady Children's Hospital started hitting the picket line Monday morning. The union representing the nurses recently turned down the hospital's offer of a 25% pay bump over the next three years. The executive director for UNOCH Teamsters Local 1699 says this is...
Two-Night ‘Henry 6’: An Enjoyable Time- and Gender-Bending Spectacle
SAN DIEGO — Play. Production. Spectacle. Event. None of these words adequately describe The Old Globe’s current show Henry 6 for it is all of these things. A first for me, the play is presented in two-parts, over two-days. Each play is about 2.5 hours including intermission. But...
VIDEO: Brittney Griner Had To Awkwardly Correct A Reporter Who Called Her “Mom” While Discussing The Birth Of Her Child
Brittney Griner is not a mother to any child, according to her. Ten-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has had quite the week as the Phoenix Mercury enforcer participated in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game just days before she will head to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics as part of the USA Basketball Women’s National Team.
Rest In Peace Giorgio Kirylo | Former Marine & San Diego Community Activist Passes Away At 38 Years Old
Giorgio Kirylo, a former Marine and passionate San Diego community activist, has tragically passed away at the age of 38. Giorgio "George" Kirylo, was born June 1, 1986. After a career as a member of the elite United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command, he retired from the military in 2021 after multiple combat deployments. He then redirected his focus from battles overseas to addressing the challenges in his home city of San Diego, particularly those within what he deemed to be a broken governmental system.
Listen to the full season of The Arizona Republic's 'Rediscovering: The Roots of Radicalism'
THE ROOTS OF RADICALISMListen to the full season| What is going on in Arizona? After the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and after digging into Arizona's prominent role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election, Republic reporters repeatedly heard questions we couldn't quite answer. ...
Arizona hospital reinstates mask mandates due to COVID-19 cases
COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. — The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation in northern Arizona is requiring staff and patients to again wear masks at its facilities due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The mask mandate took effect July 19 and will be enforced at the TCRHCC facilities...
Post Office Fire Leaves Niland Feeling Burned 2½ Years Later
NILAND — Two and half years since the Niland post office burned down, April Ochoa has her doubts whether a new home for the letters, packages, and yes, bills, for her community will ever return — even on a semi-permanent basis. “I think what’s happening is that the...
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