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Calexico Chronicle · El Centro, CA
Nearby: El Centro, CAEL CENTRO — Comite Civico del Valle brought the Imperial Valley together on Nov. 4-5 for the 15th annual Environmental Health Leadership Summit at the Old Eucalyptus Schoolhouse in El Centro. Community members, farmworkers, Tribal leaders, scientists, binational partners, local and state officials spent two days on the region’s most pressing health and environmental challenges, and on how to solve them together. CCV has built the Environmental Health Leadership Summits into a forum where those most affected by pollution sit at the same table as the people who make policy and do the science. This year’s program brought farmworkers and Tribal elders together with state agency leaders, university researchers from San Diego State University, University of California Davis, the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, California State Polytechnic University (Pomona), UCLA Department of Public Policy and binational partners from Mexicali and Baja California.
Calexico Chronicle · Holtville, CA
Nearby: Holtville, CAHOLTVILLE — The city of Holtville held their 13th annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 7, where community members came together to celebrate and honor those who have served in our country’s armed forces. Parade-goers stood on both sides of West Fifth Street to watch school marching bands, city departments and veterans organizations pass by, appreciating the many paths a veteran can take. “We have the usual — several bands from lots of different schools here in the county, we have the sheriffs who have a huge entry in this parade and then we’ve got community groups of various sorts that are big,” stated Holtville City Council member Mike Goodsell. “We love to have the Daughters of the American Revolution in the parade, and car clubs are nice to see.
Calexico Chronicle · Brawley, CA
Nearby: Brawley, CABRAWLEY — Residents from all over the Imperial Valley enjoyed a cool November morning as they packed Main Street and Plaza Park in Brawley for the annual Chili Cook-off to start the 70th annual Cattle Call Week. A total of 11 cook-off contestants competed to have their bowl of chili take first place in the competition. Hungry community members sampled the various chili recipes and also enjoyed live music, a beer garden, and other local vendors. For many of the contestants, such as the Brawley Firefighters Association’s Kick Ash Chili, they were no strangers to the competition and were eager to throw their hats in the ring again. John Sandoval, captain with the Brawley Fire Department, explained that he and his team have been involved in the chili cook-off for multiple years now and have landed different spots on the leaderboard, from taking first place in their first competition to being awarded people’s choice their second time around. “My favorite part?
Almanac · Boulevard, CA
Nearby: Boulevard, CAThis story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Boulevard, California is a rural community of about 750 people set in brushy desert mountains an hour east of downtown San Diego. It may soon be home to two sexually violent predators: a state category used to describe sex offenders with a high […]
