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Source: Calexico Chronicle

EL CENTRO — El Centro’s Mayor Mike Crankshaw gave the 2026 State of the City Address on Thursday, Nov. 5, emphasizing a special theme of “Past, Present and Future.” “This State of the City is simply defined as ‘Where were we, where are we and where are we going?’” Crankshaw declared. “I stand before you as the mayor of this great city, but what does that mean? … I selected the theme ‘Past, Present and Future’ to remember how far we’ve come as a community and to consider the uncertainty that we all have right now.” The Past Crankshaw opened up this segment of the address by acknowledging how El Centro came to be, stating, “Generations of hard work, dedication and resilience have shaped our city into what we are today.

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