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Calexico

American  
[kuh-lek-si-koh] / kəˈlɛk sɪˌkoʊ /

noun

  1. a town in S California.


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Turnout for the special election — which cost Calexico more than $128,000 — was about 23%, with an estimated 4,933 votes cast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

In October 2022, state auditors released a scathing audit that said Calexico had been in the midst of a “financial crisis” for a decade and was at high risk for potential waste, fraud and mismanagement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

In rural Calexico, Raúl Ureña, the town’s first out transgender mayor, faces a recall election.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

In December 2022, the Calexico City Council, seeking state and federal money, declared a state of emergency over a sudden influx of asylum-seeking immigrants whom U.S. border officials dropped off on city streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

With that complete understanding of the principle of motor locomotion, I drove down the mountainside toward Calexico, some fifty miles away.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou