Calexico
Americannoun
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Still, she said, the Calexico special election “was very passionate on both sides, and I feel that it encouraged a lot of voters to come out who might not have done so before.”
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
When they first came into office, Ureña and Manzanarez were hailed as young changemakers in Calexico, an impoverished town separated from the sprawling city of Mexicali, Mexico, by a steel border fence.
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
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