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Mexico Opens Second Shelter for Migrants as Humanitarian Crisis Develops

November 30, 2018 8:17 am

TIJUANA, MEXICO—With cool weather and rain on the horizon, Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INM) is opening a second shelter on Tijuana’s east side. Workers spent Wednesday cleaning and setting up the new facility to relieve some of the overcrowded conditions...

Outlet Stores at the Border Offer Window on Skirmish

November 28, 2018 11:56 amNovember 28, 2018 11:14 pm

Last Sunday’s skirmish at the border made for a rough start for the holiday shopping season at Las Americas Premium Outlets, a 560,000 square foot outlet mall that sits right at the border in San Ysidro. One shopper was quoted...

Tensions Rise at California-Mexico Border

November 24, 2018 4:40 am

Several buses of migrants arrived in Tijuana from Mexicali starting Tuesday night, adding more people to the already crowded Benito Juarez shelter. Others are making the 90 miles trek on foot and are expected to arrive soon. The situation prompted...

Proposition Voting Wrap-Up

November 12, 2018 5:00 amNovember 12, 2018 10:40 pm

Tuesday’s midterm election brought out an unprecedented 113 million voters. That’s 49 percent of eligible voters, higher than any midterm in the last three decades. In California, as in some other states, several races are very tight and every vote...

Joshua Tree Saloon Super Groovy Tuesday

November 7, 2018 10:20 amNovember 7, 2018 10:33 am

JOSHUA TREE—Thanks to local musician and Open Mic Night host Teddy Quinn, Joshua Tree has a place to celebrate or mourn election results as a community. Quinn remembers the year the event at the Joshua Tree Saloon became a gathering...

Stone vs Silver Showcases Stark Differences

November 2, 2018 10:30 amNovember 2, 2018 2:48 pm

Incumbent Republican Jeff Stone and liberal Democrat Joy Silver are battling it out for the California State Senate seat in District 28, a huge district that includes very liberal Palm Springs and Coachella as well as heavily Republican cities to...

Trailing, Yes on 6 Steps on the Gas

October 31, 2018 5:38 amOctober 31, 2018 7:54 am

With only days to go to the election, the Yes on 6 campaign is pulling out all the stops. The latest poll numbers show 41 percent of voters support the initiative and 48 are opposed, with just 11 undecided. Carl...