“Where can we go to relax Saturday night in Calexico?” I asked my boyfriend. The usual answer is to rent a movie at Redbox and go back to my house. In my opinion, as a young adult, I think Calexico needs to create more interesting places to go for all age groups and that contribute to our economy. For example, a good choice would be a coffee shop that not only serves coffee but food and live music, where people can throw little get-togethers. Or why not make the Calexico 10 Theatres fancier in order to make people actually feel the desire to go see a movie of their interest?

Because of the lack of places to go, people prefer to go to Mexicali because in Calexico there’s no variety of culture and fascinating places to go. The creation of new places will help young people avoid getting into gangs or drugs. It also would benefit Calexico to grow in population and to have more job opportunities for those who need work. For example, San Diego has different attractions: museums, dance studios, a variety of sports, malls, etc.

The town needs to take advantage of the neighboring city of Mexicali because it plays an important role in the economy of Imperial Valley. People from Mexicali usually go to San Diego to look for brands that they can’t find here. So why not create new places to visit? It will help.

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