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Dear Probe: Why is IID not receiving reimbursements from Cal OES or FEMA?

  • Jan 10, 2021
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Q. Both Imperial and Coachella valleys generally have great weather, unlike other parts of the country, which experience snow storms, tornados and hurricanes. We do, however, have earthquakes, wind storms and monsoonal storms. These three weather do damage to the IID infrastructure, especial…

Dear Probe: Since Ms. Terrazas-Baxter was involved in the election process, could this have been a conflict of interest since her relative was on the ballot?

  • Dec 13, 2020
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Q. Rebecca Terrazas Baxter’s mother, Frances Terrazas, ran for and won a seat on the El Centro Elementary School District board of trustees in the November election.

DEAR PROBE: Will field burning be the trade-off for more local jobs when Sugar Valley Energy opens?

DEAR PROBE: Will field burning be the trade-off for more local jobs when Sugar Valley Energy opens?

  • Updated Sep 11, 2020
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Q. I checked sugar cane harvest in Florida on YouTube and it involved field burning.

Dear Probe: Is the IID REAP program really for everyone?

  • Aug 23, 2020
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Q. I am one of the people who lost my job and income because of COVID-19. The Imperial Irrigation District has been touting for a while its Residen…

Dear Probe: Have you heard of Brawley waters being tainted?

  • Updated Jul 27, 2020
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Q. I didn’t know who to go to with this, but our tap water is not clear!  It doesn’t have an odor, but I just know it’s not supposed to look like t…

Dear Probe: What's up with the Legion Road repairs project?

  • By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF
  • Jul 21, 2020
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Q. Several months ago, the city of Brawley published the details of a plan to refurbish Legion Road from Highway 86 west to the end of the street, …

Dear Probe: Is 4:13 Fitness Center open?

  • Updated Jul 5, 2020
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Q. 4:13 Fitness Center in Imperial is opening up to its customers and charging them $100 to get in. Contrary to what the gym has said, it is not cl…

Dear Probe: Is Calexico City Manager David Dale moonlighting?

  • Updated Jun 26, 2020
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Q. This morning (Wednesday), I read the Probe question and the response Mr. (David) Dale gave about his intentions about quitting and going back to…

Dear Probe: Why is Calexico City Manager David Dale working two jobs in two different cities?

  • Updated Jun 24, 2020
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Q. Why is Calexico City Manager David Dale working two jobs in two different cities?

Dear Probe: What actions can Child Protective Services take on not receiving emails about COVID-19-positive employees?

  • Jun 21, 2020
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Q. Social Services, specifically Child Protective Services, is not receiving emails, like the rest of the Social services offices, regarding employ…

Dear Probe: How many contact tracers are currently working in the Imperial County?

  • Updated Jun 21, 2020
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Q. How many contact tracers are currently working in the Imperial County? How many are needed given our current COVID-19 numbers?

Dear Probe: What is going on with the federal funding?

  • Updated Jun 14, 2020
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Q. What is going on with the federal funding that is supposed to be going to the cities and the county?

Dear Probe: Why is All Valley Urgent Care not using FDA-approved tests?

  • Updated Jun 9, 2020
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Q. All Valley Urgent Care is providing rapid testing to detect COVID-19 at a cost of $175 a test.

Dear Probe: Why is IV Fitness Club charging its customers when they aren’t open?

  • Updated Jun 7, 2020
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Q. Why is IV Fitness Club charging its customers for the month of June when they aren’t open? Isn’t that illegal? They are either forcing you to ca…

Dear Probe: When will stray animals be picked up in Calexico?

  • Updated Jun 1, 2020
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Q. I have called several times since the COVID-19 pandemic started, and the guys over at the (Calexico) animal control keep telling me they are not…

Dear Probe: Why did police "serenade" a quinceañera with city resources?

  • Updated May 29, 2020
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Q. There is a video circulating on social media where police officers, using taxpayer-funded vehicles, pull up to a neighborhood to “serenade” a qu…

Dear Probe: Why is IID no longer accepting debit cards?

  • May 19, 2020
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Q. When I went to the Imperial Irrigation District at the El Centro office to pay my bill a few weeks ago I tried to use my debit card, which I hav…

Dear Probe: How many officers patrol El Centro?

  • Updated May 17, 2020
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Q. On Sunday, May 10, the El Centro Police and Fire departments blocked off the streets of Imperial and Ocotillo and Aurora while they Tasered a wo…

Dear Probe: Why is post office using only shower curtains for protection?

  • Updated May 4, 2020
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Q. I was astounded to see that the El Centro Post Office would resort to only using what appeared to be pieces of clear shower curtains in place of…

Dear Probe: Why can't County and IID provide face masks?

  • Updated Apr 26, 2020
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Question: How is it possible that a local doctor can provide free face masks for all essential workers and the County and the Imperial Irrigation D…

DEAR PROBE: What is the county doing in regard to the homeless population?

  • Updated Apr 19, 2020
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Q:  What is the county doing in regard to the homeless population?

Dear Probe: What is the county waiting for to close down all of its non-public-safety offices?

  • Apr 12, 2020
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Dear Probe: Where can homeless receive assistance?

  • Updated Apr 5, 2020
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Q. Can you please tell me what homeless people are supposed to do or where they need to go to receive assistance?

Dear Probe: Why are county employees working in close contact with others?

  • Apr 1, 2020
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Q. Why are county employees who are working during COVID-19 in workplaces that do not provide the recommended 6 feet of distance apart from each other?

Dear Probe: Is IID protecting its employees from COVID-19?

  • Updated Apr 3, 2020
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Q. I hear the Imperial Irrigation District has not been doing its part to protect its employees from COVID-19. Hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes …

Dear Probe: Why is Imperial police patrolling outside of its jurisdiction?

  • Updated Apr 3, 2020
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Q. I’m a truck driver who lives in Holtville, and I just saw an Imperial Police car that had someone pulled over on eastbound Interstate 8, between…

Dear Probe: Are announced IID waived fees an open invitation to those who work the system?

  • Updated Mar 24, 2020
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Q. The Imperial Irrigation District has announced late fees will be waived and there will be no disconnects during the coronavirus crisis. Doesn’t …

Dear Probe: When are the bridges going to be fixed?

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  • Updated Mar 23, 2020
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Q. For a state and county that are so worried about climate change, they sure aren’t in a hurry to fix the bridges they’ve closed.

Dear Probe: Why were the Calexico High School Bulldogs, a CIF-San Diego Section Division IV basketball team, matched against a CIF-SDS Division II team in the state playoffs?

  • Mar 17, 2020
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Q. Why were the Calexico High School Bulldogs, a CIF-San Diego Section Division IV basketball team, matched against a CIF-SDS Division II team in t…

Dear Probe: Where is IID Division 4 candidate Javier Gonzalez getting his campaign funding?

  • Updated Mar 15, 2020
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Q. Where is IID Division 4 candidate Javier Gonzalez getting his campaign funding? I have heard he has received funds from Manuel Yañez, the civil …

Dear Probe: What's going on at Brawley Recycle Center?

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  • Jun 6, 2019
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Q: For the past couple of weeks, the Brawley Recycle Center located on 802 G St. has been getting to become unsafe.  The police are frequently call…

Dear Probe: When is the 45 mph in Imperial be enforced?

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  • May 21, 2019
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Q. When is the city of Imperial going to enforce its new 45 mph on Route 86? Coming from Brawley on two different occasions I slowed to 45 mph from…

Dear Probe: Why are farmers still burning the fields?

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  • May 19, 2019
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Q. Why do the Imperial County administrators continue to permit burning of agricultural fields? In a community with substantial air pollutants and …

Dear Probe: Waiting for my money

  • May 7, 2019
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DEAR PROBE: Why is Calexico excluded from receiving services from Humane Society?

  • Updated Apr 18, 2019
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Why is Calexico excluded from receiving services from Humane Society of IMPERIAL COUNTY? Their website states, “We currently collaborate with all c…

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