DEAR PROBE:
Q. Why doesn’t the probation department enforce or do more to collect restitution? It’s absurd someone can break the law, do very little time if any, and take years to pay restitution. No wonder criminals continue to do what they do. If they are allowed to take years to pay, it seems fair in…
Q. The tiny homes of Lotus Living (IV Press, May 9), are they a taxpayer rip-off? Twenty-six units at 170 square feet equals 4,420 square feet. The…
What is the latest on the pond in Bucklin Park? My family, which includes three small children, and I visited MONTHS ago and it was drained, full o…
Q. As a California Mid-Winter Fair Heritage Foundation member and sponsor, I am very upset and I want questions answered. I purchase animals every …
Q. Both Imperial and Coachella valleys generally have great weather, unlike other parts of the country, which experience snow storms, tornados and …
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 …
Q. I checked sugar cane harvest in Florida on YouTube and it involved field burning.
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…
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…
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, …
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…
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…
Q. Why is Calexico City Manager David Dale working two jobs in two different cities?
Q. Social Services, specifically Child Protective Services, is not receiving emails, like the rest of the Social services offices, regarding employ…
Q. How many contact tracers are currently working in the Imperial County? How many are needed given our current COVID-19 numbers?
Q. What is going on with the federal funding that is supposed to be going to the cities and the county?
Q. All Valley Urgent Care is providing rapid testing to detect COVID-19 at a cost of $175 a test.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Q: What is the county doing in regard to the homeless population?
Q. Can you please tell me what homeless people are supposed to do or where they need to go to receive assistance?
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?
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 …
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…
Q. The Imperial Irrigation District has announced late fees will be waived and there will be no disconnects during the coronavirus crisis. Doesn’t …
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.
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…
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 …
