Gov. Bill Richardson has signed legislation creating a bi-national entity with the Mexican state of Sonora.
HB 295 creates the New Mexico-Sonora Commission, which will establish a framework to allow the neighboring states to address cross-border issues of common interest, such as trade, tourism, health and public safety.
New Mexico’s border with Sonora is located on the southwestern edge of the “boot heel” of the state. Although there is only about 12 miles of shared border, trade and tourism have increased substantially between the two states over the past 10 years, according to the governor’s office.
The Commission will institutionalize existing ties and allow the two states to quantify the trade and tourism relationship, Richardson said, as well as promote each other’s products and attractions.
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Rudy Martinez, the first Mexican American killed in World War II, was from a town with a rich military history: San Diego. But his story is not well-known here.
His family and community leaders in Barrio Logan, where he grew up, are trying to change that.
Martinez’s sacrifice at Pearl Harbor was highlighted Monday during a Memorial Day ceremony at Chicano Park. His niece and other descendants, several generations of San Diegans, were in attendance.
“He can’t be forgotten,” said the niece, Esther Jauregui. “Pearl Harbor can’t be forgotten.”
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Remembrance was the central theme at Memorial Day events from Oceanside to Chula Vista Monday, some held in person and others conducted online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were commemorations at cemeteries, in parks, and at veterans’ halls.
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Bayard plans $2 raise, will cover total insurance premiums Written by Geoffrey Plant on April 27, 2021
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Newly hired Bayard police officers Joe Carlos and Aaron Ordoñez were sworn in during Monday afternoon’s meeting of the Bayard City Council.
Effective July 3, Bayard will give all 24 of its city employees a $2 hourly raise.
“We decided we could afford a raise for all employees of $2 an hour,” said Bayard Councilor Charles Kelly, who proposed the move at Monday’s regular meeting of the Bayard City Council. Kelly, Mayor Chon Fierro and City Clerk-Treasurer Kristina Ortiz came up with the idea during a recent discussion, which was in part a response to concerns about employee retention raised by Police Chief Lee Alirez.