Coachella, California, is the first city in the nation to require the premium pay for farmworkers, according to city leaders.
Author: Rebecca Plevin, Palm Springs Desert Sun
Will there be a dazzling ‘super bloom’ of flowers in California this year?
This year’s wildflower season might not be as bright as last year’s, when a ‘super bloom’ blanketed the California desert in a palette of petals.
4,309-foot-long tunnel in San Diego is longest ever discovered along Southwest border
The 4,309-foot tunnel starts in Tijuana, in an industrial area and ends in a warehouse district in San Diego, according to the Border Patrol.
Mexicali residents protest shelter for asylum seekers returned to Mexico under US policy
The Mexican government plans to convert grocery store into shelter for migrants to await immigration hearings under Migrant Protection Protocols.
Record number of migrants puts ‘severe pressure’ on Border Patrol facilities, local shelters
“The whole system is under severe pressure,” said David Kim, assistant chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol’s El Centro sector in California.
Not enough vaccine: Asylum seekers awaiting rulings face chickenpox outbreak
The health departmentdoesn’t have enough vaccine for the asylum seekers and the shelter can’t quarantine the sick, a health official said.
Enjoy the super bloom: Here’s where to see poppies in Southern California
There are several other poppy viewing opportunities throughout Southern California during the super bloom.
Protesters march against migrant caravan in Tijuana, chanting ‘yes to migrants, no to invaders!’
Protesters marched against migrant caravan in Tijuana, chanting ‘yes to migrants, no to invaders!’
Mexican police block buses of migrants from leaving Mexicali headed for Tijuana
Mexican police block buses from continuing to Tijuana, where more than 2,000 migrants are sheltering
Migrants’ makeshift shelter in Tijuana short on bathrooms, food, many say
As migrants continue arriving in Tijuana, officials are playing catch-up, trying to provide shelter and food for the caravan.