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  • save downtown in style: brawley mayor talks thrift shops

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    save downtown in style: brawley mayor talks thrift shops

    written by gil rebollaredited by sarina e. guerra My name is Gil Rebollar. I’m a millennial, a father, and currently serve as the Mayor of Brawley. Since I officially took office in 2022, I have made it a point to advocate for streets, community building, and reviving our local downtown economies. The story of Brawley’s…

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  • more than monsters: auto enthusiasts steer bad PR in new direction

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    more than monsters: auto enthusiasts steer bad PR in new direction

    written by ryan perezedited by sarina e. guerra In the heart of the Imperial Valley, a tight-knit community of car enthusiasts has taken root and is attempting to navigate the difficult world of California’s strict vehicle modification laws while trying to reshape the public’s perception of a controversial pastime. Despite the shadow cast by incidents…

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  • Sarina E. Guerra

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    the future of la raza: remembering latino legacy & reassessing our identity

    At this point, this story is about so much more than César Chávez—but for chronology’s sake let’s take this story back to March of this year. People’s Press was fresh off a Mid-winter Fair & Fiesta induced frenzy and I was already knee-deep in things I hadn’t done by the time the César Chávez event…

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  • Justin Orsino

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    rediscovering the legacy of the farmworker’s movement

    My ancestors in the Imperial Valley achieved hard-fought victories that will be celebrated years to come, but they came at a cost. It was a painful history that must never be forgotten. I, along with many others, inherited that pain, but we also carry the responsibility to learn from it, to let it inspire us,…

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    looking inwards: mexican-american identity & the imperial valley

    written by dario-felix morenoedited by sarina e. guerra Growing up as a third-generation Mexican-American in the Imperial Valley, my cultural identity has been shaped by a unique blend of family history, border dynamics, and the social realities of my community. While my roots trace back to Mexico on both sides, living near the border has…

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  • SWHS freshman bit by the journalism bug

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    SWHS freshman bit by the journalism bug

    written by heidi hayasakaedited by sarina e. guerra When I was in eighth grade, my eldest brother, Ian, would tell me all about this amazing class he had taken during his time at Southwest High School called Journalism 1 with Miss Hood. It was filled with young people writing news articles, features about people’s lives,…

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