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🌱 What Calexico’s $159 million budget means for your city services.

Calexico, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Calexico! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Calexico’s $159 million budget means for your city services.
  • Read how a Calexico senior turns desert silence into powerful poetry.
  • How a Calexico Bulldog earned a spot on the U.S. U-15 team.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 105 and low of 83 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Sunny and hot, temps: high: 110, low: 81.
  • Sunday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 111 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City of Calexico Previews FY26-27 Budget (calexicochronicle.com) — Calexico’s proposed $159 million FY26-27 budget keeps the general fund balanced while warning of long-term gaps as Measure H nears expiration. City leaders prioritize public safety and basic services, defer some staffing and project requests, and will revisit the plan at a June 17 council meeting.
   

• The Dawg House Arts – A Bold, All-Encompassing Space For Student Creativity (calexicochronicle.com) — Calexico High School senior Adam Mchiri Nunez is showcasing local creativity with his poem “The Echo of the Dune” in the regional chapbook Dancing Feelings. Part of a Latinx youth poetry project in Imperial County, his work uses the desert landscape to explore resilience, identity, and emotional strength.
   

• Calexico's Rising Star: Miguel Escamilla Shines on the National Stage (calexicochronicle.com) — Calexico High School standout Miguel Escamilla has been called up to the Sporting Kansas City Academy and invited to the U.S. U-15 National Team, putting Calexico pride on the national soccer stage. His achievements highlight the dedication, support, and talent emerging from Calexico’s Bulldog community.
   

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  • Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Member Service Cleaner Part Time in Calexico. Apply here.
  • Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Retail Cashier Associate - Part-time in Calexico. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Calexico here.

🗞 Nearby News

El Centro

  • Community invited to Juneteenth celebration at MLK Sports Pavilion (thedesertreview.com)
  • Fatal Crash on Highway 86, Big Rigs Collide (sweetlaw.com)
  • Imperial Valley Food Bank receives donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (kyma.com)

Holtville

  • Imperial County Farm Bureau honors retiring IID water manager Mike Pacheco after 46 years of service (ivpressonline.com)

Ok Calexico! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Calexico

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Calexico

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.