A long meeting was held between wheat producers and state lawmakers in order to find a solution to make fair payments for their produce.
Assembly Speaker Rodolfo Olimpo led the gathering along with Agriculture, Livestock, and Fishing Legislative Commission Chair Armando Espinoza.
Producers’ Council President Javier Quintero demanded a solution during the meeting given wheat producers are getting low payments for their produce.
Besides, their counterparts from neighboring Sonora state are getting paid more with federal funds.
Producers said neither state nor federal officials have addressed the issue.
The prices paid for their produce are not enough to cover production costs, they said.
The parties will meet again April 29.
A special Assembly meeting will be scheduled to address the topic.
Assembly members agreed with producers to travel to Mexico City to seek additional funds.
Teenagers arrested for assaulting cop
Seven teenagers and an adult were arrested early Sunday after assaulting a police officer, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said at 1 a.m. a police agent arrived at Río del Carmen Avenue, between 13 and 14 Streets at Fraccionamiento Villa Verde in eastern Mexicali.
The police did not disclose much regarding the incident, but reported a patrol car had damages on the hood and several windows.
The police agent had injuries on the right side of his face.
According to authorities, a 14-year-old girl identified as Tanía Aislin had a fracture on her right leg.
The individuals arrested were identified as Josué, Carlos, Kevin, and Álvaro, all 18; as well as Bryan, 16; Santiago Antonio, 17; Guillermo Eduardo, 15; and Evelyn, 34.
Man shot to death
A man was shot to death Monday morning in a solid waste site located in the rural town of Los Algodones, said the Municipal Public Safety Department.
Authorities said the incident was reported at 9:50 a.m. at the site, south of Andrade, Calif.
According to an employee in charge of the place, the victim arrived along with another man in a burgundy Jeep Cherokee.
Moments later, the witness heard a shot and observed the vehicle leaving at a high rate of speed.
The victim is a 45-year-old man who was wearing blue denim jeans.
The suspect was described by authorities as a man of 6’2”.
No more details were provided.
Official’s impeachment bill introduced
A state lawmaker introduced a bill to reform the law in order to make it easier to impeach elected officials.
Assemblywoman Rosalba López, a National Action Party member from Tijuana, said the proposal seeks to include omissions by public servants as motivation to move forward with impeachment procedures.
The bill also looks to punish those who avoid discipline or attempt to save public employees who incur in violations.
“Residents are tired of these situations, so I consider we must strengthen the issue and forbid cases like this to repeat in the future,” she said.
Lopez recalled impeachment procedures against former Mexicali and Tijuana officials that did not come to fruition.
Those cases are related to rival Institutional Revolutionary Party members.
The bill would include lawmakers who do not move forward with impeachment requests, even though the evidence shows clear violations.
The bill was turned to the Government, Legislative, and Constitutional Affairs Commission.
