I have a very good friend/slash customer that I drive her and her family back and forth from here…read more When I first came to this city, I was like... wow, this is super far in the middle of nowhere. Now that I have been here so many times, I am comfortable with finding a place to sit and wait if I don't drive back home right away. It does get super ridiculously hot out here in the summers, but can get super cold in the winter. Thanks to my friend who has shown me around and opened up my eyes to what I call the Gateway to El Centro. It's still a small enough city to say that my favorite hang out here is the McDonald's. Lol. I will be back through here again soon!

Once, when I was 20, I was in love ... well ok, I've been in love a time or two since then but this…read morewas that first head over heels, go anywhere, do anything, take on the world, adult-sort of love that I'd ever truly experienced. Sometimes, you do dumb things for your partner and going to Brawley to see her relatives was one of them. Brawley is located at the bottom of the Imperial Valley. Bottom is instructive in more ways than one as it is over 100 feet BELOW sea level. In a sense, this place is an accident. It was not meant to be exposed but through quirks in topgraphy there it is. It really should just be seafloor. In any case, it isn't yet (global warming should ultimately solve this little imbalance) and people live there for reasons not clearly articulated. We went in June with, as one of her redneck uncles said, a car with a "260" air conditioner. That is, "two windows down, 60 miles an hour." Heh, more like a 2100 model actually but I digress... Brawley in June is a smoking 120F at times, and that day was no exception. No one really moved much during daylight hours as the sun would vaporize you like a small atomic blast were one foolish enough to venture outside. The local industry seems to be poverty mixed with nightly doses of pentacostal, tongue-speakin', snake dancin' religion (interesting how those seem to go hand in glove with each other). The local recreation seems to consist of taking your dune buggy out to the sand hills and tearing it up (ignoring the endangered species living there) and there are also several military bombing ranges nearby to provide added fun. It seems to me it's usually a sign that if the government wants to destroy the area, you should probably leave. So far though, those people are staying there, guess they're waiting for the return of the sea.

10/17/2019 Received Superior service from mr. Federico…read moreGarcia. Everyone at this location is very friendly and respectful. Far superior to the veterans service office in Indio California. you should call this location and make an appointment for your own convenience.

They were able to tell me the situation and what junk mail is. Great customer service! The post…read moreoffice is not allowed to block junk mail, so be careful when you get mail like this and shred it right away without opening it! I accidentally opened it because my neighbor is almost never home so I found out barely.

I moved here 2 and a half years ago and we've been experiecning issues with recieving our mail and…read moreothers around me. You guys will put surrounding neighbors mail in m mailbox and give my neighbors my mail. Once you guys had even gave me someones IID bill and it was clearly addressed to a P.O. BOX and it still ended up in my mail box. My neighbor has been complaining that she hasn't been recieving her mail but recieved mine. Yesterday Feb 4, 2021 you guys had gave one package to me and gave the rest to my neighbor when the names on both mail and both packages were addressed and named to us. I filed a complaint with the BBB and left a message on the U.S. Postal Service Feedback. I will be making more complaints to make sure the RIGHT thing is done about this issue. Our landlord has mentioned to me to my face after a year living here that this issue was NEVER an issue until we moved here.

The Imperial officers have been pretty cool so far. I'm glad they are patrolling in my neighborhood…read moreoften. To make up for the dumb guy that answers the phone at the station, the new Imperial Animal Control officer, Stephanie is doing amazing things. She goes above and beyond for the animals and it's obvious that she appreciates her job and really cares about the animals. I'm glad they found a good AC officer here because stray animals, animals caught in canals, animal abuse is crazy in this area.

The most ridiculous police officers. I am from Redlands Ca. My daughter was visiting her father for…read morethe weekend and called for help. She was approached as if she was the criminal in the situation. I don't know what the teenagers are like in this city but I do know she was being judged as a rebellious teenager. She is not that at all. She is a B average student and her hobbies are anything science related. Never runs the streets or gets into trouble. She felt she was in danger along with one other child. Officer then went on to say he was raised in an abusive home and would have never called the police. Im pretty sure the 911 call was not about you and your upbringing Mr. Officer. Basically, according to Imperial police it is ok for someone to put their hands on you for no reason. Did you know that you can harm someone as long as you dont leave marks, according to Imperial Police. Oh, and you can put a pillow over someone's face as long as you don't suffocate them all the way. Also, my daughter requested for me to come get her. They stated I would be arrested. That is funny to me since not once did they check my court order. Her father and are friends and have no drama which is the reason why she was there at his house on not one of his weekend's. Maybe Imperial Police should know how to do their job and check court orders before they degrade a child. Dispatch said an officer would call me, they never did. I am not surprised at the lack of professionalism with this department. Haven't heard very good things about this town. Where we live law enforcement is understanding and knows the law. I would like to thank Imperial police department for now I know my daughter is not safe in your town. Also, thank you for now my daughter at 15 years old doubts the justice system. This is a major problem in the world today. Violence because children are growing up disrespecting law enforcement, but why does this happen? This happens because of uneducated police like at Imperial Ca. Good job law enforcement (sarcastic)!

I want to give a HUGE thank you and show my upmost gratitude for CHP officer Nate Thaller. I ran…read moreout of gas while driving a rental truck and pulling a very large RV I had just bought that day. It was very hot out. I had my French bulldog with me they don't do well in the heat whatsoever he could have died. He kindly stopped to check on my well-being, after learning the situation he allowed me to sit in the back of his car and he drove me to a gas station AND BACK also directed traffic for me as I put the gas in roadside , saving me from a 6 mile walk and possibly losing my best friend in the desert heat not to mention to mention a number of dangers that come along walking down the interstate ...THANK YOU Nate. It will be an interesting story when talking about back on the day I got this RV. I appreciate you stay safe. Brian

I was travelling to California from Arizona for a family trip to a well-known amusement park. I…read morehad barely crossed into the state when my check engine light came on. I pulled over, and before I could get out of my car, this really short CHiP officer pulled behind me and started writing me a ticket for stopping. He ignored my explanation, told me "Tell it to the judge." He then said sarcastically "Welcome to California." The "officer's" name was Jonny Ambriz, his badge number is 17837. He's short, pudgy and nervous. We turned around, went home and refuse to ever enter that state again.

The Tumco Historic Site is an abandoned gold mining town and is historic for being one of the…read moreearliest gold mining areas in California. It'd history spanned some 300 years, with periods of boom and bust. Over 200,000 ounces of gold was taken from the mines in the area, unfortunately, none in my pockets when we were there. We went out to see the area just to get out of the house during the quarantine. It's the perfect area to be pretty much alone to hike, talk short walks, look at spring flowers and see the remnants of an old gold mine. The good news is that it's a not a long drive off Hwy. 8. If you have some time, it could be a fun place for you to explore. Keep an eye out for rattlesnakes and scorpions that roam the desert.

What a great place to camp (we stayed for a week). It can be quite windy so be prepared for that,…read morebut the historical hike is so nice. Don't get me wrong most things have disappeared through the 300 or so years but you can still make out where things would have been. It's a very beautiful area with great hiking. And, plenty of space for our RV so we're well away from others if we wanted to be.