Governor-elect Marina del Pilar, throws first pitch at Los Padres game in San Diego

This Friday, September 24, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, Governor-elect of Baja California, symbolically threw the first pitch at the Los Padres game in San Diego as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Likewise, the mutual recognition between Latin America and the United States is placed at the forefront, therefore, theGovernor-elect considered that Baja California is […]

September 25, 2021

Baja California: COVID-19 cases spike in the last 24 hours

During the daily report from the Government of Baja California, Baja California's Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, reported that the state has shown a notable rebound in the increase of COVID-19 cases after they had declined weeks ago. According to the general report of the virus in the world, Mexico has entered the Top […]

September 25, 2021

Mayor Karla Ruiz’s actions to address the immigration situation in Tijuana

Tijuana's first female mayor, Karla Ruiz Macfarland is known for taking the initiative on issues that had been left behind by the previous administration: one of these is immigrants in Tijuana. In the few months that Ruiz Macfarland has served as mayor, she has taken these actions that bring the city closer to alleviating the […]

September 24, 2021

Tijuana Mayor Karla Ruiz Macfarland unveils plaque in her honor in Morelos Park

For her support to the Wildlife Conservation Management Unit (UMA), Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, Tijuana's Mayor unveils a plaque dedicated to her in Morelos Park. During her speech, Ruiz Macfarland highlighted the efforts made by the head of the Municipal System of Theme Parks of Tijuana (Simpatt), Azahel Mercedes Puente Camarena, to achieve partnerships that […]

September 24, 2021

Tijuana will have cool weather and possibility of showers this weekend

The National Water Commission (Conagua) has informed that the sky will be mostly cloudy in Tijuana this Friday, as well as the possibility of showers and isolated thunderstorms. While the temperature is expected to be a maximum of 75 °F (24 °C) and a minimum of 59 °F (17 °C). On the other hand, according […]

September 24, 2021

City Hall closes two establishments for not respecting protocols

The Inspection and Verification Department of the XXIII City Hall of Tijuana closed two establishments located in the Downtown area after they exceeded the permitted capacity under the sanitary protocol to prevent further COVID-19 infections. As a result of this, four fines were applied to businesses, eight to street vendors and another three sanctions to […]

September 23, 2021

11 craft beers from Baja California were analyzed; 4 contained fecal feces

This Wednesday the State Commission for the Protection against Health Risks (Coepris) analyzed certain beers from Baja California and detected E. coli in some of them. This bacteria is found in feces. A total of 11 craft breweries in the state were analyzed and the result was that four of them contained traces of feces. […]

September 23, 2021

La Bufadora in Ensenada will be renovated; they will invest in improving its image

According to what was informed this Wednesday by the municipal president of Ensenada, Armando Ayala Robles, initiatives will be sought to improve the image of the tourist sector in Ensenada, which includes the attraction La Bufadora, located in the Maneadero delegation. For this, they will be supported by some projects elaborated by architecture students at […]

September 23, 2021

Tijuana’s first female mayor, Karla Ruiz receives recognition from Mujer Actual magazine

The mayor of Tijuana, Karla Ruiz Macfarland is often recognized for the work she has done to make Tijuana a better city. This work has different aspects, some related to the environment, others to binational relations or her initiatives in favor of adolescence, inclusion and women. Therefore, we are not surprised that the magazine Mujer […]

September 22, 2021

ITC: The best level of healthcare for cancer patients is in Tijuana

The level of medical care in Tijuana has made thousands of people who visit the city for health services return, even in times of pandemic. According to Ivette Casillas Rivera, director of Health Tourism in Baja California, in the first half of 2021 medical tourism was the trigger for the state's tourism recovery. Although the […]

September 22, 2021

San Diego decress ‘Mayor Karla Ruiz Macfarland Day’ in honor of the mayor of Tijuana

Todd Gloria, Mayor of San Diego County, decreed this September 21st as "Municipal President Karla Ruiz Macfarland Day", with the purpose of thanking the Tijuana Mayor for her collaboration and participation during her administration for the benefit of both border cities. Todd Gloria highlighted the opportunity he had to work in coordination with the first […]

September 21, 2021

More than 2 thousand Tijuana residents evacuated from the municipal palace during earthquake drill

As part of the activities carried out by the XXIII Tijuana City Hall in the framework of the National Civil Protection Day, a drill was carried out with the participation of 2 thousand 115 people who work in 76 public agencies and who were evacuated in order with the help of members of Civil Protection. […]

September 21, 2021

Pay attention to your back pain, it could be a herniated disc

One of the most annoying and recurring ailments that at least 80 to 90 percent of people suffer from at some point in their lives is back pain. When the pain becomes recurrent then one of its causes could be a herniated disc. Commonly people attribute it to sciatica, whose pain in the lower back […]

September 21, 2021

5 actions by Mayor Karla Ruiz to improve the environment in Tijuana

The mayor of Tijuana made a commitment to the citizens to create a cleaner city with green spaces. This to improve their quality of life, but also to generate a space that is attractive to tourists, as these generate benefits for the economy of society. Ruiz Macfarland was not even a year in the mayor's […]

September 21, 2021

Tijuana and San Diego authorities install air quality monitor in Otay

Karla Ruiz Macfarland, Mayor of Tijuana, was one of the main guests at the inauguration of the Air Quality Monitoring Station in Otay, imposed by Air Pollution Controls District (APCD) of San Diego County, which will have the objective of measuring air quality and issuing bilateral strategies to combat air pollution in both border cities. […]

September 20, 2021

Director of Attention to Immigrants in Tijuana is recognized as “Character of the Year 2021”

Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, Mayor of Tijuana, congratulated and recognized the Municipal Director of Attention to Immigrants, José Luis Pérez Canchola for his leadership in the field of human rights, as well as for his actions to protect migrants, for which the group Grupo XXI Tijuana A.C., considers him worthy of the title "Character of […]

September 20, 2021

One more month! U.S.-Mexico border restrictions to continue through October

September and October will not be the months in which the long-awaited border reopening will take place, since once again the U.S. authorities have announced that the restrictions will continue at least until October 21. This despite the fact that the northern border cities of Mexico have registered fewer cases of coronavirus in the last […]

September 20, 2021

Incidence in Baja California is fundamental for border reopening: Pérez Rico

During his daily report, the Baja California Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, emphasized a fundamental factor on which the reopening of the border with the United States will depend: incidence. The doctor assured that based on this data, the North American government could relax the restrictions with Mexico if it sees the effective reproduction […]

September 20, 2021

Tijuana City Hall and “We Love U” Foundation clean up Cañon del Matadero

This weekend the Tijuana City Hall and the "We Love U" Foundation carried out a cleanup day in the Cañon del Matadero neighborhood, with the objective of maintaining clean and rehabilitated rain gutters, green areas and recreational spaces. The municipal president, Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, toured the area, where around 22 tons of garbage were […]

September 19, 2021

El Mirador Sports Complex reopens to the public

The Municipal Sports Institute (Imdet), under instructions from the Mayor of Tijuana, Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, who wants to promote sports in the community, reopened the facilities of the Sports Unit El Mirador. The director of Imdet, María Antonieta Gómez Gómez, highlighted the work of the competent authorities, since their efforts have given citizens the […]

September 18, 2021