San Diego Mayor discusses the extension of border restrictions

This Sunday, August 22nd marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of Friendship Park since its inauguration in 1971, the binational park located on the San Diego – Tijuana border at Imperial Beach and Playas de Tijuana. During the commemoration of this important day, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria took the opportunity to talk about […]

August 23, 2021

Non-essential travel to the U.S. may be allowed; it will depend on CBP

Restrictions on crossings from Mexico into the United States continue at virtually all points of entry into the U.S., as border residents are well aware. However, we sometimes hear from friends or acquaintances who claim to have crossed the border without an essential reason. Likewise, groups such as "Cómo está la línea" (How's the line) […]

August 23, 2021

Third wave of COVID-19 in Baja California will end in 7 days

The state Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, foresees that the third wave of COVID-19 will end in 7 days in Baja California. During his daily press conference, the doctor specified that at this moment the infection curve is increasing, registering a slight decrease yesterday, so the trend must be studied in the following three […]

August 23, 2021

Baja California is the state with the second highest number of deaths of children due to COVID-19

The Executive Secretariat of the National System for the Integral Protection of Children and Adolescents (Spinna), has placed Baja California as the state with the second highest number of child deaths due to COVID-19. The state is behind the Estado de Mexico (93) and is tied with Nuevo Leon with 44 deaths. It is followed […]

August 23, 2021

Baja California registers no deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours

Baja California currently has a total of 55 thousand 567 COVID-19 infections, according to the latest official figures published by the Secretariat of Health (SSa) today, August 22nd. Regarding the number of deaths, in the last 24 hours there were no deaths caused by the coronavirus, so the number of deaths remains at 9 thousand […]

August 22, 2021

Baja California will remain under the yellow traffic light for two more weeks

The yellow coloration of the epidemiological traffic light chart for COVID-19 will continue in Baja California for the next two weeks, confirmed this Saturday by the head of the State Health Secretariat, Alonso Pérez Rico. As of next Monday, Baja California will continue under the yellow epidemiological traffic light for the following two weeks . […]

August 21, 2021

Mayor Karla Ruiz supports initiatives to promote child inclusion in Tijuana

The Mayor of Tijuana, Karla Ruiz Macfarland, continues with her commitment to improve the quality of life of all citizens. This also includes the little ones, who through social programs have enjoyed events and recognitions especially for them. It is very important to the Mayor that all Tijuanense children have the same opportunities, so she […]

August 20, 2021

Ensenada Beer Fest 2021 will celebrate a new edition in style

The Ensenada Beer Fest 2021, an event that describes itself as ''one of the largest craft beer festivals in Mexico,'' will seek to bring the best of the beer industry to Ensenada on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11, at the Riviera del Pacifico Cultural Center. The cost of tickets for Friday, September 10 […]

August 20, 2021

Tijuana will build niches and a common grave for deceased immigrants

The Tijuana City Hall announced, in collaboration with the Municipal Public Services Department, the construction of 300 initial niches (with an expansion to 8 thousand) and a common grave for the care of deceased immigrants with the purpose of providing a space for those who have died in the city until they are claimed by […]

August 20, 2021

The coronavirus will be a challenge for Baja California during the winter season

A month ago Baja California registered 353 active COVID-19 cases, yesterday they totaled one thousand 292, and today they rose to one thousand 402, already approaching the record date for such cases, which was in January of this year, with one thousand 489 . "This is the seventh consecutive (rising) week, and in the last […]

August 20, 2021

Forget about Las Americas! U.S. extends border restrictions until September

Mexicans will be prohibited from crossing into the United States for non-essential travel for another 30 days, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday. "The United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through September 21, while continuing to ensure the flow of […]

August 20, 2021

Mayor Karla Ruiz promotes job opportunities for Tijuana residents in the U.S.

The Mayor of Tijuana, Karla Ruiz Macfarland, maintains excellent relations with the leaders of the State of Baja California as well as with those of California, so we are not surprised to hear that the City Council has begun to promote job offers in Los Angeles. According to a press release from the Tijuana City […]

August 19, 2021

Will Tijuana become the home of refugees from Afghanistan?

This Wednesday, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, informed that the Mexican government has started processing the first asylum requests from citizens of Afghanistan, giving priority to requests from women and children. They also informed that they will not reveal how many requests, nor other details due to the fact that the lives of […]

August 19, 2021

Baja California registers almost 400 new cases of COVID-19 in one day

Cases of COVID-19 in Baja California skyrocketed from Wednesday, August 18 to Thursday, August 19, according to the latest report from the Secretariat of Health. In the last 24 hours, 394 new infections were registered, of which 186 belong to Tijuana, 88 to Mexicali, 62 to Ensenada, 26 to Rosarito, 13 to San Felipe, 11 […]

August 19, 2021

Marina del Pilar attends meeting for transitional process as governor of Baja California

As part of the provisions of the Law of Transition and Reception of Public Affairs for the State, the transition team of the Governor Elect of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila, participated in a meeting with representatives of the outgoing government this Wednesday, August 18, in order to establish a schedule of meetings to […]

August 18, 2021

Border reopening with the U.S. will not happen soon: Marcelo Ebrard

Border restrictions are about to reach a year and a half, however, despite the fact that for many, mostly border residents, this time has seemed like an eternity, it seems that these restrictions will not be lifted soon. This was informed by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard during a press conference this Wednesday morning where he […]

August 18, 2021

27 swap meet businesses sanctioned for failing to comply with sanitary protocols in Tijuana

The Tijuana City Hall and the Inspection and Verification Department were in charge of inspecting swap meet stalls in swap meets to make sure they were complying with the sanitary measures imposed by the Secretariat of Health to face COVID-19. After the inspection day, it was revealed that 27 businesses were penalized for not complying […]

August 18, 2021

Due to strains and the winter season, Baja Californians will be vaccinated again in November

In early July of this year Baja California achieved to vaccinate 70% of its population against COVID-19, today there are 2,111,253 people who have completed their vaccination plan, which represents 78.32% of the population. However, in view of the new variants of COVID-19 and the upcoming arrival of the winter season, a period in which […]

August 18, 2021

Valle de Guadalupe among the top 5 wine regions of 2021

Undoubtedly, one of the most visited places in Baja California by local and international wine lovers is Valle de Guadalupe. This locality not only offers a taste of its best wines, but also enchants with its incredible landscapes and sunsets, so it was impossible for experts not to recognize it among the top 10 wine […]

August 17, 2021

Baja California is Mexico’s state with the highest foreign investment

Baja California has become the Mexican state with the highest foreign investment. This is the second time in history, the first was in 2006 when approximately 328.1 million dollars came in, while this 2021 it was achieved with 1,321 million dollars. This information was provided by the Secretariat of Economy, who also shared that the […]

August 17, 2021