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 at 11:40 PM PDT

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 at 4:32 PM PDT

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 at 12:40 PM PDT

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 at 12:09 PM PDT

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 at 8:00 PM PDT

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 at 4:45 PM PDT

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 at 2:11 PM PDT

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 at 1:45 PM PDT

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 at 7:17 PM PDT

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 at 7:43 PM PDT

Looking for a job, the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana has a job opening

The U.S. Consulate General in Tijuana has published through its Official Facebook a job offer to work as a Security Investigator, according to the web page, the salary for this position is $374,212.64. The position is full time and the requirements that the Consulate is looking for is that the applicant has at least 2 […]

September 18, 2021 at 1:55 PM PDT

Mexicali continues to be the municipality with the highest number of active COVID-19 cases

During the daily COVID-19 report shared by the State Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, it was revealed through different statistics that the municipality of Mexicali is the one that currently has the highest number of active cases in the entire state of Baja California, gaining 59 new positive cases. According to Pérez Rico, this […]

September 18, 2021 at 12:35 PM PDT

Tijuana closes establishment during national holidays for not respecting sanitary protocols

The Tijuana City Hall, through operations by the Inspection and Verification Department, closed a business in La Presa Abelardo L. Rodríguez, during the patriotic celebrations because it was not respecting the sanitary protocols imposed by the Secretariat of Health. In addition, four other establishments in different areas were sanctioned for lack of documentation to operate. […]

September 17, 2021 at 4:20 PM PDT

Mayor Karla Ruiz Macfarland supports initiatives to attract tourism to Tijuana

The Mayor of Tijuana, Karla Ruiz Macfarland, is known for maintaining excellent relations with the authorities of the border city of San Diego, she has been seen chatting on several occasions, either via Zoom or at events with Mayor Todd Gloria, who during the presentation of the Garita Otay II project highlighted the work of […]

September 17, 2021 at 2:25 PM PDT

Turbine on a VivaAerobus plane catches fire on its way to Tijuana

News has reached the Bajio newspapers and it was reported that a VivaAerobus airline plane made an emergency landing. This was due to a fire in one of the aircraft's turbines, which was on its way from Del Bajio International Airport to General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport, located in Tijuana. According to a brief […]

September 17, 2021 at 1:50 PM PDT

Restaurant “La Casa de la Langosta” in Rosarito wins national award

National CANIRAC has 30 years recognizing the best of the Mexican restaurant industry in different categories. The selection from thousands of proposals sent by all the delegations of the country are analyzed by a jury that is composed of 26 recognized personalities of the gastronomic industry. Under this context, the restaurant "La Casa de la […]

September 17, 2021 at 9:40 AM PDT

Tijuana City Hall commemorates Independence Day with motorized parade

The Mayor of Tijuana, Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, hosted the civic act commemorating the 211th Anniversary of the beginning of the Independence of Mexico, and was a spectator of the motorized parade transmitted virtually through the official Facebook page of the XXIII City Hall of Tijuana, where, at the same time, citizens could enjoy the […]

September 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM PDT

Mexican Consul in Turkey celebrates Independence Day and says: “¡Viva López Obrador!”

Mexico's consul in Turkey, Isabel Arvide, gave the "Grito de Independencia" in Istanbul and mentioned the president´s name with a euphoric: "Viva Lopez Obrador!". Her act caused indignation among some of those attending the official ceremony on September 15 due to the controversy involved in including the president next to the historical heroes and modifying […]

September 16, 2021 at 10:54 AM PDT

First phase of International Hospital in Tijuana completed

The largest and most modern hospital in the northwest of the country has just inaugurated its first phase in Tijuana. This is the International Hospital, which will have an investment of around 150 million dollars. The initial phase of the project was completed on September 10, after four years of construction and some delays due […]

September 16, 2021 at 10:06 AM PDT

The most interesting events this weekend in Tijuana and Rosarito

This weekend we will have the perfect weather to go out and have a good time with our family and friends, obviously taking our precautions against the COVID-19 pandemic, and what better way to entertain ourselves than with these four events in Tijuana and Rosarito. TlaquepArte Located at the Baja California Convention Center in Rosarito, […]

September 15, 2021 at 3:11 PM PDT