Tijuana Restaurant Association Welcomes Food Trucks, at Last

TIJUANA – As part of the new guidelines put in place by the current City Council this past February, Telefónica Gastro Park, a collective of food trucks and stands, has been one of the first of its kind to join the National Chamber of Restaurant and Seasoned Foods Industry Tijuana – Tecate (CANIRAC). The head […]

April 13, 2017

Recent San Diego Heatwave Will Go Away by the Weekend but Expect Light Rain

SAN DIEGO – Not only are we in the midst of allergy season in the San Diego region, there’s also a sudden heatwave that’s been suffocating is since yesterday and it’ll go on until tomorrow. According to Weather.com, the high for today and tomorrow in San Diego will be in the lower 80° F. San […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana with the Most Expensive Housing in Northern Mexico

TIJUANA – According to statistics, Tijuana is the city with the most expensive rent rates in all Northern Mexico, regardless of this fact, it is still an option for sandiegans who are looking for ways to escape expensive housing north of the border. According to a local newspaper Frontera article, the average rent in Tijuana […]

April 13, 2017

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs at Rosarito’s Baja California Center

Baja California is more than ready to receive the legendary Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, who are playing this coming Sunday, April 17 in Rosarito’s Baja California Center. The ska and rock band from Buenos Aires comes back after 8 years of absence. This time around, the band will play at the Baja California […]

April 13, 2017

Asian Tourists Now an Important Part of Tijuana’s Tourism Revival

TIJUANA –Both Mexican and American tourist are helping revive Tijuana's once booming Avenida Revolución, but a third group is coming along for the ride: Asian tourist. While recent wave of tourists returning to the streets of Downtown Tijuana isn't bringing in the same numbers of people like back in the golden days of the 90, […]

April 13, 2017

Rosarito to Host the 2016 Regional Meetings Tourism Convention

BAJA – This coming Thursday, April 21 the 2016 Regional Meetings Tourism Convention will take place at Rosarito's Baja Convention Center, an event that will have people from the hotel, public transit, tourism and event organizing industries as well as students and any other party interested in Baja's tourism industry. "I think it's one of […]

April 13, 2017

Former Seminary Student Admits Child Sex Plot in Tijuana

SAN DIEGO — A former Ohio seminary student pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Wednesday to a plot to rape infant and toddler girls in Mexico. Joel Alexander Wright, 23, was arrested in January after getting off a plane at Lindbergh Field in San Diego. He faces at least 10 years in prison when […]

April 13, 2017

US Coast Guard Rescues 17 Stranded Immigrants off Pacific Beach

SAN DIEGO – Yesterday, 17 undocumented immigrants were rescued by the US Coast Guard from a small, stranded boat. According to a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter, they spotted a red flare at 4:45 am while on patrol west of Point Loma. 911 also reported a man calling to report that he had fired the red […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican First Lady Steals Spotlight from Husband During Trip to Germany

GERMANY – Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto arrived at Berlin this past Sunday as part of a State visit, wehe he will be staying there for three days. However, Mexico's First Lady, Angelica Rivera, has stolen the spotlight during the arrival ceremony. Three years ago the German newspaper Bild stated that Rivera was "The Most […]

April 13, 2017

New Cross Border Xpress Has Averaged 2,000 Daily Users Since Opening

SAN DIEGO –The head of Otay – Tijuana Venture, Enrique Valle, the company that manages the binational bridge, has stated that since the CBX’s opening, 300,000 users have walked through it. The CBX received closed to 5,000 people in just one day during the Spring Break season, while on regular days they process 2,200 people […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana’s Red Light District Isn’t as Bad as It Looks (or Sounds)

Tijuana's Red Light District, best known to locals as Zona Norte, is thought of as being "dangerous", or at best as "troublesome" most of the time. What the world and even locals many times forget, is that in the area there are hundreds of residents trying to make a living, especially as street vendors who […]

April 13, 2017

Rosarito on the Cheap: Mi Casa Supper Club

This is my first article for San Diego Red. I am creating a column called, "Rosarito on the Cheap." Up to now I've had a blog on Facebook called Baja Restaurant Scene. I've also been doing a restaurant tour in Rosarito, where I take 50 to 80 people to try different restaurants each month. Let […]

April 13, 2017

U.S. Tourists Are Returning to Downtown Tijuana

The head of the Tijuana Conventions and Tourism Committee (COTUCO), Francisco Villegas Peralta, has reported a new spike in American tourists in the city so far this year. "Tourism south of California's border has had an exceptional rise. Back in 2015, we had our best year in the last 10 and so far this year […]

April 13, 2017

New Edition of Warp Magazine Will Feature Baja Cuisine

TIJUANA – With their first edition, Warp Magazine emulated that famous Beatles' Abbey Road album cover with renowned local chefs Miguel Ángel Guerrero, Diego Hernández, Javier Plascencia and Giovanni Brassea walking over famous Revolución Avenue in Downtown Tijuana. The magazine's presentation was held in Tijuana's most visited shopping mall, Plaza Rio, at its new Food […]

April 13, 2017

P&C|Manufacuring : New Image, New Installations, And New Proposals

"The company of the people" for its initials, started operating in December of 2008 and since then has been able to maintain a portfolio of constant contacts in all areas of the manufacturing industry. It has grown next to it in a structured manner, articulating its services to this industry. That is how in 2013 […]

April 13, 2017

CBX at Tijuana Airport Celebrates Official Inauguration

SAN DIEGO – Even though Cross Border Xpress doors opened in December of last year, the official inauguration was held today in San Diego with Tijuana and San Diego officials doing the honors. Since the beginning of its operation, the bridge that connects the Tijuana International Airport with San Diego transportation services, has been used […]

April 13, 2017

Burned Tijuana Paint Factory Confirmed an Accident

TIJUANA – The Tijuana fire department has ruled the burned down Sherwin Williams paint processing plant an accident, the incident happened this past February near the central bus terminal in the eastside of the city. The state’s Attorney General (PGJE) will only file the case since no crime was commited. The city’s fire department, which […]

April 13, 2017

5 Budget-Friendly Baja Hotels

Our friends at Discover Baja Travel Club have put together a list of their favorite budget accommodations on the peninsula where travelers will get great value without breaking the bank. The following hotels are all under US$40/night for double occupancy. San Quintin, B.C. Hotel Jardines Price: $600 pesos As the name suggests, the rooms are […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Indie Film Wins Best Feature Film at the Houston Latino Film Festival

Amir, an indie movie that was filmed in Tijuana, won Best Feature Film at the Houston Latino Film Festival, which took place on March 25th to the 27th. Directed by José Paredes and with performances by actors Jorge Guevara, Tania Niebla, Lirio Karina, Paul Jiménez, Fernando Fisher and Pedro Rodman. It tells the story of […]

April 13, 2017

Spring Break Brings 1.138 Million Tourists to Baja

TIJUANA – Baja tourism had an important and remarkable landmark, a 19% tourism increase compared to last year's Spring Break. This increase was registered from Friday, March 18 to Sunday, April 3rd. Close to 1,138,408 tourists came to visit seven Baja tourist destinations during this holiday season, there were also 16 cruise ships that docked […]

April 13, 2017