Mexico’s First Lady Criticized for Wearing Veil in Saudi Arabia, Unlike Michelle Obama

This weekend, Mexico's president Enrique Peña Nieto, visited Saudi Arabia to award king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and recognize the "prominent services" that he has "made" towards humanity, something that outraged people online due to Saudi Arabia's history regarding human rights violations. However, this whole kerfuffle didn't end there. The conversation online turned towards Angelica […]

Baby Sea Lion Rescued in Ensenada

ENSENADA – After getting a call from the locals at Playa Misión, members of Mexico's Environmental Protection Agency (Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente [PROFEPA] in Spanish) went to the place where the very weak and still breastfed baby sea lion was found. Authorities said its mom wasn't there and that the baby showed signs […]

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Turns Out that Instant Bread Rey Eats in Star Wars The Force Awakens Actually Exists

Star Wars is mostly recognized for its awesome spaceship battles, lightsaber duels, its incredible characters and memorable dialogues, but in action movies such as The Force Awakens, there's other scenes that are regarded as special moments. If you already saw the movie, then you know exactly which instant bread we're talking about on the headline, […]

PEMEX Gas Prices Drop in Baja California

On January 1, 2016, Pemex fuel prices in Baja dropped 3%. The price drop is the first in nearly seven years and is a step in deregulating the current state-owned fuel industry in Mexico. Prices will now fluctuate on a monthly basis (no more than 3% above or below the previous month’s prices), whereas they […]

The Food Colectivos of Northern Baja

The food truck phenomenon has been sweeping the U.S. for some time, and northern Baja California was quick to catch on and then take the movement one step further. Colectivos (collectives) are groups of small food stands or food trucks gathered together, allowing customers to try a selection of food from multiple independent eateries under […]

Second Candidate Registers to Run for Tijuana Mayor as an Independent

TIJUANA – This Friday at noon, Carolina Aubanel Riedel, successfully registered herself as a Tijuana mayoral candidate at the National Electoral Institute's headquarters in Mexicali. Aubanel, owner of the local television network Síntesis, was joined by her campaign team, who have 40 days to gather enough signatures from Tijuana residents in order to run for […]

Former Tijuana Mayor Claims Current Mayor Gets Orders from Casino Kingpin Billionaire Hank Rhon

TIJUANA – Astiazarán gets orders from Grupo Caliente’s president and former Tijuana mayor, Jorge Hank Rhon, according to also former Tijuana mayor, Carlos Bustamante Anchondo. The accusations were made at a press conference where Bustamante assured current Tijuana mayor Jorge Astiazarán, who has allegedly been taking steps to protect the business interests of Hank Rhon […]

Best of Baja 2015 | WokTrok Wins Best Food Truck

Maybe it has something to do with being on the West Coast, but for some reason Tijuana loves its Asian food. Another thing that Tijuana loves… Food trucks! Which didn't surprise us when our readers voted for WokTrok, an Asian fusion food truck located in Tijuana's La Cacho neighborhood as the best one in Baja […]

Erectile Dysfunction is What Brought “El Chapo” to Tijuana

News about Sinaloa cartel leader "El Chapo" Guzmán's recapture, Rolling Stone's exclusive interview, Sean Penn pictured alongside the infamous capo and Kate del Castillo's juicy texts has been all over the news this past week. But now, Mexican newspaper Reforma is reporting intimate information regarding the drug kingpin's Tijuana visit: He visited the border town […]

Baja California’s Governor to Investigate “El Chapo” Tijuana Visit

TIJUANA – After multiple media sources shared yesterday the news of "El Chapo" Guzmán's Tijuana plastic surgery visit, Baja California's governor, Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, stated he ordered an investigation on the matter. "Neither the Ministry of Public Security or any other government agency ever told us much less confirmed that his visit ever happened, […]

100 Years Ago a Flood Almost Wiped Tijuana Off the Map

A very peculiar story in which a man allegedly caused intense rains and floods will be part of a lecture called "1916-2016. Centenario del diluvio que borró Tijuana" (1916-2016. Tijuana's 100 Year Anniversary of the Flood that Wiped It Off the Face of the Earth), this Thursday, January 14 at 6 pm, delivered by professor […]

“El Chapo” went to Tijuana to get a face lift?

It seems that "El Chapo" Guzmán went to Tijuana sometime during the six months that he was a fugitive. You may ask yourself, what for? It appears he traveled to the infamous border town to get cosmetic treatment and for a prosthetic implant, these procedures require general anesthesia and an operating room, which is why […]

Outrage in Baja Over Images of Hunters with Bighorn Sheep

Facebook users were outraged after a series of photos shared by someone apparently promoting a hunting club called Baja Outfitters. The pictures show different people posing alongside a dead bighorn sheep, a vulnerable species and a representative animal of Baja California. Carlos Velarde expressed his concerns to the authorities and showed empathy to the animal. […]

Are You Hungry and in L.A.? Go to Danny Trejo’s Taco Shop

If you're in the L.A. area or are planning of driving up north, then maybe you'll want to drive by La Brea Ave. in two weeks from now, when Trejo's Tacos officially opens to the general public. The tacos are made with pure organic produce according to the LA Times and best of all is […]

Watch a Special Screening of The Boy in San Diego

If you're a fan of horror films and of Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead), then you can't miss this chance. Hometown Fan Premieres invites you to The Boy premiere with a few perks. Go to www.theboyfanpremiere.movie to check out more information on how to get tickets for the premiere, which will only happen in select […]

San Diego Nonprofit Fresh Start Will Host Free Public Screening Clinic for Kids with Physical Deformities

SAN DIEGO — Jan. 12, 2016 — Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a San Diego-based nonprofit organization, will host its 2016 Fresh Start Screening Clinic on Jan. 30, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Fresh Start Clinic located at 7920 Frost St., San Diego, CA 92123. During the Fresh Start Screening Clinic, members […]

Farewells to David Bowie on Twitter from Politicians, Celebrities and even The Vatican

Thousands of fans around the world have paid tribute to David Robert Jones, better known as David Bowie, after hearing about his death. The tweets written in his honor have been all over the Twittersphere, including posts from other artistic, political and even religious figures. According to Twitter monitoring platform Visibrain, in just the first […]

El Chapo’s U.S. Extradition Possible but Uncertain

El Chapo Guzmán has been recaptured, now what? The Interior Minister, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, stated back in October that Guzmán Loera's U.S. extradition wouldn't be immediate and it currently seems like he'll be staying in Mexico for at least a while. At this moment, the Sinaloa cartel leader has three filed extradition requests and […]

“El Chapo” Guzmán recaptured in Mexico

Mexico's president, Enrique Peña Nieto, announced this morning on his personal Twitter account that Mexican authorities have recaptured Sinaloa cartel's leader, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, who escaped last year from a maximum security prison. Source: Twitter / @EPN This is the third time Mexico's most wanted man has been captured, this time in Los […]