Mexico’s Government Dislikes Pope Francis Use of the Word “Mexicanization”

MEXICO.- A supposed letter from Pope Francis Bergoglio, were he requests Argentina to avoid "mexicanization", caused a response on behalf of the Mexican Government, which is not-to-pleased with the reference. The term "mexicanization" used by the Pope in a private letter to Argentina in regards to the increasing drug trafficking problem of the country, caught […]

April 13, 2017

The Fall of José Susumo Azano Matsura

This is the final story in a three-part series. To get started, click here. Four years ago, three representatives of San Diego energy giant Sempra Energy sat down in front of investigators from the FBI. Their mission: to convince the feds that the company wasn't corrupt. Federal agents had called the meeting in February 2011 […]

April 13, 2017

Sempra’s Shady Road to Dominance in Mexico

Originally Published By Voice of San Diego This is Part II of a three-part series. To get started, click here. The race was on and Sempra Energy was losing. In the early 2000s, with the United States and Mexico ravenous for natural gas, a coterie of large energy companies competed to build the first liquefied […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican Ruling Party Answers Iñárritu: “We are building a better Government”

After winning 4 Academy Awards for Birdman, social media users and even celebrities have expressed their joy towards Iñárritu, given that he is the second Mexican to win Best Director. There were even jokes about changing the famous "Angel" monument of Mexico City. After winning Best Picture, Alejandro González Iñárritu finished off his speech with […]

April 13, 2017

Governor Vega Gives Out Over 15,000 “De la Mano Contigo” Cards

TIJUANA.- On the 15,000 delivery of "De la Mano Contigo" card, State Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid, reinstated his administration commitment to create bigger development opportunities in order to elevate the wellbeing levels of families in Baja California, given that this is a way of contributing to the families economy by supplying them with […]

April 13, 2017

Tecate Participates in its First Chess Tournament

TECATE.- The city of Tecate, through Municipal Institute of Sports (IMDETE in Spanish) and the Municipal League of Chess in coordination with the Social Development Direction and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), invite all 4th grade students to participate in their first Chess Tournament. Said tournament will take place […]

April 13, 2017

Fight for Toll Booth Exemption Continues

TIJUANA.- Last week, a group of Tijuana residents pushing to become legally exempt from the Playas de Tijuana toll charges received a form of validation from federal legislators. The House of Representatives in Mexico City have approved a bill that would require that federal toll highways establish special rates or exemptions for residents. The measure […]

April 13, 2017

Senate Questions Bank Closures Along the Border

Late last year, Senator John McCain of Arizona sent a letter to the heads of Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase requesting information about bank closures along the border. In addition to the closure of banks near the southern border, some banks were iimplementing stricter cross-border banking requirements and reducing services offered […]

April 13, 2017

“Canelo” vs. Kirkland Match Rescheduled Until May 9th

ESTADOS UNIDOS.-As expected, the match between Mexican boxer Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and James Kirkland has been moved from May 2nd to 9th, given that the match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has been confirmed, making it a box-office priority. Oscar de la Hoya, de face of Golden Boy Promotions mentioned over the last few […]

April 13, 2017

Steven Spielberg Wants To Direct Chris Pratt’s “Indiana Jones”

A few weeks ago, we learned that Chris Pratt is being considered to star in an "Indiana Jones" remake. After staring in "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Jurassic World", I have a feeling he could be the one that brings back to life the famous archeologist. According to Deadline, we now know that Spielberg was […]

April 13, 2017

The Mexican Businessman Who Drives Lambos, Peddles Spy Gear and Started a War With Sempra

Originally published on VoiceofSanDiego.org. Federal prosecutors have accused José Susumo Azano Matsura of illegally funneling more than a half-million dollars to San Diego political campaigns. That's the least interesting part of his story. On a late Friday afternoon in February 2011, dozens of police officers carrying assault rifles arrived at Sempra Energy's $1 billion liquefied […]

April 13, 2017

Mayors of Tijuana and San Diego Headline Binational Work Meeting

TIJUANA.- The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the San Diego City Council a few months ago, led to the first Tijuana-San Diego work meeting, taking a step forward regarding a series of public policies and binational collaboration agreements with regard to the environment, culture, tourism, energy, transportation, border infrastructure, etc. VIDEO: Welcoming […]

April 13, 2017

This Lent Season: Include Baja-Med’s Cuisine

Lent season is a time of reflection and change within ourselves. There some people who include this change even in their eating habits. We believe that sacrificing certain foods is important but that shouldn't mean that they should be boring, which is why we decided to share some delicious, but most importantly Baja made dishes […]

April 13, 2017

7 Things To Do In Tijuana and San Diego So You Don’t Get Bored This Weekend (February 20 to 22)

TIJUANA/SAN DIEGO.- We want to make a weekly tradition were weekend we bring to you the best events of Tijuana and San Diego. So here are 7 options that will help you shake off boredom and that daily work and academic routine. You can leave your suggestions in the comment area below and tell us […]

April 13, 2017

Baja’s Governor Listens to the Observatorio Ciudadano Citizens Group

MEXICALI. – State Governor, Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid welcomed today in his offices the representatives of the Citizen Observatory (OBSERBC in Spanish) organism, led by Eduardo Martínez Palomera, in order to give a follow up regarding several projects and subjects such as transparency, infrastructure, education and economical development, among others. Alongside the State's Secretary […]

April 13, 2017

Tecate Commemorates Mexican Army Day

TECATE. – During the celebration of the Mexican Army Day, the municipal government of Tecate which is led by mayor César Moreno González de Castilla had a celebratory event through the department of Civic Action. At 9.00 a.m. sharp, upon the presence of mayor Moreno and his wife, president of Tecate's DIF, Claudia González de […]

April 13, 2017

The Politician Who Gave Sempra Mexico

This is part of a three-part series. To get started, click here. [/p] In early 2004, the governor of Baja California, Eugenio Elorduy Walther, condemned the land of Sempra Energy's biggest rival, Marathon Oil. It was a key moment in Sempra's ultimate victory in the race to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Mexico […]

April 13, 2017

Baja and Mexico’s Wine: Beyond the Everyday Experience

As part of the "Año de México en el Reino Unido" (Mexico's Year in the United Kingdom) event, Mexican and Baja wines took center stage with a guided tasting led by renown Baja winemaker, Hugo D'Acosta. During this celebration, D'Acosta stated that Mexico's wine has a lot of foreign export potential towards a public who […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico Declines Hosting World Swimming Championships

MEXICO.- Very bads news came in today when the Mexico's National Sports Commission (CONADE in Spanish) publicly announced that they declined they offer of organizing the 2017 World Swimming Championship, which would had taken place in the city of Guadalajara. The main reason of their decline is due to a budget law (increase and decrease […]

April 13, 2017

DIF Tecate Will Give Free Mexican Sign Language Workshop!

TECATE.- Tecate's DIF (welfare agency) chaired by the city's First Lady Claudia González de Moreno, sends out an invitation to students, teachers, family members and the public in general who have any hard of hearing or deaf person in their life, to attend a basic worshop of Mexican Sign Language (LSM). This workshop starts on […]

April 13, 2017