Three People Confirmed Injured from Monday’s Tijuana Fire

TIJUANA –This past Monday morning, a fire broke out at a Sherwin–Williams plant located at the Las Misiones Industrial Park in Tijuana. The company has given a statement regarding the incident. The company, which has been operating there since 1999, has stated that they are continuing their cleaning efforts as well as an investigation to […]

Mexicans Living in U.S. To Get Special Voting ID’s

MEXICO –Mexicans living abroad will soon start receiving their official special ID cards for voting in federal elections back home, after a year long process begins to bear fruit. [p]Since the program was announced, some 8, 180 applications for the special voting ID's for Mexican elections have been received so far. The head of Mexico's […]

El Niño Awakens: Rain and Thunder May Be Coming Our Way This Weekend

SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA – The weather forecasts for this week and the next indicate that there will be a drop in temperatures. It'll finally feel like the season that we're supposed to be in. We are currently feeling said drop today with current temperatures at 66 ºF, it'll stay like this for the rest of the […]

Strong Dollar Dooms More Than 250 Businesses in Tijuana

The high cost of rents in Tijuana has severely affected businesses in the city, especially in the tourist area, as the current exchange rate between the dollar and Mexican peso continues to put pressure on the quality of life south of the border. The tourism vice president of Mexico's Chamber of Commerce, Julián Palomo Saucedo, […]

Huge Fire and Explosions Rip Through Tijuana Paint Factory

TIJUANA.-A paint processing plant belonging to the Sherwin Williams brand, suffered a series of explosions Monday morning, provoking a blaze and column of smoke that could be seen for miles. The fire started at around 10:30 a.m., ripping through the paint plant located in the Las Misiones Industrial Park in the Otay Centenario district of […]

The Best Places to Buy Juices in San Diego

Including juices on your diet has gone from a trend to just one more method of taking care of our bodies. There are some naysayers who claim that the nutritional value of said juices are null, but on the other hand there's some to claim successful stories who have improved their lives thanks to juices […]

A Guide to Enjoy Ensenada to the Fullest, from the Anonymous Taster

Now that El Niño flopped, the rain went away and the sun (and heat) are out in full force, what better way to enjoy the weather than to go on a good road trip. Of course there's the famous trip to Valle de Guadalupe, but it's getting harder and harder to tell apart what are […]

8 Great Tijuana Joints for the Late-Night Munchies

After pounding back a few beers or drinks on a Friday night out in one of Downtown Tijuana's many dive bars or cantinas, you can start to crave something delicious, greasy and crunchy, which will stop that stomach growl at the bar you're at. And even though Tijuana is considered to have a thriving night […]

LEGAL PROTECTION AGAINST THE COLLECTIVE APPROVAL OF THE VAT REMAINS IN THE COUR TS; 3 OUT OF 12 TORTS HAVE BEEN RESOLVED

"The final judgment would have been delivered in December 2015, but fortunately fell into the hands of one of the judges with greatest fiscal expertise, Jose Avalos Cota, Judge at the Sixth Appellate Court of the Fifteenth Circuit, based in Mexicali, who with full opening heard, valued, analyzed the evidence and thus discussed and pondered […]

Hanabi: A Delicious Chunk of Japan in Tijuana

There's no debate on the amount of influence Japanese cuisine has on Tijuana, and Hanabi is the perfect example of what a really good teriyaki and sushi is supposed to taste like. Everything is prepared by Japanese chef Osamu, so definitely an experience that every foodie must try. Located on Avenida Guanajuato, Colonia Madero (Cacho), […]

Old Tijuana Cinema Back as Family-Friendly

Over the years, time hasn't been kind to Cinemas Latino. The marquee on the building's facade promoting films currently playing is faded by the sun and movie posters are simply taped to its windows, all of them advertised as "100% family friendly". Photo: Daniel Esparza/SanDiegoRed.com Gran Cinema Latino is located on calle 5ta (Fifth Street) […]

Fight Looms Over Medi-Cal For Adult Immigrants Without Papers

This story was originally published on California Healthline by David Gorn and republished here with permission from California Healthline. A plan to offer full state-sponsored health benefits for adult immigrants without papers is likely to spark one of the biggest political fights of the year in Sacramento. Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, introduced a bill […]

Xolos, One of the Worse Teams to Play at Home This Season

What used to be a strong suit and one of the hardest tests in all of the Primera División, has now became barely an obstacle for other teams to come to our city and take with them at least one point. The Caliente stadium, home to the Tijuana Xolos, is currently third from the bottom […]

Baja at the XIV National Tourism Forum

Baja California participated in the XIV National Tourism Forum "Tourism Investment and Financing Seminar", with the goal of getting into the latest tourism industry trends as well as to seek the backing of projects that the state will benefit from. Baja's Secretary of Tourism head, Óscar Escobedo Carignan, said that these forums are to present […]

Latino Youth In California See Significant Rise In Psychiatric Hospitalizations

This story was originally published on The Sacramento Bee by Jocelyn Wiener and republished here with permission from California Healthline. Psychiatric hospitalizations of Latino children and young adults in California are rising dramatically — at a much faster pace than among their white and black peers, according to state data. While mental health hospitalizations of […]

We Went Whale Watching in Baja and Whoa!

Pope Francis Continues to Ignore Church Child Abuse During Trip to Mexico

On the second to last day of the his tour through Mexico, Pope Francis visited Michoacán, the home state of Marcial Maciel, founder of the Legion of Christ and involved in one of the worst of the child sex abuse scandals that took the Roman Catholic church by storm in the last decades, as well […]

FINANCING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

One of the objectives of these meetings was to show progress in the binational infrastructure of the northern border. Representatives of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) were present on behalf of the US; and on behalf of Mexico, were representatives of the Secretariat of Communications and transportation (SCT for its acronym in Spanish), the Mexican […]

New Tijuana Culinary Workshop for Everyday People

TIJUANA – "Let's add a little more water to the mix. There's a certain consistency it reaches when you know that it's ready." Baja California chef Ryan Steyn drizzled a bit of water from a glass into my hands and I continued to knead my dough for the fresh pastas we were learning to make […]

Valentine’s and President’s Day Brings Millions in Baja Tourism

BAJA CALIFORNIA – Tijuana and Tecate's National Chamber of the Restaurant and Seasoned Foods Industry (CANIRAC), is reporting that this long weekend, combined with Valentine's Day celebrations, brought in economic benefits estimated to be up to 3.2 million dollars. Photo: Luz Gabriela Macías It was more than 25% compared to last year's restaurant industry earnings, […]