Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Marijuana Advocates

Mexico's top court ruled in favor of a legal protection that gives the right to use marijuana recreationally to four individuals, members of a marijuana advocacy group called SMART, this Wednesday. This unprecedented and historic decision has declared articles 235, 237, 245, 247 y 248 of the National Health Law (Ley General de la Salud […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:10 PM PDT

Tijuana Has Its First Independent Candidate For Mayor

TIJUANA.- Former representative Gastón Luken Garza is so far the first and only person who plans to register as an independent candidate in the city of Tijuana, a process that is coordinated by non-profit Tijuana Independiente group, which decided to choose a citizen who will represent the independent movement in the upcoming 2016 Tijuana mayoral […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:10 PM PDT

Uber Regulation in Tijuana is Just Starting Say Councilmembers

Tijuana's Secretary of Government, Bernardo Padilla Muñoz, offered a press conference where he talked about the passing of the new reforms that will regulate the city's public transit. This due to a controversy stirred up by social media users who went up in arms with the announcement of these transit regulations changes. With the hashtag […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:10 PM PDT

Making a Tijuana Art Scene Built to Last

It is a damp Friday night in Tijuana. The bars and bordellos in the Avenida Revolución party zone have set their sound systems on 11. At the city's Estadio Caliente, more than 20,000 rabid soccer fans have poured in to watch the Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles battle Mexico City's Club América. And in the gastronomic zone, late-model […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:09 PM PDT

Tijuana City Council Puts The Breaks On Uber; Gives 60 Day Deadline For Permits

The Tijuana's City Council yesterday approved a series of reforms to its public transportation charter, and according to a document containing the changes, it states that they reached an agreement giving the Road and Transit Administration (Dirección de Vialidad y Transporte in Spanish) the authority to impound vehicles in circulation that don't have a permit […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:09 PM PDT

Border Psycho Brewery Opens Its Own Tasting Room in Tijuana

After a long wait for craft beer enthusiasts on Baja California, Border Psycho finally rolled out the red carpet on their new official tasting room at Plaza Fiesta in Tijuana with 12 different styles of beer. An inauguration gift from Venus Chocolate. Photo: Border Psycho Brewery. Roberto Albarrán, owner of Border Psycho Brewery, said he […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:08 PM PDT

Political Parties or Independents? Tijuana University Holds Forum On Issue

TIJUANA. – The former federal representative from the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) and businessman Juan Manuel Hernández Niebla share more than just the same name, as both of them have been strongly rumoured as candidates for Mayor of Tijuana in 2016. It's true that Gastélum has already admitted on being interested in […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:07 PM PDT

“El Chapo” Private Airplanes Seized

The Mexican military, helped by U.S. intelligence have done multiple search operations on different properties that belong to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, where they found and confiscated aircrafts, vehicles, weapons and drugs. The State of Mexico, Puebla and Sinaloa authorities have all taken control of six houses, eleven aircrafts, more than 450 drug packages, an […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:06 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Tourism President Will Keep His Post

TIJUANA. – The head of Tijuana's Tourism and Conventions Committee explained why he plans on keeping his post after the controversy that was caused by Tijuana's Red-Light District planned campaign, "Tijuana Coqueta" (Flirty Tijuana), despite pressure from the locals and even Tijuana's mayor, Jorge Aztiazarán. Badiola was unanimously backed by the Tijuana tourism board (of […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:04 PM PDT

El Chapo Won’t Be Extradited If Captured, Says Mexican Government

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera will not be immediately extradited to the U.S. once they capture him, said Mexico's Secretariat of Interior, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong. Osorio Chong explained that the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has an open legal process in Mexico. "In order to extradite a person, there needs to be a decision […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:03 PM PDT

VIDEO | Mexican President Says Hurricane Patricia Was Prayed Away

MEXICO. – "Having zero fatalities had a lot to do with Mexico's faith", Enrique Peña Nieto's statement has become viral on social media and has also received a lot of backlash, with some users even saying "Lets pray so that he goes away." During the 13th edition of the Mexico Business Summit (Mexico Cumbre de […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:03 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Mayor Demands Tourism Head to Resign

TIJUANA.- Tijuana's mayor, Jorge Astiazarán, has stated that his administration will never or has never supported the controversial "Tijuana Coqueta's" (Flirty Tijuana) campaign or any plan being developed by Tijuana's tourism committee, COTUCO, in coordination with Zona Norte (or Red-Light district) business owners. The entire controversy started on Friday when a local news report about […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:03 PM PDT

RUFFO APPEL: “Our Way Of Seeing Things Is Not Anti-National, It’s Competitive”

With the goal of identifying areas of opportunity to promote the attraction of new investments and the expansion of local industry, Senators Ernesto Ruffo Appel and Victor Hermosillo y Celada participated in the bimonthly Tijuana Economic and Industrial Development Meeting (DEITAC). Other guests were invited to get to know the industrial topic, such as Deputy […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:03 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Tourism President Issues Apology for Proposed Sex Tourism Campaign

TIJUANA.- The head of the Committee of Tourism and Conventions of Tijuana (Comité de Turismo y Convenciones de Tijuana [COTUCO]), Miguel Ángel Badiola, apologized to the city's mayor and Tijuana's community in general through a statement today, after a day and a half of controversy due to the possibility of promoting sex tourism in the […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:02 PM PDT

These Are NOT Pictures of Hurricane Patricia From Space

The picture of a tropical cyclone's eye can be impressive and even more if taken from space, but this one in particular is not from Hurricane Patricia but of Typhoon Maysak in the Philippines back in April, 2015. A simple Google search shows the true origin of the image. Neither are the following pictures of […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:01 PM PDT

BAJA BEER CRAFT Tasting Event

On November 13th, all those who haven't already ventured south of the border to try Mexico’s craft beers, or those who just can't get enough of it north of the border, can get a taste of Baja's craft beer scene at the Mingei International Museum in Ballboa Park when it hosts the first annual Baja […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:01 PM PDT

Sex sells, but is that what Tijuana should be selling?

UPDATE: Since posting this piece the Tijuana city government and Mayor's office has responded to the criticism and denied the mayor was endorsing or even tacitly approving the "Tijuana Coqueta" campaign. The mayor posted on his official Facebook page that "there ISN'T OR WILL BE any campaign that goes against what we are as Tijuana," […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:01 PM PDT

VIDEO | Hurricane Patricia Makes Landfall in Mexico

MEXICO.- The most intense hurricane in recorded history is still a CAT 5, even though a small weakening before making landfall, with winds of almost 200 mph and gusts of even more. It comes with intense and probably historic rains that will affect the Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, Zacatecas, Queretaro and possibly other nearby […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:01 PM PDT

Process to Regulate Uber in Tijuana Begins

TIJUANA.- With the purpose of improving public transit conditions and updating its guidelines, the city government is considering regulating companies that use mobile apps to offer their services, said Tijuana's Secretary General, Bernardo Padilla Muñoz. Padilla Muñoz explained in a press conference, that the Instituto Municipal de Participación Ciudadana (IMPAC) has already organized discussion panels […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT

Hurricane Patricia Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded in the Western Hemisphere

The hurricane has made history this Friday morning with winds of 200 mph as of Friday at 4 am PDT according to the National Hurricane Center, which makes Patricia the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. Due to its extremely strong winds, Patricia has the potential for creating catastrophic destruction in the Mexican […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:00 PM PDT