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Electoral votes for governor of Baja California will be recounted
Due to an error that was reported this morning, the preliminary results of the elections in Baja California, where the majority of the votes indicated a victory for Kiko Vega as the governor-elect, will now be recounted. Although the error affected less than 1% of the count and does not change of what was thought […]
Xolos 5-2 America: Tijuana humiliates the champion in the San Diego Clasico
SAN DIEGO – For second consecutive year Club America was invited to participate in the San Diego Clasico against Club Tijuana. The Xolos clearly superior than the new Mexican league champions Club America and took a big win. With four first half goals the Xolos set the pace for an easy win, and even though […]
The Myths about Beer
I do not know anyone who has ever had a beer and has not said any of the following myths. So, being a fan of beer myself, I wanted to find out of how much truth is in what everyone says. For this, I gave myself the task of asking different breweries and experts from […]
Baja California after the elections, what’s next?
Ok, finally the ordeal has ended. This 2013 will be marked as the worst citizen participation in the democratic process in Baja California since the political change that began back in 1989. Very far from the civic revolution that woke up with Ernesto Ruffo as the candidate for the PAN party for governor of the […]
Kiko Vega: Thank you Baja California
"We will have a government where we all are going to govern" said Kiko Vega after being received by media, fans, friends and family. With the first preliminary numbers revealed by the Electoral Institute for Information and Citizen Participation of Baja California (IEPCBC), it showed 49% of the votes in favor of Kiko Vega and […]
Theft and burning of votes and booths on Election Day in Baja California
BAJA CALIFORNIA. – At 6p.m. (PST) the voting polls in all of Baja California closed, but there were some reports of theft of ballot boxes in the Florido neighborhood in Tijuana, while in Mexicali a group set fire to the ballot boxes at a voting poll in an elementary school. The national president of the […]
Exit polls indicate Kiko Vega as winner in Baja California’s governor’s race
The National President of the National Action Party (PAN), Gustavo Madero, said that the exit polls show that Baja California will continue to be governed by the blue party (PAN), because Kiko Vega won the majority of the votes of the citizens. Madero said that exit polls had Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, with a 5 […]
Election Day in Baja California suffers some setbacks
Although the Election Day process is set to begin at 8 am, an hour later only 48% of the voting poles were in operation, while citizens complained about the lack voting booth volunteers to meet the demand. One of the voting pole locations that were affected was the #1117 site, which is located in the […]
17-year old murdered on Election Day in Mexico
The first fatality of this years Election Day in Mexico has now been reported, where in the state of Veracruz, the victim Feliciano Castillo recorded the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) supporters exchanging pantries for votes. This happened in the town of Mecaypan, Veracruz, where according to local media, Castillo was passing through the area where […]
Young Mexican scientist accuse government of lack of support
MEXICO – This week two new accusations against the Mexican government were made public by young talent Mexican scientists. The first case was that of the young Mexican ladies Claudia Quevedo Montejo, Iyari Madrigal Badillo, and Alejandra Puente Leon a group of middle school girls that were looking to build a solar power helicopter. The […]
Mexican Woman receives Microsoft award
This week Microsoft announced the recipients of the 2013 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship; among them Monica Tentori originally from Ensenada, BC. Tentori is currently part of the Center of superior investigation in Computer Science ( Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación del Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superior (CICESE) ). Tentori received her bachelors degree […]
USMNT easily defeats Guatemala in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – In their only preparation match prior to the start of the 2013 Gold Cup, the United States Mens National Team (USMNT) easily defeated Guatemala 4-0 in San Diegos Qualcomm Stadium. With two goals by landon Donovan, one by Herculez Gomez, and another by Chris Wondolowski the USMNT walked to victory. Head coach […]
Xolos vs America: San Diego Clasico
SAN DIEGO – A head to head battle between Mexico's champions from the last soccer year, the Xoloitzcuintles champions of the first semester against Club America the recently crowned champions of the second semester will face off at Petco Park this Saturday at 7:30PM local time. Club Tijuana arrives at this match under new management […]
Rocker Priest is suspended from Church duties
His name is Adolfo Huerta Aleman, and he is not your typical Mexican priest. Father "Gofo", as he was nicknamed by his parishioners, enjoys rock music, consuming alcohol, smoking in public and maintaining an active sex life. The "unusual" behavior from this priest has caused quite some controversy within the community. It all started during […]
Theft of election ballots confirmed in Mexicali
The Electoral Institute and Citizen Participation (IEPBC) and the Institutional Revolutionary Party have now reported more than 2,000 ballots as missing, where 703 of those ballots were destined for the election for governor. The IEPBC advisor, Jaime Vargas, stated that "in Precinct 4 of the Angeles de la colonia Puebla neighborhood, which is also a […]
Prolife groups seeking to make masturbation into a “crime”
Alicia Latorre, who is the national president of the Provida Association in Spain and the ADEVIDA Association, spoke about an initiative which similar associations around the world, including Mexico, want to present to the Catholic Church to recognize the act of masturbation as being a form of abortion. Latorre said: "If we consider contraceptives as […]
Saul “Canelo” Alavarez is compared to Mike Tyson and Aaron Hernandez
The sports news website "Bleacher Report" and columnist Kelsey McCarson spoke strongly about the lack of punishment that "Canelo" Alvarez had after the assault on boxer "Archie "Solis in Mexico, which led to an arrest warrant that never took effect. In 2011, Ulises "Archie" Solis filed a suit for injuries after a fight with Alvarez […]
Pope John Paul II will now be a saint
The Vatican recognized a second miracle of John Paul II, and will now declare him as a saint. The announcement came today after Pope Francisco had issued a decree recognizing the action. The Congregation had also reached such a conclusion in the middle of this week. This second miracle is said to have taken place […]
“Ley Seca” will not be in effect this electoral weekend in Baja California
Sunday July 7, will be Election Day in Baja California and when "Ley Seca" "(Prohibition) will not be in effect. Do you know what "Ley Seca" is? Well, this measure was born in 1915 which restricted the sale of alcoholic beverages 24 hours before the elections and throughout the day of the elections. In 2007, […]
Klinsmann: “We want to be the best in CONCACAF”
SAN DIEGO – United States Men's National Team (USMNT) head coach and new team DaMarcus Beasley offered a press conference from the team's hotel in San Diego. Klinsmann mentioned that the team only feels pressure to win the upcoming Gold Cup tournament because they want to be the best team in the CONCACAF region, not […]