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“Bar hopping” in Tijuana
The weekend is approaching, so let's start making plans. Here are some recommendations of bars in Tijuana to begin the fun. BCB Tasting Room Definitely the tasting room of Tijuana for its excellence and which has the largest variety of beers on this side of the border. The BCB Tasting Room is a must for […]
Tijuana has its first Islamic center
Tijuana has now become the first city in Baja California to have a mosque, which is located in Playas de Tijuana under the name of Masjid Omar. Here the followers of Allah have a safe place where they perform their prayers and scheduled prayers as established in the Koran, from Fajr (dawn) to Isha (night). […]
Mexican students design mobile device that detects forest fires
Mexico- According to a statement released today by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico, a couple of students have built a mobile mechatronic system to detect fires and alert authorities, so they can put it out in its initial phase. The prototype was designed by Ezequiel Diaz Avila, Juan Carlos Reyes Andrade and Francisco […]
U.S. espionage focused on Latin American countries
MEXICO. – The Mexican Congress today demanded that the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, asks the U.S. for a "precise and urgent explanation" about the alleged espionage on agencies and diplomatic officials of Mexico. A commission working in recess of the Legislature urged the federal executive branch to make it "strongly" clear- through the […]
Less wait time at the U.S.-Mexico border is near
As one of the efforts to improve the relationship between California and Baja California, an announcement was made yesterday by Juan Tintos Funcke,head director of the Secretariat for Tourism, that during the month of August there will be a reduction in waiting times to cross the San Ysidro checkpoint, which for this, the U.S. Customs […]
USMNT debuts in Gold Cup with big win
SEATTLE – The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) could not have asked for a better start to this 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup than the one they had against Belize with the big 6-1 win. With a Chris Wondolowski 'Hat-Trick' as well as goals from Jose Torres, Stuart Holden, and Landon Donovan the USMNT took […]
Darío Benedetto: “I come to help the team”
TIJUANA – The Argentine forward Dario Benedetto was presented today at the Eatadio Caliente media room in front of a well attended press conference. Benedetto assure everyone that he was only there to "add to the team". "Happy to be at Tijuana Xolos, it is a very important challenge in my career, it is an […]
Tijuana and San Diego mayors take in Tijuana Xolos game
SAN DIEGO – The passion that Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles produces is huge on both sides of the border; from the thousands of fans that crossed the border to watch the game against Club America, to the passion in the mayors of San Diego and Tijuana Bob Filner and Carlos Bustamante. Both mayors have already shown […]
San Diego Flash advance to NPLS playoffs
SAN DIEGO – Saturday night's 1-1 draw between the San Diego Flash and Santa Clarita Storm was enough to give the San Diego team the last playoff spot in the NPSL Western South division. The match was filled with controversy and it wasn't until today Tuesday when the league has made it official that the […]
Residents of Tijuana demand cleanup of electoral propaganda
"With me, the people are the ones who are in charge" and "Tijuana will be cured" were the slogans of the candidates who claim to be the "winners" of the recent election in Baja California that took place on July 7. Now the people from the city of Tijuana are demanding for their prospective leaders, […]
11-year-old genius from Mexico finishes high school
Luis Roberto Ramirez Alvarez has been the topic of conversation for some time now, not only for being a genius, but supposedly because he was going to attend Harvard University in the United States. A fact that was denied soon after by Harvard, and then by Luis Robertos statements that it was only an aspiration […]
Mexican President shows no love for PRI candidate Fernando Castro Trenti
It has now been only two days after the elections that were held in various parts of Mexico, and Baja California has attracted attention of a lot of people after Fernando Castro Trenti did not accept the election results, arguing that the numbers from the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP) had favored Kiko Vega and […]
Female prisoners get their tubes tied without their consent
SAN DIEGO. – According to a report by the Center for Investigative Journalism, about 150 women were sterilized without their consent while serving sentences in prisons in California between 2006 and 2010. The report noted that in that period of time (2006-2010), at least 150 female prisoners had their tubes tied, which is a violation […]
Week 2 game between Club America and Tijuana Xolos is postponed
TIJUANA – The matched between Club America and Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles at the Estadio Azteca that was scheduled for the 27th of this month has been postponed to a date to be determined announced today the Tijuana Xolos through a press release. On Saturday following the San Diego Clasico, Club America president Ricardo Pelaez explained […]
The “Three Amigos” set to start for USA in the Gold Cup
UNITED STATES – The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) will begin their participation in the 2013 CONCACF Gold Cup on Tuesday against Belize. Like most teams participating in the Gold Cup who are still fighting a World Cup sport in the CONCACAF Hexagonal they have decided to let some of their biggest stars resting. […]
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 […]