A key to reduce the violence in México

Last monday, the presidents Barack Obama and Felipe Calderón held a reunion where they discussed about economy, immigration and public safety. One of the main petitions of the mexican president was related to the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment provision allowing Americans to keep and bear arms, according to sources as the Miami Herald and El […]

April 13, 2017

Filner visits Tijuana to learn about conference

TIJUANA – U.S. Rep. Bob Filner visited Wednesday morning with organizers of the upcoming innovation conference and challenged them to reach out in creative ways to encourage San Diegans to attend. The organizers meet weekly in Tijuana's chamber of commerce to plan Tijuana Innovadora 2012, to be held Oct. 11 to 21 at the Centro […]

April 13, 2017

Presidential candidate woos Baja’s voters

TIJUANA – Hundreds of supporters of Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota turned out for a rally on Wednesday in this city to hear her vision for the country. Vázquez, who represents the ruling PAN party, held two meetings, one with border-region women and the other with professionals. At both she stressed how ordinary citizens […]

April 13, 2017

Yoko Ono invites Vázquez siblings to ‘Imagine’

TIJUANA – Yoko Ono invited the Mexicali siblings known as Vázquez Sounds to be the next representatives of a foundation she supports, The Non-Violence Project, according to a Mexican newspaper. The international foundation teaches young people how to resolve conflicts without violence and promotes social change. After seeing them on YouTube.com, Yoko Ono contacted the […]

April 13, 2017

Latin American network making ‘novela’ in English

For the first time, a soap opera from the giant Latin American network Televisa will be produced in English. This week, José Baston, the network's president of content, said taping had begun on a remake of the 1990's soap opera "Alcanzar Una Estrella" for an English-speaking audience. This version will be called "Reach for a […]

April 13, 2017

Storied América to play Xolos in San Diego

The Tijuana Xolos will play a friendly match against Mexico's storied Águilas del América in San Diego this summer, a sports promoter announced. The firm, Pazzo Sports, organizes matches on the U.S. side of the border known as San Diego Classics. In February, the company presented Xolos against Chivas USA at Torero Stadium, a game […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico wins Olympic qualifier in grand style

Call it the icing on the cake. Mexico's U-23 soccer team vanquished its rival Honduras 2-1 Monday night, winning the Olympic qualifying tournament in Kansas City. Since both finalists had already earned a ticket to the Summer Olympics, the win was a largely symbolic one. It's one Mexico will long savor, though, given that the […]

April 13, 2017

Man suspected of trying to buy girls for sex

TIJUANA — Baja California police announced that they arrested a man as he was allegedly trying to buy two young girls for sex. Roman Hernández San Gabriel, 57, was paying between 700 and 1, 200 pesos ( $56 to $96) for the use of underage girls to have sex, Frontera newspaper’s website published Monday. An […]

April 13, 2017

Campaign aims to mobilize young Latino voters

The National Council of La Raza recently launched a national campaign called "Mobilize to Vote" (M2V) to increase the number of young Latino voters by 180,000 by November's presidential election. The goal is to bring this population's political power closer to their demographic presence in the country. The president of the organization, Janet Murguía, said […]

April 13, 2017

Candidate for president to campaign in Baja

TIJUANA – Mexican presidential candidate Josefina Vázquez Mota, of the governing National Action Party (PAN), will visit Baja California on Tuesday. She is to spend most of her local tour in Ensenada, where party members and the citizens have been invited to a rally at the cruise ship terminal at 7 p.m. Her campaign said […]

April 13, 2017

Former president De La Madrid dies in Mexico

Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado died Sunday morning at age 77 in Mexico City from emphysema, according to press reports. De La Madrid was president from 1982 to 1988, a period marked by an economic crisis and the devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City in September of 1985. President Felipe Calderón expressed […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico’s soccer team clinches ticket to Olympics

The ghost of four years ago is no more. Mexico's U-23 men's soccer team qualified Saturday night for the Olympics after defeating Canada 3-1 in Kansas City. "El Tri," as the Mexican team is called, will be returning to the Summer Games after an eight-year absence. The key to Saturday's triumph was the tandem of […]

April 13, 2017

Fees for visas, border crossing cards going up

The U.S. State Department announced that it's raising the cost of non-immigrant visas and border crossing cards starting April 13. Visas are issued to foreign citizens who wish to enter the United States for a variety of purposes. In a press release, the department said that the fees are going up to cover the cost […]

April 13, 2017

Flat Xolos lose 1-0 to Pachuca

The Tijuana Xolos could not keep up the momentum of the last few weeks and fell Friday night 1-0 to Pachuca in a road game. The Xolos, which avoided relegation last week, arrived to the match looking to rack up points to help them reach the playoffs. Despite the loss, the team still has a […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana gears for 35,000 visitors for spring break

TIJUANA –City authorities announced plans to step up police surveillance, increase clean-up efforts and expand service to tourists during spring break, which traditionally begins Saturday and stretches to Easter Sunday. An estimated 35,000 foreign and domestic visitors are expected to visit the city during this period, 5 per cent more than last year, a statement […]

April 13, 2017

SD folk collection to be exhibited in Tijuana

TIJUANA – For the first time, more than 550 items of folk art from the Mingei Museum's permanent collection will be exhibited south of the border. Starting Friday, the El Cubo gallery at the Centro Cultural Tijuana (Cecut) will host the international exhibit "Mingei – The Beauty of Use." The collection shows ancient as well […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos new goal: Reach playoffs

TIJUANA — The Xolos trained this week with a new attitude. After clinching their stay at least for one more year in Mexico's First Division, the team now sets its sights on qualifying for its first playoffs. On Friday, Tijuana takes on the Tuzos of Pachuca in what promises to be an evenly matched game […]

April 13, 2017

Playboy Playmate proud of her Tijuana roots

A San Diego native who grew up in Tijuana has become April's Playboy Playmate. The model, Raquel Pomplun, 24, gave an interview published Wednesday to Diez4 magazine in Tijuana in which she described how she ended up on the cover with Bruno Mars. "I don't believe it! I have to pinch myself," she told the […]

April 13, 2017

Two U.S. teens wanted for murder arrested in Baja

TIJUANA—State authorities detained on Tuesday two U.S. citizens wanted north of the border murder. After receiving word from U.S. authorities, state police launched an operation in the business sector of the Río Zone where the two apparently had been spotted. Karim Josué Álvarez, 19, and David Chavoya, 18, both from San Diego County, were detained […]

April 13, 2017

Baja’s cuisine wins tourism honors

TIJUANA – Baja California cuisine is basking in another sweet success. This time, it's Mexico's President Felipe Calderón delivering the good news Monday at the start of a tourism conference that draws an estimated 7,000 travel industry experts from around the world. He announced that the "Baja California Culinary Fest," held in October, had won […]

April 13, 2017