Shakira to bring ‘Sol Tour’ to Baja California

TIJUANA – Shakira is to perform for the first time in Baja California this summer, it was announced on Friday. The Colombian superstar will bring her "Sale El Sol Tour 2011" to Estadio Caliente in Tijuana on July 30. An international philanthropist, the concert is to benefit the organization Fundación por Ayudar, according to the […]

April 13, 2017

Struggling team signs veteran to reinforce offense

San Diego Boca FC is in need for change. Change on the filed, change on the scoreboard. The National Premier Soccer League club needs a win. A victory could change the recent struggles by coach Eliseo "Papo" Santos' team. Boca FC is coming off a two-game road trip that resulted in back-to-back loses against the […]

April 13, 2017

Film explores family’s loss after migrant’s death

Almost a year ago, an undocumented immigrant died after he was beaten by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the San Ysidro crossing, a death that sparked outrage across the region. An advocacy group is organizing two events to call attention to his death, which is under review by the U.S. Justice Department and is the […]

April 13, 2017

Ready Lane to be open longer at Otay Mesa

Weekend hours for a new fast lane at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry are being extended beginning this Saturday due to strong demand for the service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday. Travelers using the Ready Lane, which opened more than two weeks ago, are reducing their wait to cross the border […]

April 13, 2017

Real soccer treat: Real Madrid vs. Chivas in SD

It's a dream matchup for local lovers of world-class soccer. Real Madrid will play in San Diego against the popular Guadalajara Chivas as part of the World Football Challenge tournament being played this summer in various cities across the United States. Spain's team and the Chivas will square off at Qualcomm Stadium on July 20, […]

April 13, 2017

Border crossers saving time using new lane

Early results on the use of a new dedicated lane at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry show significant reductions in wait times to cross the border. On average, travelers using the Ready Lane –which expedites crossing for vehicle users with certain types of U.S. passports – are reducing their wait by at least 20 […]

April 13, 2017

Sweet sound of opportunity rings out in Tijuana

Silvino Octárula directs the youth orchestra in the area of Cerro Colorado, also in eastern Tijuana. He doesn't care about the background of each youngster because in the end they all rely on the language of music, he said, which can be used to communicate with everyone. "Sometimes the kids don't agree with the instrument […]

April 13, 2017

SD Flash wins again while Boca struggles

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente didn't get the result it was looking for but at least one local soccer team finished with favorable results this past weekend. The Xolos lost in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso final to Irapuato. It kept the Xolos from their promotion to the first division. But perhaps the San Diego […]

April 13, 2017

States need super cop to fight cartels, governor says

TIJUANA – Organized crime does not respect political and geographical boundaries. That's why a single law enforcement commander is needed within each state to confront such criminals, said Baja California's governor. The single command is succeeding in Baja California, said Gov. José Guadalupe Osuna, who urged other states to adopt that model to battle crime. […]

April 13, 2017

Latino students most affected by budget cuts

More experienced teachers will not be taking their places, according to Torres. "They're just going to have bigger classrooms, less resources," he said. Torres, a former San Diego Unified board policy analyst, presented some alarming statistics about Latino education achievement that he hoped would force parents to get more involved. Although there have been improvements, […]

April 13, 2017

Team’s fans endure first class pain

TIJUANA.- The defeat of the Xolos in Saturday's final match hit the soccer team's fans like a bucket of cold water. An estimated 3,000 fans sporting team jerseys flocked to the Xolos' field, Caliente Stadium, to see the game against the Irapuato Freseros on giant screens that had been set up for the occasion. Thousands […]

April 13, 2017

New soccer team gaining respect in a Flash

Things can only get better for the San Diego Flash. The National Premier Soccer League club is off to a fast start to the 2011 season. The team is undefeated after six games. It has turned heads only in its first year in the league after not competing in official matches in competitive leagues for […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Book Fair to draw nearly 100,000

Tijuana.- More than 90,000 people are expected to attend the annual Tijuana Book Fair, which opened Friday and will continue through May 22. A total of 95 authors are to participate in La Feria del Libro, being held in the Plaza Río shopping center, across the street from the Cultural Center and minutes from the […]

April 13, 2017

Health festival for Latinas is Saturday

A free event Saturday will offer a wide variety of health information and screenings for low-income Hispanic women in the region. The focus of the eight annual Día de la Mujer Latina Health Festival in National City will be preventing disease and promoting wellness, said the event's chair, Dr. Ana Navarro, a professor in the […]

April 13, 2017

Fight against ‘extreme exploitation’

High-ranking officials from the United States and Mexico opened a two-day conference on international human trafficking Thursday in San Diego. They said anyone is at risk of becoming a victim. Virginia Isaias, who was in the audience at the San Diego Sheraton on Harbor Island, nodded her head in agreement – because it happened to […]

April 13, 2017

Drug suspect tied to more than 20 killings

TIJUANA – The cartel lieutenant captured this week participated in one of the deadliest attacks in the state, the massacre last fall of 13 people at a drug rehabilitation center, a state prosecutor said Wednesday. In all, state authorities said Héctor Eduardo Guajardo Hernández, 33, known as El Güicho, is a suspect in 44 cases, […]

April 13, 2017

Students defied their reality to triumph

Ramirez, whose mother is still in Mexico, is one of three Reality Changers students who have received Gates Millenium Scholars awards, which will pay for their full education. Recipients who pursue masters and doctoral degrees may receive additional funding, which is given to deserving students who are underrepresented in higher education. San Diego High senior […]

April 13, 2017

Helping small businesses ‘is a personal thing’

San Diego's top small business official Ruben Garcia wonders what his life would have been like had his father gotten that loan he needed to expand his gas station business more than 50 years ago. Garcia, the U.S. Small Business Administration San Diego district director, shared his story about missed opportunity with a mostly Latino […]

April 13, 2017

Rival groups push own district plan

A proposal to create a second Latino-majority City Council District south of the Interstate 8 freeway faces competition from proposals to form a new district north of I-8. Supporters of these plans Monday in Linda Vista spoke before the San Diego Redistricting Commission, the citizens group charged with drawing a new council district in time […]

April 13, 2017

Their job was to collect ransom, police charge

Tijuana . – State authorities revealed a kidnapping ring that stretched from this city to a tiny community in southern Mexico, where three women allegedly collected thousands of dollars in ransom. The women were identified as sisters Minerva and Martha Villanueva Campusano, 32 and 22 years old, respectively, and Angélica María Campusano Rosales, 25. The […]

April 13, 2017