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Latinos warm up to NFL games
Jorge Villanueva, the Chargers longtime Spanish-language radio announcer, watched the Green Bay Packers triumph over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. In fact, he's got fond memories of growing up watching Super Bowl games in the 1970s in Mexico. Yes, he said. The game was popular back then in his home country and interest has […]
April 13, 2017
Councilman killed in Ensenada
ENSENADA A city councilman was shot to death early Sunday, state authorities reported. The body of the victim, Arturo Castellanos Ruiz, was found shortly after midnight on a street in the Hidalgo neighborhood southeast of downtown Ensenada. Investigators found 12 shell casings at the scene. A Ford pickup 250, presumably used in the killing, […]
April 13, 2017
NFL rushes to build Latino fans
Jorge Villanueva, the San Diego Chargers longtime Spanish-language radio announcer, has fond memories of growing up watching Super Bowl games in the 1970s in Mexico. Yes, he said. The game was popular back then in his home country and interest has only grown over the years among Mexicans from both sides of the border. […]
April 13, 2017
Desperate Chivas looking for a win
There are two teams without wins in the 2011 Clausura tournament. One of them is Necaxa, which fired coach Daniel Brailovsky and is on the verge of being demoted to the Liga de Acenso, Mexico's minor league circuit. The other one yet to taste victory this season is Chivas de Guadalajara, one of Mexico's most […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana center to open film library
Tijuana.- The first major film library outside of Mexico City will be established in this city's cultural center. In addition to presenting Mexican movies, the new space will screen acclaimed international films, which have not been regularly offered in this city since 2005. The Centro Cultural Tijuana (CECUT) will build a 250-seat screening room to […]
April 13, 2017
Sweet times and hard, hard days’
These murders are an insanity, and not only in Ciudad Juárez," she said, referring to the border city where hundreds of women have been murdered since 2003. [/p] She said that not enough is being done about this violence. "We are a violent country." Venegas pauses, and acknowledges that there are Mexicans who are trying […]
April 13, 2017
Sockers have super opportunity
If there is a more important series of matches for the San Diego Sockers other than the playoffs, this might be it. San Diego has back-to-back games in Tacoma on Friday and Saturday and they could be very significant. The Sockers (9-2) can clinch their second-straight Premier Arena Soccer League Western Division title with two […]
April 13, 2017
VIDEO: Orange soft sugar cookies
Video in Spanish Ingredients 1 lb. butter 4 cups flour 2 tablespoons powdered sugar Zest of 1 piece of orange ¼ cup white granulated sugar Preparation Pour the flour, butter, powdered sugar and orange zest in a bowl. Mix well until ingredients form dough. With your hands form small flat uniform balls, place them in […]
April 13, 2017
Marchers begin Trail of tears’
Migrant rights activists gathered at the U.S.-Mexico border near Imperial Beach on Wednesday morning for a prayer vigil and to launch an annual march, this year from San Diego to Calexico, to call attention to the plight of undocumented immigrants. "All they want is a better life," said Enrique Morones, speaking from Border Field State […]
April 13, 2017
Great promise of new generation
Latino population expert David Hayes-Bautista has a simple response for people who complain about immigrants draining the public system. Their U.S. born children "are the future" of the United States labor force. U.S.-born Latinos are expected to be a large part of the labor force that will support Baby Boomers in their retirement years, the […]
April 13, 2017
They see no opportunity’
The number of undocumented Mexican immigrants in the United States has dropped by 500,000 during the past three years likely as a result of the slowdown in the U.S. economy and tighter border enforcement, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Hispanic Center in Washington D.C. "What seems to be going on is […]
April 13, 2017
UCSD to celebrate the other Mexico’
Mexico's contributions in the arts, culture, science, business and philanthropy will be highlighted next week during a two-day event hosted by the University of California at San Diego as part of its 50th anniversary. The goal of the event, which will feature a day-long symposium at UCSD, is to show a side of Mexico that […]
April 13, 2017
Murals capture state of imagination
Tijuana.- Visions of this city and the rest of the state now adorn the beach promenade, floating among the sea smells, the metallic steel fence that divides two countries in the background. They were painted by 50 artists who worked in the last three months in the public art project called Paseo del Arte por […]
April 13, 2017
Super focus on Super Bowl drinkers
San Diego County Sheriff's deputies will be out in force this Super Bowl weekend throughout the county looking for drunken drivers. The department will deploy an additional 20-vehicle units that will specifically be looking for people driving under the influence. Deputies will also operate a Super Bowl DUI checkpoint in Encinitas on Saturday. A first […]
April 13, 2017
Do you qualify for big tax credit?
Local officials have launched their annual free tax preparation program for low-income families and individuals to see if they qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, the federal government's largest assistance program for the working poor. Officials said about $77 million of these credit dollars are unclaimed each year by San Diego County families and […]
April 13, 2017
Sammy’s’ got the rhythm of a winner
Samantha Arellano moved with rhythm. She shook her hips. Twist to the right. Twist to the left. A spin to the right. Another shake. No, Samantha was not dancing. Or maybe she was. Those were some of the moves the San Ysidro girls soccer player displayed as she dribbled a ball after repeatedly bouncing it […]
April 13, 2017
Venetian salad
Impress your guests at your next dinner party with a fresh and delicious Venetian salad. Its bittersweet taste perfectly accompanies a pasta or meat prepared in the Italian style, as ossobuco. In addition, different colors of the ingredients make it very colorful. Ingredients 16 oz. of spinach 4 oranges 8 slices bacon 1/3 cup nuts […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Xolos to play against Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy will square off against Tijuana's Club Xoloitzcuintles in a "San Diego Classic" on March 2 at the University of San Diego. "We're thrilled to announce this match in San Diego, a market that's important for our organization and against a team we have long wanted to play," said Tom Payne, president […]
April 13, 2017
Sockers looking to keep fiesta going
The San Diego Sockers return to Premiere Arena League-Pro Play on Saturday when they host division rival Revolución Tijuana at the Del Mar Arena. The Sockers are coming off a 10-9 win against the Las Vegas Knights on Jan. 21 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open Cup tournament. San Diego held on to its […]
April 13, 2017
Broken sewage pipe repaired in Tijuana
Tijuana A sewage collecting pipe has been repaired after its rupture contaminated the citys beaches for more than one month, forcing their closure. Environmentalists north of the border worried that the untreated sewage also would foul San Diegos beaches, but its unclear if that occurred and to what extent. The Baja California Commission of […]
April 13, 2017
