Tijuana Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz visited neighborhoods in the La Presa Abelardo L. Rodríguez and La Presa Este delegations to inspect ongoing efforts under the Tijuana: Ciudad Limpia (“Tijuana: Clean City”) program, an initiative that aims to improve urban conditions and bring direct benefits to more than 12,000 residents.
The mayor began his tour in the Planicie Altiplano neighborhood, where he joined locals to supervise street cleaning and grading operations along a 450-meter stretch of Zempoala Street, improvements set to enhance the quality of life for nearly 7,000 people.
“This is what teamwork looks like,” stated Burgueño Ruiz. “We are reaching places that had been neglected for years. Our government is taking a hands-on, all-terrain approach, and this is just the beginning.”
The mayor then traveled to the La Morita II neighborhood in La Presa Este, where the initiative continues to take shape. On Nogal Street and nearby areas, these efforts are impacting around 5,000 residents in the communities of Batalla Nacional, Viñedos Casa Blanca, Terrazas del Valle, Lomas del Valle, and Ejido Rojo Gómez.
In these communities, city workers from the Tijuana City Council have been improving unpaved roads—completing about 600 meters of streetwork and resurfacing around 6,000 square meters of road. They also cleared an illegal dump site, removed heavy debris, and began installing streetlights to improve safety and comfort for local residents.
“We’re showing up in neighborhoods so that residents can see and feel the results of our work,” said Burgueño Ruiz. “This is a permanent effort, we will reach every corner of Tijuana.”
Many residents expressed their appreciation to the mayor and his team, noting that they had been waiting for more than 30 years to see government presence and action in their neighborhoods.
The mayor was joined on his visits by Virginia Vargas González, Secretary of Urban and Environmental Development; Councilmembers Magaly Ronquillo Palacios and Arturo Aguirre González; interim delegation coordinator Adriana Guadalupe Barrera Hernández; Gabriela Ponce Velázquez, acting head of La Presa Abelardo L. Rodríguez; and Joaquín Alberto Sandoval Chávez, delegate of La Presa Este.
