Tijuana-San Diego border crossings register 5 hours of queues for essential crossings only

Unfortunately for those who have to work in the United States, the lines continue to be a nightmare. This morning users of Cómo está la línea have reported up to 5 hours in line at the Tijuana-Otay crossing, while the San Ysidro border crossing is reported to be quite slow (this includes the crosswalk). According […]

September 30, 2021

5 contributions from Karla Ruiz’s term as Mayor of Tijuana

Today, Wednesday, September 29th, Tijuana's first female mayor, Karla Ruiz Macfarland concluded her 9-month term, she entered as Arturo González Cruz's substitute. The mayor took the reins of Tijuana, determined to improve the city's situation in only 9 months of government, which she seems to have achieved after seeing her initiatives and efforts. Here is […]

September 29, 2021

4 events for an unforgettable weekend in Tijuana

Tijuana does not stop, life is slowly getting back to normal in the city, and with it certain outdoor events and others indoors, but the weekend events that characterize life in Tijuana continue to appear every week, and in San Diego Red, we present a selection of 4 events for you to go out and […]

September 29, 2021

Karla Ruiz Macfarland leaves Tijuana’s Mayor’s Office this Wednesday

In order to say goodbye to the citizens of Tijuana today, Wednesday, September 29, on her last day as mayor, Karla Ruiz Macfarland, who has been in office for several months, wrote the following letter: "Today, with all the respect you deserve and being congruent with my message of unity and peace that I tried […]

September 29, 2021

Mexican Consulate in San Diego announces Saturday as a document processing day

Are you allowed to cross the U.S.-Mexico border? The Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego has just informed us that this Saturday, October 2, there will be an extraordinary day to process passports, matricula consular and voter registration cards. The decision to create this type of event has been made to meet the growing […]

September 29, 2021

Tijuana schools receive smart boards from Mayor Karla Ruiz Macfarland

Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, Mayor of Tijuana, is preparing to equip municipal schools with the support of new technologies and digital devices, with the purpose of providing the educational sector with better tools for teaching and training students. The Director of Information Technologies, Daniel Alberto Fabela Valdez, explained that this type of projectors were acquired […]

September 28, 2021

Mayor of Tijuana begins remodeling and renovation of the Benito Juárez García Municipal Library

Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, Tijuana's Municipal President, began the remodeling and renovation of the Benito Juárez García Municipal Public Library today, Tuesday. In addition to this she celebrated that the structure where the library is located has been kept in the same conditions since its inauguration on October 20, 1982. "This is an example of […]

September 28, 2021

San Diego Mayor to advocate before the White House to end border restrictions

This Tuesday the White House will receive San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, who has in mind to discuss several issues of local relevance: one of these, the border reopening with its neighbor and business partner Tijuana, Baja California. This was confirmed by Mayor Gloria's chief of staff, Nick Serrano, via his Twitter account: “@MayorToddGlorialas wheels […]

September 28, 2021

Don Miguel Ruiz, the writer from Tijuana who is a bestseller in the U.S.

He emerged, as sometimes happens, almost out of nowhere. One day he was unknown and the next he was a bestseller invited to important television programs. At least that's how it seems from here, where he is not as well known as others of his lineage, such as Paulo Coelho, Osho, Tony Robbins and Wayne […]

September 28, 2021

Tijuana’s Intercity Train moves forward: it will be able to transport 40 thousand people daily

Architect Karen Postlethwaite Montijo, Secretary of Infrastructure, Development and Land Management announced during the daily report shared by the Government of Baja California, the progress of this Tijuana Interurban Train. After many studies, it was found that Tijuana, despite being one of the largest cities, does not have a massive and efficient public transportation service […]

September 28, 2021

5 initiatives of Karla Ruiz as mayor to support sports in Tijuana

Tijuana's first female mayor, Karla Ruiz Macfarlard has led several initiatives to show her support for sports activities in the city. This is one of the sectors that had been left behind by the past administration and severely affected by the pandemic. However, the administration headed by Ruiz Macfarland, in just a few months, has […]

September 27, 2021

Municipal President receives Toros of Tijuana after their championship in the Mexican Baseball League 2021

Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, president of the XXIII Tijuana City Hall, held a meeting with the directors of Club Toros de Tijuana, where they presented the Zaachila Cup, obtained in their second championship of the Mexican Baseball League (LMB), in the 96th edition of the championship and which they won against the Leones de Yucatan […]

September 27, 2021

Baja California Governor-elect Marina del Pilar visits San Diego to discuss key issues

This Friday, September 24, the Governor-elect of Baja California met with U.S. officials in different locations in the city of San Diego with the objective of addressing key issues for the binational relationship with this important neighboring city. Among the topics discussed were international mobility, trade and tourism. As part of the plan of activities, […]

September 27, 2021

Long lines reported for motorcyclists at Tijuana-San Ysidro border port of entry

People who cross into San Diego from one of the border crossings located in Tijuana know that sometimes the crossings can turn into quite a journey, since when the lines at the border crossing are not closed due to a migrant demonstration, or the " gaviotas (seagulls)" are not doing their thing, the wait can […]

September 27, 2021

Tijuana expects cool start of the week with a chance of light showers

This Sunday, September 26, the National Water Commission (Conagua) reported that Tijuana will start the week with a mostly cloudy sky, due to the beginning of a low pressure system that will accompany the clouds with cool weather. On the other hand, according to Meteored weather forecasts, from Monday through Wednesday we will have low […]

September 26, 2021

A candle of Chef Anthony Bourdain, Baja California’s Gastronomy lover, is out for sale

The Cleaver and Blade website has released a candle with the image of Anthony Bourdain, chef, writer and television host from the United States, with which it intends to pay tribute to his professional career. The host was known for his deep love and appreciation for Mexican cuisine, mainly that of Baja California, a place […]

September 26, 2021

Governor-elect Marina del Pilar, throws first pitch at Los Padres game in San Diego

This Friday, September 24, Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, Governor-elect of Baja California, symbolically threw the first pitch at the Los Padres game in San Diego as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Likewise, the mutual recognition between Latin America and the United States is placed at the forefront, therefore, theGovernor-elect considered that Baja California is […]

September 25, 2021

Baja California: COVID-19 cases spike in the last 24 hours

During the daily report from the Government of Baja California, Baja California's Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, reported that the state has shown a notable rebound in the increase of COVID-19 cases after they had declined weeks ago. According to the general report of the virus in the world, Mexico has entered the Top […]

September 25, 2021

Mayor Karla Ruiz’s actions to address the immigration situation in Tijuana

Tijuana's first female mayor, Karla Ruiz Macfarland is known for taking the initiative on issues that had been left behind by the previous administration: one of these is immigrants in Tijuana. In the few months that Ruiz Macfarland has served as mayor, she has taken these actions that bring the city closer to alleviating the […]

September 24, 2021

Tijuana Mayor Karla Ruiz Macfarland unveils plaque in her honor in Morelos Park

For her support to the Wildlife Conservation Management Unit (UMA), Karla Patricia Ruiz Macfarland, Tijuana's Mayor unveils a plaque dedicated to her in Morelos Park. During her speech, Ruiz Macfarland highlighted the efforts made by the head of the Municipal System of Theme Parks of Tijuana (Simpatt), Azahel Mercedes Puente Camarena, to achieve partnerships that […]

September 24, 2021