Tijuana Civil Protection warns of showers and thunderstorms

Despite the fact that most weather forecasts continue to warn of dry weather, Tijuana's Civil Protection has reported possible electrical discharges and showers during this weekend on Tijuana's coasts, mainly on Friday and Saturday. For this reason, the Municipal Civil Protection Office is asking citizens to take precautions. Likewise, they have indicated that it will […]

July 29, 2021 at 6:04 PM PDT

Tijuana residents receive medal for civic merit

The Civic Merit Medal, which this year bears the name of "Josefina Rendón Parra", in honor of the Baja California teacher, poet and forger, was awarded to historian José Gabriel Rivera Delgado and citizen José Luis Moreno Castellanos. The award ceremony was held at the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT). Also honored at the event were […]

July 29, 2021 at 5:22 PM PDT

Outbreak of coronavirus infection detected in manufacturing plant in Baja California

The epidemiology department, the Baja California Health Secretariat (SSa) and the State Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Coepris) reviewed a manufacturing plant in the state this Thursday, after detecting an outbreak of COVID-19 infection, according to the SSa Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico. He reported that not only the facilities but also the subsidiaries […]

July 29, 2021 at 3:17 PM PDT

Baja California approaches 600 active COVID-19 cases

Active cases of COVID-19 increased from 533 to 589 in Baja California, from yesterday to today, informed the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico. Most of the municipalities increased the number of cases, but Tijuana continues to lead the list with 233 of the 533 cases in the state. On the other hand, in the […]

July 29, 2021 at 1:04 PM PDT

Tijuana City Hall promotes the use of masks in public places, plazas and swap meets

According to the Federal Government's Epidemiological Traffic Ligh Chart, this week's coloration for Baja California is yellow. However, state authorities decided that it will remain green in all municipalities except for Mexicali, which will change to yellow. This is due to the fact that the percentage of positivity from remaining at 14% in the last […]

July 28, 2021 at 6:34 PM PDT

Tijuana citizens invited to get vaccinated against measles and rubella

The Municipal Health Department (DMS) invites Tijuana's parents to vaccinate their children against measles and rubella, in order to reinforce the infants' basic vaccination schedule. Adolescents and adults can also be immunized. The campaign, which started at the beginning of July, will end on August 16. In this campaign, children from 0 months to 10 […]

July 28, 2021 at 6:06 PM PDT

Ventilation in places in Baja California will be checked with CO2 monitor

Due to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide, and after observing an increase of cases in Baja California, the State Secretary of Health announced the new strategies that will be carried out to face this virus. The first strategy consists of detecting and following up on COVID-19 cases that arose from a trip, […]

July 28, 2021 at 1:53 PM PDT

CBP will no longer be able to check your cell phone when crossing the San Ysidro border

As of 2018, Border Patrol (CBP) authorities have the authority to inspect your cell phone should they deem it necessary. This includes the electronic devices of U.S. citizens as well as foreigners. However, many considered these measures invasive and there were many reports, mostly from U.S. citizens. In fact, between 2018 and 2019, 41 thousand […]

July 28, 2021 at 1:27 PM PDT

Security and sanctions will be reinforced in La Bufadora after viral video

After a video circulating in social media, where a group of people can be seen being swept away by a current after being in a rocky area of La Bufadora, which is forbidden to enter, Ensenada authorities made a call to visitors. The municipal president Armando Ayala Robles made a strong call to the community […]

July 28, 2021 at 12:13 PM PDT

Government of Tijuana launches app to speed up transactions

The Government of Tijuana has launched the Tijuana Movil app, with which the population will be able to make appointments and initiate processes from the comfort of their cell phone by generating a QR code, which must be presented when going to the corresponding office. Tijuana Móvil was created through the Information Technology Department last […]

July 27, 2021 at 6:16 PM PDT

Mariachi Vargas comes to Tijuana this Saturday with a free concert

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán will give a free concert to the people of Tijuana next Saturday, July 31, as part of the celebration of the city's 132nd anniversary. The concert will take place at the Minarete Esplanade of the Lázaro Cárdenas Federal High School, where people will be able to enjoy a popular festival and […]

July 27, 2021 at 5:38 PM PDT

U.S. may send Johnson & Johnson vaccine today to Baja California

A few days ago the Baja California Department of Health informed about a pilot program it was conducting with the U.S. authorities directly, with the objective of donating vaccines against COVID-19. Although at that time nothing had been finalized, this morning the Secretary of Health, Alonso Pérez Rico, confirmed that a shipment of Johnson & […]

July 27, 2021 at 1:47 PM PDT

AMLO assures that those vaccinated with Sinovac and CanSino will be able to cross the border

Andrés Manuel López Obrador assured that people vaccinated against COVID-19 with antidotes other than Johnson & Johnson or Pfizer will be able to cross the border into the United States. The President of Mexico commented that he is negotiating with the neighboring country on this issue as an economic reactivation is urgently needed, so citizens […]

July 27, 2021 at 9:57 AM PDT

International tourism thrives in Tijuana due to Mayor Karla Ruiz’s leadership

Karla Ruiz Macfarland took office in February and since then Tijuana residents have forgotten the conflicts generated by her predecessor and have only heard positive things about her administration, among which the mayor's efforts to promote international tourism in the city stand out. Tijuana has registered a 180% growth in investments in the second quarter […]

July 26, 2021 at 6:57 PM PDT

Types of lines at the San Ysidro border crossing and their rules

If you are not a regular border crosser, it is normal to wonder if you can enter from any line, however, whether you are American or Mexican with a tourist visa, you have to consider the following: To cross into San Diego there are three types of lines: the normal lane, the ready lane and […]

July 26, 2021 at 2:08 PM PDT

24 schools to return to in-person classes on August 30 in Baja California

The Secretary of Education in Baja California in coordination with the Secretary of Health, agreed that 24 rural and urban schools of Basic Education, previously selected, will return to face-to-face classes next August 30. According to the Secretary of Education, Catalino Zavala, there will be four schools in each of the six municipalities considered, which […]

July 26, 2021 at 1:57 PM PDT

IMAC offers photographic exhibition as part of Tijuana’s anniversary

Tijuana's Municipal Institute of Art and Culture (IMAC) inaugurated the traveling exhibition "Images that change the world", by photographer Tomas Gunnarsson on July 22 . The photographic exhibition is part of the celebration of the 132nd anniversary of the city and is in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy in Mexico. The inauguration included the intervention […]

July 26, 2021 at 1:24 PM PDT

Under the mandate of Mayor Karla Ruiz, relations between Tijuana and San Diego are strengthened

Despite the fact that border restrictions between the United States and Mexico continue to affect border residents, the leaders of Tijuana and San Diego maintain excellent communication and seem to agree on the relevant points to improve the relationship between the border cities. Since February, when Karla Ruiz Macfarland and Todd Gloria, Mayor of Tijuana […]

July 25, 2021 at 3:14 PM PDT

Baja California will remain under the green light, despite the yellow light from the Federal Government

According to the Federal Government's Epidemiological Traffic Light Chart, this week's coloration for Baja California is yellow. However, local authorities have determined that it will remain green in all municipalities except for Mexicali, which will change to yellow. State health authorities, headed by Dr. Alonso Pérez Rico, informed that the percentage of positivity from remaining […]

July 25, 2021 at 2:25 PM PDT

Bajacalifornian Alexa Moreno in the Artistic Gymnastics Final at Tokyo Olympics

The Mexicali native, Alexa Moreno, will compete for one of the Olympic medals in Tokyo 2020 in one of the most difficult apparatuses and where more strength is required to achieve the incredible stunts performed by the participants. The competition for which she will compete for the medal will be on August 1st. But the […]

July 25, 2021 at 1:55 PM PDT