Street disinfection in Tijuana proven to reduce COVID-19 infections

With the objective of reducing COVID-19 cases, the Tijuana City Hall, in collaboration with the Municipal Public Services Department (DSPM), has been sanitizing and sterilizing more than 233 sites belonging to the city's 9 delegations, where a greater flow of people has been detected, for 53 weeks in a row. These activities will continue to […]

April 21, 2021 at 1:29 AM PDT

Will non-essential crossings be allowed between Tijuana and San Diego this week? U.S. responds

Yesterday it was announced that essential crossings from Mexico to the United States would continue until May 21, so if you don't have a good reason to cross that is considered "essential" you will have to wait to find out if June will be the month in which we will be allowed to resume border […]

April 20, 2021 at 5:22 PM PDT

Tijuana swap meets will have restrictions once again

Due to the expected arrival of a third wave of COVID-19 in Baja California, the head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, informed that starting this Tuesday, restrictions will return to the swap meets in the neighborhoods with the most active cases. These restrictions consist in limiting the installation of businesses to only […]

April 20, 2021 at 2:34 PM PDT

Baja California increases to 24% its hospital occupancy rate due to COVID-19

Baja California continues to lose the battle against COVID-19, by maintaining its Effective Reproduction Rate (ER) above one, 1.13, meaning that one person confirmed with the disease can transmit it to two more people in this State. As a result, the number of new, active, confirmed and hospitalized cases could increase if this indicator continues […]

April 20, 2021 at 1:22 PM PDT

Spring Special at Las Americas Premium Outlets at San Ysidro ends this Wednesday

Are you one of the lucky ones who can cross the border into the U.S.? Then you can't miss out on this great opportunity, as one of the best malls in the area, Las Americas Premium Outlets, will be offering great deals in most of its stores. This spring sale will be valid until today […]

April 20, 2021 at 12:41 PM PDT

U.S.-Mexico border restrictions extended until May 21st

Once again, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms the closure of the U.S.-Mexico border for non-essential travel for another month, with the date for the lifting of border restrictions now set for May 21 of this year. After more than a year since the border restrictions were implemented last March 22 due to the […]

April 19, 2021 at 9:40 PM PDT

Patrolling in Tijuana businesses will be reinforced due to the possible third wave of COVID-19

Due to the new restrictive measures in public activities that began to be applied first thing this Monday, April 19 in Baja California, the Inspection and Verification Department will intensify its inspections with 80 inspectors in the nine delegations, where in total, there are 378 swap meets registered in the municipal registry, which for now […]

April 19, 2021 at 6:54 PM PDT

Mariscos el Angel in Tijuana gave us a taste of their secret taco.

Tijuana's taquerias continue to surprise Chef Danny Betancourt as part of his tours for our Una Mordida Tacos Tijuana section. Such is the case of Mariscos el Angel, which is located at 425 Ing. Juan Ojeda Robles Street in the Buena Vista neighborhood, and where they gave the chef a taste of their secret or […]

April 19, 2021 at 6:33 PM PDT

On Wednesday, second doses will be administered in Tijuana only to these adults.

After 21 days since the application of their first dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, adults over 60 years of age residing in Tijuana will be able to receive their second dose this Wednesday, April 21, informed the Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico. On the other hand, Tijuana residents of the same age range, but […]

April 19, 2021 at 11:44 AM PDT

Secretariat of Health (SS) establishes new restrictions due to the increase in COVID-19 cases

In the first minute of this Monday, April 19th, the Secretariat of Health of the State of Baja California announced the increase of restrictive measures in public activities, this due to the increase of infections registered in the entity and other places of the Mexican Republic, which are marked as the first symptoms of a […]

April 18, 2021 at 7:39 PM PDT

New Mexican electronic passport to be issued in 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) informed that in 2021 Mexicans will have the opportunity to obtain a new electronic passport, which will facilitate and expedite entry to other countries and return to Mexico. This new passport will have a microprocessor that will contain relevant information about the person: it will allow storing a photograph, […]

April 18, 2021 at 3:36 PM PDT

San Diego event to give away children’s books during the weekend

An event organized by the Children's Book Party of San Diego will be giving away books for children next Saturday, April 24 at The Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper, located at 3619 College Avenue in San Diego. From their website they shared that this is the 38th year in which they organize this event, this means […]

April 18, 2021 at 1:03 PM PDT

Baja California hospitals are prepared for third wave of COVID-19

The Secretariat of Health is monitoring hospital occupancy due to COVID-19, this after predicting that the third wave of infections will arrive in this territory at the end of April and beginning of May. "We are preparing and conditioning our hospitals for the arrival of the third wave," said this morning the head of this […]

April 17, 2021 at 12:48 PM PDT

Baja California will remain under the yellow traffic light for the next week

The head of the Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, informed this morning that Baja California will continue next week (Monday through Sunday) in yellow coloration of the epidemiological traffic light chart for COVID-19. The State has shown a gradual increase of cases in the last weeks, registering up to this Saturday 338 active cases, […]

April 17, 2021 at 11:57 AM PDT

Vaccines applied in Baja California are safe and effective

In view of the series of myths that have arisen among the population of Baja California regarding the COVID-19 vaccines that have been applied in the state, Tijuana authorities consider it important to clarify them, and at the same time make the public aware of the importance of the application of the drug, a process […]

April 16, 2021 at 6:58 PM PDT

A $15 peso adobada taco at this Tijuana taqueria left us delighted.

In one more adventure of Una Mordida Tacos Tijuana, chef Danny Betancourt visited Taqueria Marcos, located on the corner of La Paz on Panamericano Avenue, in this city. Since the adobada tacos are one of the most popular at this taqueria, Danny took the opportunity to taste and rate them. While there, he also took […]

April 16, 2021 at 6:36 PM PDT

Active cases in Baja California have been on the rise for almost two weeks now

Compared to a month ago Baja California reported 297 active COVID-19 cases, however in the last 11 days (since April 5th) the State has shown a continuous increase in these cases, totaling 365 yesterday. Most of these cases are located in Mexicali, registering 174 of the total, followed by Tijuana with 118, Ensenada with 38, […]

April 16, 2021 at 2:12 PM PDT

COVID-19 outbreak detected in migrant camp in Tijuana

The Secretariat of Health of Baja California announced that some possible COVID-19 and viral diseases were detected in the immigrant settlement located at the "El Chaparral" border crossing in Tijuana, Baja California. The head of the state Secretariat of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, stated that the health authorities deployed some health brigades to monitor the […]

April 15, 2021 at 10:50 PM PDT

Tijuana and San Diego work together to develop strategies to face the new normality.

Members of the Tijuana City Council met with mayors of San Diego, Chula Vista and National City in U.S. territory to establish a joint plan to face the return to the new normality after the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to hit the world since early 2020, where issues such as economic recovery, health, education, security, […]

April 15, 2021 at 10:32 PM PDT

New projects will be sought to improve Tijuana’s image.

At the facilities of the Tijuana Tourism and Convention Committee (Cotuco), the board of directors of businessmen, represented by Carlos Vicente Cruz Archundia, met with officials of the Tijuana City Hall and asked them to carry out projects that favor the city in upcoming issues such as the founding of Tijuana, when it is intended […]

April 15, 2021 at 7:05 PM PDT