Plaza Rio facilities to be modernized

Yesterday, through the official Facebook account, Plaza Rio gave the news that it will be going through a modernization process. From its account it shared a video where you can see several workers doing construction work. The area shown in the video is the restroom area, where it is evident that they have included more […]

October 26, 2020 at 10:37 AM PDT

San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce calls for removal of border crossing restrictions

It is possible that all of us Tijuana natives have thought about it more than once: don't the businesses of San Ysidro need us in their economy, as much as we need the tourists? The answer is yes, we are so important to these businesses that Jason Wells, director of the San Ysidro Chamber of […]

October 25, 2020 at 11:52 AM PDT

Rosarito Beach cemeteries to receive visitors on Day of the Dead

Yesterday, through its social networks, the Government of Rosarito Beaches gave the news that the municipality will open one of its public cemeteries so that citizens can remember their loved ones this Day of the Dead. The public cemetery we are talking about is the Ejido Mazatlan and will be open on November 1 and […]

October 25, 2020 at 11:02 AM PDT

Authorities call to prevent beach closures in Ensenada

The government of Ensenada called on the population and visitors to comply with hygiene and prevention protocols in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic, especially on its beaches. As you may remember, this activity recently reopened with the change of color to orange in the state, with a controlled schedule and the following measures […]

October 24, 2020 at 3:12 PM PDT

Baja California natives can now also enjoy “Ensenada al Fresco”

"Tijuana al Fresco", the initiative implemented by authorities and businessmen of the border city in order to reactivate the economy in the face of the current pandemic by COVID-19, now also reached the Ensenada natives to enjoy the best of outdoor gastronomy, but through "Ensenada al Fresco". This edition, which began last October 17 and […]

October 24, 2020 at 2:18 PM PDT

Tijuana close to 7 thousand infections by COVID-19

According to the recent report presented this Saturday morning by Health Secretary Alonso Perez Rico, Baja California continues to show an increase in its cases. As of the October 23rd, cut-off date, the state has 509 active cases, of which Mexicali and Tijuana are where most of them are concentrated. In turn, both the state […]

October 24, 2020 at 12:58 PM PDT

Chances of rain for this weekend in Tijuana

The Early Warning System of the Civil Protection of Baja California, reports that there is a probability of rain this weekend and moderate conditions of Santana Winds starting on Monday. For this weekend the probabilities are of 30% and 50% of rain showers in certain regions of the state. Santa Ana winds are common, and […]

October 23, 2020 at 8:09 PM PDT

More than 100 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Baja California

During the daily transmission of the COVID-19 cases update, the Secretary of Health of Baja California, Alonso Perez Rico, informed that the state continues to rise, reporting until the cut-off date of October 22nd, 112 new cases of coronavirus with PCR of which 54 were registered in Mexicali. This municipality also maintains the highest number […]

October 23, 2020 at 12:08 PM PDT

Surveillance will be reinforced in Playas de Tijuana due to spill and increase of COVID-19

If you were planning to visit Playas de Tijuana this weekend, perhaps this news will make you think twice, because the City of Tijuana has communicated through its official website that security elements will be added to the area. Why is this? Because on Tuesday they announced a sewage spill that occurred in Mexico Park. […]

October 23, 2020 at 11:43 AM PDT

Santa Ana condition for Monday and Tuesday in Tijuana

Civil Protection of Tijuana informs today October 22, 2020 that Monday and Tuesday of the following week a Santa Ana condition is expected. So be careful. They also report that the temperature will be around five degrees below the average for the coast, and between five and ten degrees for the valleys in the coming […]

October 22, 2020 at 8:03 PM PDT

San Diego goes Orange with 32 community outbreaks

The San Diego County Communications Office issued a statement last night informing about the status of the coronavirus pandemic in the county. They specified the number of outbreaks, new cases, and deaths from the virus. First, they reported that they are at the borderline of the orange level, about to return to red as the […]

October 22, 2020 at 2:53 PM PDT

Active coronavirus cases continue to increase in Baja California

The Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, reported the COVID-19 cases update that are present in Baja California, this Thursday morning, October 22. According to what was presented by the Secretary, the entity continues to increase its active cases, because despite being a changing number it continues to worry the authorities since they are the […]

October 22, 2020 at 2:05 PM PDT

CCE president suggests raising the property tax in Mexico

The property tax is a charge that needs to be paid by law by any owner of a property, no matter what use it is being given; from commercial to residential. In theory, this tax has the function of paying public services and infrastructure of the municipality to which this property belongs. In other words, […]

October 22, 2020 at 12:38 PM PDT

COVID-19 outbreak in Mexicali wedding “will last for months”: Secretary of Health

After the telenovela actor, Armando Torrea, and his partner celebrated their marriage in Mexicali, Baja California, without any sanitary protocols and prevention measures, as well as without permits in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic, authorities reported that more than 100 of the attendees were infected by this disease. In view of this, and […]

October 21, 2020 at 5:43 PM PDT

Mexicans launch petition to close border with United States

This petition, through Change.org, has been active for several months. However, news that the U.S. closure to Mexican tourists will continue, at least until the end of November, and concerns that San Diego has a spike in the number of coronavirus cases have revived it. Due to the Information above, the proposal has become popular. […]

October 21, 2020 at 2:22 PM PDT

There are more intubated patients today than a month ago in Baja California

During the update of COVID-19 cases in Baja California, the Secretary of Health, Alonso Perez Rico, announced that until Tuesday, October 20, 96 intubated patients were registered as an effect of the current disease. This figure is higher than the situation a month ago in the region, where there were 77 intubated patients. "Today we […]

October 21, 2020 at 2:20 PM PDT

This was the line at the Tijuana-San Diego border crossing 100 years ago

The Tijuana Historical Archive presented a series of photographs of how the Tijuana-San Diego border used to look between 1915 and 1925. In the photograph below we find a single line to cross into the city. There is no doubt that this is a huge contrast to what we Tijuana residents are used to seeing. […]

October 21, 2020 at 12:59 PM PDT

Slim’s proposal would not allow you to retire until age 75

The average Mexican has workdays that range from 8 to 12 hours with only one day off. Can you imagine doing that every day until you turn 75? This is one of the proposals presented by the owner of Grupo Carso . Mexican businessman Carlos Slim recently participated in CEDE's XIX Congress of Directors where […]

October 21, 2020 at 11:49 AM PDT

Sanitary Alert in Playas de Tijuana due to a sewage spill in the sea

The City of Tijuana informs the public about the closure of the beaches during the whole week. This is due to a sewage spill that fell into the sea. They report that there was an electrical failure in the pumping system of the Mexico Park of Playas de Tijuana which has caused a considerable spill. […]

October 21, 2020 at 1:48 AM PDT

Rosarito Beaches reopened in response to low levels of pollution

As it became known a few days ago, due to an accident at the sewage treatment plant located north of Rosarito, which also affected the power supply, authorities of this municipality kept their beaches closed, since the level of contamination in the water was unknown. However, this Tuesday, October 20th, the Rosarito Beaches Government informed […]

October 20, 2020 at 3:37 PM PDT