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The Tijuana/San Diego Border Is the Perfect Place for the Roger Waters Anti-Wall Concert
Dear Mr. Waters, My name is Scott Koenig. I write about food and culture in Mexico, with a focus on the state of Baja California located just twenty minutes from our home in San Diego across the Mexico-United States border. I'm a big fan of your music, your artistic vision, your conviction, and the […]
About 60 Haitian Children Are Ready to Start School in Tijuana
TIJUANA.- Parents of at least 60 Haitian children in Baja California are looking for ways to get their children into school so they can continue their studies, according to the local Frontera newspaper. Adriana Reyna, member of the Strategic Committee for Humanitarian Aid says that they have been helping foreigners to carry out all the […]
Mexico Will Continue to Collaborate With the US If Threats Are Left Behind
External Relationships Secretary Luis Videgaray Caso said the government of our country has expressed its willingness to continue working with the United States on security matters as long as threats and grievances are left behind. In attending the plenary session in the Republic Senate, the Minister said that during the meetings with the Secretary of […]
Definite Cancellation on Construction of Brewery Plant in Mexicali
The temporary suspension of the brewery Constellation Brands in Mexicali is not enough, opponents to its construction clarified. The local deputy, Luis Moreno, says that he needs to give the order to cancel definitively this work. Moreno, deputy for the Social Encounter Party, told Sintesis TV that the support of the state government towards the […]
Sales in San Ysidro Drop 40%
The increase in the exchange rate between the dollar and peso also affects the region near Mexico, but on the northern side of the border. The steady increase in the exchange rate in recent years has cause a 40 percent drop in sales, only in San Ysidro. The data was revealed by Jason Wells, director […]
Horses, Sea, and a Good Time Await You at Rosarito Beach
Rosarito is a small town and the youngest of Baja California, but it has a unequaled virtue, its beaches, which despite being the main magnet for tourists, offer a simple, but memorable activity: Riding horses. When you walk along the shore you'll find many things, either deliciously prepared coconuts and clamatos (clam juice with sauces), […]
Tijuana Residents Surround Charlie Sheen in San Ysidro
This Tuesday a black car in San Ysidro aroused the curiosity of several residents from Tijuana to discover that in the back seat was the actor Charlie Sheen. It is said that the actor known for the series "Two and a half men", has a property in Baja California due to his constant visits to […]
Learn More About the General Consulate of Mexico in San Diego
TIJUANA-SAN DIEGO.-With the situation that has been developing since the executive order of the now President of the United States, Donald Trump, people have been more alert to any setback that has to do with migration and the consular environment. Therefore the General Consulate of Mexico in San Diego wants to contribute with some information […]
Explore Rosarito Beach Like a Pro with Baja Fun Adventures
The Rosarito Beach Hotel was the first hotel built in the city, so apart from being a charming place with comforting areas to have a good time, from the time you enter the lobby you find stands and pamphlets that guide you to new activities to enjoy, and among them you'll see Baja Fun Adventures. […]
Unable to Enter U.S., Haitian Refugees Get Legal Residence in Tijuana
Many of the Haitian and African immigrants who arrived in large quantities in the last months to Tijuana, no longer want to leave this city. Especially after President Donald Trump took office and deployed a series of anti-refugee and anti-immigrant policies (and rhetoric), leaving many refugees from Haiti and other countries out cold on the […]
Tijuana Non-Profit to Offer Spanish and French Classes to Help Build Mexican and Haitian Ties
TIJUANA.- Deported Mother and Families in Action Program has organized a workshop where Spanish and French classes will be given, with the former being FREE and addressed to Haitians, and the latter one is for people residing in Tijuana in exchange of some donation for immigrants. Ixchel Solano, one of the coordinators of the program […]
Baja and California Brewers Collaborate on New Beer
Breweries fromBaja California and California have worked together once more to create a new Belgian Pale Ale unique in its class. A beer you can try this next Friday, March 3 in almost the entire state and across the border. Date Me Sugar is the name of the new beer made with cachanilla dates, an […]
Tijuana Residents Are Advised to Avoid Zona Rio Due to Flooding
Heavy and constant rains have forced municipal public safety authorities to urge drivers to handle with caution the different roads of Tijuana. Traffic can be seen already over the Via Rapida expressway. Picture by: Internet The first reports from today indicate floods in the VIa Rapida so authorities warn not to use this as an […]
Tacos in Tijuana Hit With Almost a 20% Price Inflation
The tortilla increased its price, so did the meat and the few vegetables your taco carries; for a total inflation of 20 percent that has affected taquerias (taco shops or stands) in Tijuana. Since January the taquerias have felt the new prices of its good. "Everything went up in cost!" Gilberto Zarate, president of the […]
Storm and Flood Warning Issued for Rosarito
ROSARITO BEACH.-With strong showers still in the forecast from the National Meteorological System (SMN), the Rosarito Beach Civil Protection Council declared a storm warning for the city. According to forecast, the Frontal System No. 31 in combination with higher atmospheric instability will bring to the region precipitations that will leave between 25 and 75 millimeters […]
PHOTOS: The 2017 Carnaval of Ensenada Parade
"Orígenes e identidad" (Origins and Identity) was the name and theme of the first parade of the Carnaval of Ensenada, where many colors, music and lots of fun were an essential part of the show. Families were watching expectantly and received just what they have been waiting for. Thousands of people were marching along the […]
Tijuana To Welcome March with Gothic Film Series
TIJUANA.- Death, suspense and loneliness, all this you can find in the series of Gothic movies that Cinema CEART is preparing for you to enjoy in the month of March. As every month, the Tijuana State Center of the Arts (CEART) prepares a series of movies so people can enjoy showings with friends, family or […]
¡Viva México! Tequila Is Now Sold in More Than 90 Countries
Mexican tequila its in the market in 98 countries around the world; with sales reaching a volume of more than 196 million 736 thousand liters in 2016 with an approximate value of 1,133 million dollars. According to the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the sales of this traditional Mexican […]
Second “Dreamer” Gets Arrested for Supposedly Smuggling Aliens
US immigration authorities are targeting another so-called "DREAMER" immigrant in the U.S., when on Feb. 12, 22-year-old Jesús Alonso Arreola was arrested while he was driving a friend to pick up a relative in San Diego. The youths were arrested in Los Angeles area by the Border Patrol, accusing Arreola of being involved in alien […]
Tijuana Residents to March Saturday Against Yellow Cabs in City
TIJUANA.- The attacks in the city of yellow taxi drivers against Uber drivers continues; despite the fact that the Municipal Police reinforced security at the San Ysidro border crossing, and two taxi drivers were arrested Thursday night after causing damage to an Uber vehicle. For this reason, Tijuana residents have called for a boycott against […]