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600 Haitian and African Refugees are Being Sheltered in Tijuana
Up to 600 people coming from Haiti and Africa have been taken in by various homeless shelters in Tijuana, said Hector Zepeda Cisneros, the city's Health Services Chief. Sanitation authorities visited several of Tijuana's homeless and immigrant shelters "to ensure that these people are being treated fairly and adequately", according to Zepeda Cisneros, in what […]
April 13, 2017
Uber Will Accept Cash Payments in Mexico… For Now
In Baja California, Uber customers from Tijuana and Mexicali can now pay their rides in cash. The company will be progressively testing this new option in eight Mexican cities and trying to give both passengers and drivers the option to request and accept it, respectively, meaning that it's neither obligatory nor restrictive. Uber drivers who […]
April 13, 2017
Runner-Ups in Tijuana Mayoral Election Vow to Contest Preliminary Results
Yesterday's preliminary count made National Action Party (PAN) candidate Juan Manuel Gastélum the city's mayor-elect with only a 1% advantage over Institutional Revolutionary Party's (PRI) René Mendivil and Social Encounter Party's (PES) Julián Leyzaola. Now, both of them have said that they will contest the result because of irregularities and suspicions of 'dirty tactics'. "We […]
April 13, 2017
21 Pitbulls to Be Put Down in Tijuana If Not Found a Home Soon
Twenty-one Pitbull dogs that are now under the care of Tijuanas Animal Control Center and waiting for adoption could be euthanized if a proper home is not found for each of them. These are all part of the 54 Pitbull dogs rescued from a house in the Alamar neighborhood last April. Most of them were […]
April 13, 2017
London Photographer Facing Multiple Life Sentences For Abusing Over 200 Children
LONDON. A 'freelance photographer' and 'teacher' from Ashford, England, who travelled to Malaysia's capital for supposed charitable activities, admitted 71 different child sexual abuse offenses for acts committed against 23 children from an impoverished community in a "campaign of rape" that went on for 9 years; his sentence is of 25 years in prison. The […]
April 13, 2017
Election 2016: PAN Candidate is Tijuana’s Virtual Mayor-Elect
With 23.1% of the total votes in his favour, the National Action Party (PAN) candidate Juan Manuel Gastélum is the winner of the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP). Gastélum maintained a 1% advantage over René Mendivil, candidate for the coalition between the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Labor Party (PT), Mexicos Green Ecologist Party (PVEM), and […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana’s Election for Mayor is in a Virtual Triple-Tie
Even if abstentionism remains high in Baja California, where the voter turnout was less than 35% in yesterdays election, the day ended with three Tijuana candidates for mayor virtually tied in the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP), claiming an early advantage before the preliminary count was over. The National Action Party (PAN) candidate Juan Manuel […]
April 13, 2017
Larger Voter Turnout Expected on this Upcoming Election in Baja California
Up to 40% of citizen participation is expected in the upcoming elections on Sunday, June 5, where Tijuana will elect a new mayor, along with the rest of Baja California and its other municipalities. According to Testa Marketing, a polling agency, the citizens interest in the election has grown significantly. This sudden growth in voter […]
April 13, 2017
6 Great Ways to Spend your Weekend in Tijuana and San Diego
TIJUANA. Tijuana will elect its new mayor on Sunday, but here's a list of fun things that voters and non-voters alike can do away from the ballots. 1.- CECUT's MGMT Laser Show Place: The Tijuana Cultural Center IMAX Dome Theater Dates: Every Friday and Saturday in June. Time: Fridays 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:00 and […]
April 13, 2017
The Tijuana Cultural Center Presents: MGMT, the Laser Show
TIJUANA. The IMAX Dome Theater on the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) will open the MGMT Laser Show today, Friday June 3, with screenings every Friday at 9:00 p.m; 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. on weekends. This show will allow fans of the psychedelic duo to enjoy their biggest hits, such as Congratulations, Time to Pretend, Alien […]
April 13, 2017
San Ysidro Port of Entry to be Closed on July 15 RE
Pedestrian traffic crossing into the U.S. via the San Ysidro port of entry will be redirected to the El Chaparral port of entry, known as the PedWest project, because the old area is scheduled for demolition. "The East Wing of the port will be demolished, the part where pedestrians actually cross, all of that will […]
April 13, 2017
Mexicans are the Least Likely Group to be Granted Asylum at U.S. Border
Mexicans are less likely to receive political asylum in the U.S. than any other applicant, says Jacob J Sapochnick, a migration lawyer in San Diego. Once the application for an asylum interview passes, it's likely that the migrants from other countries get approved first. Asylum requests are a constant in the San Ysidro-Tijuana Point of […]
April 13, 2017
50 San Ysidro Businesses Close Due to High Dollar Prices
TIJUANA. The strong dollar vs Mexican pesos "is giving us a hard time", said Jason Wells, Executive Director of the San Ysidros Board of Commerce and Businesses Association, who revealed that 50 local businesses have closed since the last quarter of 2015. Due to losses of up to 40% in sales, business owners have started […]
April 13, 2017
The 10 Best Spots for Food and Drinks in San Diego
You might already have a favorite "Happy Hour" spot, but here's your chance to shake things up a little and get out of your routine. Uber just made a list with the best places to have good food and drinks in San Diego. How? Basing it on their passengers' most frequent destinations, which are as […]
April 13, 2017
Vote for me, or go f— your mother
"We are doing the first grassroots campaign in Tijuana," Antonio Ley tells the Reader. "We are doing it Obama style." Ley is the downtown canvass coordinator for one of the independent candidates running for Tijuana's city mayor, Gastón Luken Garza. It's the first time in Baja that independent candidates are able to be in the […]
April 13, 2017
“Everyone is free to do what they will with their bodies”: Tijuana Lawyers in Favor of Gay Marriage
Members of the Family's National Front in Mexico (FNF) protested against gay marriage at the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) offices in Tijuana. Their written demands include a 'call to reason' for PRI's national director to scrap an initiative that would allow same-sex individuals to legally marry, as proposed by Mexico's president Enrique Peña Nieto. However, […]
April 13, 2017
4 Tips to Quit Smoking On World No Tobacco Day
Even if you don't know the specific health risks that go hand in hand with tobacco, we can all agree on the general precept that smoking is bad for you. Not only are you twenty times as susceptible to lung cancer, but those around you are also in danger because of secondhand smoke. Why not […]
April 13, 2017
Over Half of Mexican Candidates Don’t Report Their Campaign Spending
CIUDAD DE MEXICO. Despite heavy media attention on Mexico's "3 out of 3 Law", under which candidates for public office are obligated to reveal the value of their current and future financial operations, including campaign expenditures, an estimated 52% of them have not yet disclose said data, even as Mexico is five days away from […]
April 13, 2017
Memorial Weekend a Tourist Jackpot for Baja California
TIJUANA. Over 200,000 people visited Baja California during Memorial Weekend, with hotels reporting an average occupancy of 77%, a 26% increase since last year, as confirmed by Baja Californias state government via the Ministry of Tourism. Border cities (Tijuana, Tecate and Mexicali) averaged an 82% occupancy, a 52% increase over last year, while beach destinations […]
April 13, 2017
The 2016 San Diego County Fair Will Take You to Wonderland
SAN DIEGO. The San Diego County Fair will carry you to a crazy, marvelous world starting this Friday in Del Mar. This summer's theme will be inspired by the classic Lewis Carroll story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" as homage for the author's 150th anniversary. This great celebration begins on Friday, June 3rd at 4:00 p.m. […]
April 13, 2017
