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El Niño Bringing Showers Back to San Diego Starting Thursday
SAN DIEGO Another one! Yes, several storms are coming our way, the first one of Spring and itll all pour down this weekend, with a 90% chance of rain for Saturday night, so yeah, your weekend plans might get a little wet
April 13, 2017
Another Mechanical Failure at Tijuana Amusement Park
TIJUANA At least 12 people were injured after theme park Mundo Divertidos swing ride collapsed, this is the second time that an accident of this magnitude has happened. According to local newspaper Frontera, two people were rushed to the hospital due to severe injuries while the rest were being evaluated by first responders. Seven […]
April 13, 2017
Baja California Is The Fifth Economy With Major Export Capacity
To generate the ranking the amount of exports, diversity and specialization in products exported by each entity are considered. Only during 2014 exports of Baja California exceeded 40,000 million USD and were destined for more than 160 countries. Electronics, machinery and transport vehicles are among the main exported products. When analyzing the results by geographical […]
April 13, 2017
City of Tijuana Clarifies 4 Big Changes to Public Transit
TIJUANA On a press conference held this Tuesday morning, the Secretary General of Tijuana's local government, Carlos Mejía López, highlighted the main changes that will happen to Tijuana's public transit service, once the new BRT public transit system (SITT) and guidelines kicks in. This is what the local government had to cleared up in […]
April 13, 2017
Watch Tijuana Change and Buildings Disappear in 7 GIFs: Part 2
TIJUANA Just a few weeks ago we shared the first part of the photo series "Watch Tijuana Change and Buildings Disappear", where we showcased some Tijuana landmarks and famous streets in Downtown Tijuana, where you can clearly see the many changes that Tijuana has experienced throughout the years. This time around, we'll show you […]
April 13, 2017
A Friend and “Favorite Contractor” of Mexico’s President Uncovered by the Panama Papers
MEXICO The largest data leak in the history of journalism happened yesterday evening, with 2.6 terabytes of documents gathered by more than 370 journalists from 100 media outlets in 76 countries, all coordinated under the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). This is the Panama Papers, named after Panamanian-based law firm Mossack Fonseca and […]
April 13, 2017
3 Baja Wines Win Prestigious International Awards in Europe
TIJUANA Even though Baja California consumes less than a bottle of wine per capita, the state leads at the national level in production and Valle de Guadalupe's brands are positioning themselves on an international level in terms of quality. Baja wines Syrah, Mourvedre, Cirio and Cardón from winery Casta de Vinos, were awarded with […]
April 13, 2017
Medi-Cal Expands To Immigrant Children and Here’s How It Works
Depending on whom you ask, anywhere from 170,000 to 250,000 children who live in California and are in the country illegally will qualify. If you think your child will, or know a parent whose child will, state officials and health care advocates have a simple message for you: Take action now. "Sign up today," says Rachel Vizcarra, a […]
April 13, 2017
Top beers at San Diego bars
Stone Brewing is one of the most common breweries youll find in San Diego bars, according to data from Taphunter. Out of the 4,500 tap handles Taphunter tracks in San Diego, 4.47 percent of them poured Stone beers over the period from Feb. 28 to March 28. Ballast Point finished second with 3.1 percent. In […]
April 13, 2017
Strong Dollar Could Stall Baja Construction Boom
The recent dollar peso currency exchange has not only affected tourism and housing expenses, it has also affected Baja's recent construction works. Spending for several infrastructure projects has increased due to the higher prices for materials, but among all one main material stands out: cement. Even though Mexico is one of the world's top […]
April 13, 2017
Ensenada Names Itself the Mexican Wine Capital
The Ensenada City council approved a decree naming its municipality as the Mexican Wine Capital, after a bill that was proposed this past February 25th. Councilmember Máximo Rivas Valencia presented the proposal before the Urban Image Improvement of Ensenadas Tourism Zone Committee last month with the aim of strengthening the municipalitys ecotourism careers on a […]
April 13, 2017
Authorities Investigating Disturbing Video of Canadian Kissing Little Girl in Mexico
MEXICO Since early Monday, both social and traditional media lit up with outrage in Mexico after a video showing an elderly foreign man in Mexico kissing a little girl went viral, with some media outlets reporting that the father of the girls received donations in exchange for permission to molest his daughters. This information about […]
April 13, 2017
Spring Break Pours Millions of Dollars into Baja… and Trash at Beaches
ROSARITO This Spring Break season and Holy Week holiday in Mexico brought 90,000 people to the city of Tijuana, according to the Tijuana Conventions and Tourism Committee (COTUCO), which also reports 7.2 million dollars brought into the city from tourism. The head of COTUCO, Francisco Villegas Peralta, reported that a 40% increase in tourism […]
April 13, 2017
Two Independents Still in the Fight for a Chance to Be Tijuana Mayor
TIJUANA This Monday, the Baja California Electoral Institute (IEE) will present their final analysis results regarding an "exhaustive review" request by independent candidates, media executive Carolina Aubanel and attorney Atilano Peña, for a spot on the Tijuana mayoral ballot. On Friday, Aubanel requested a review of 8,000 signatures considered invalid by the electoral authorities […]
April 13, 2017
Watch Tijuana Change and Buildings Disappear in 7 GIFs
TIJUANA A few days ago, we stumbled upon old photographs of Tijuana that began to feed our curiosity towards discovering what used to be there, since some buildings have changed a lot since those pictures were taken. What may had been known as a ranch or several ranches known as Tia Juana in 1829, paved […]
April 13, 2017
This Was Our Tijuana Dinner in the Sky Experience
Tijuana is the latest city to offer having dinner whilst at a table being lifted by a huge crane up in the air and calling it "Dinner in the Sky" , and both special invitees and media were treated to the first taste [p]this past Wednesday at Tijuanas new Tourism Plan 2016 inauguration event presented […]
April 13, 2017
Chargers want hotel tax hike for $1.8B ‘convadium’
The Chargers will ask San Diego voters in November to raise taxes on hotel stays to 16.5 percent from today's 12.5 percent rate to help build a $1.8 billion hybrid stadium and convention center next to Petco Park downtown, said sources close to the team's negotiations with lawyers, bankers and the hotel industry. Paying for […]
April 13, 2017
Dinners in the Sky, Wall Climbing, Food and Music Await Tijuana in 2016
TIJUANA Wednesday morning, the City of Tijuana held a big event for its new Tourism Plan 2016, right on the citys famous Avenida Revolución, presented by Tijuana Conventions and Tourism Committee (COTUCO) and Tijuanas local government, with the goal of showcasing the citys tourist attractions and services. The event was inaugurated by COTUCOs president, […]
April 13, 2017
SDPD Heightens Security After Brussels Bombings
The recent terror attacks in Brussels have thousands worried here in one of the busiest international border crossings in the world. Which is why the San Diego Police Department is now heightening security at the airport, trolley stations and buses. "We work very closely with our other local law enforcement agencies and with our state […]
April 13, 2017
Here’s What You Missed at the 2016 Ensenada Beer Fest
Driving down to Ensenada was the easy part. We were expecting a lot of traffic in Tijuana since Spring Break is now in full force and there were reports of hotels and tourist destinations filled to capacity in Baja, but we actually got there pretty quick, very little hassle. The Ensenada Beer Fest 2016 kept […]
April 13, 2017
