Fight Looms Over Medi-Cal For Adult Immigrants Without Papers

This story was originally published on California Healthline by David Gorn and republished here with permission from California Healthline. A plan to offer full state-sponsored health benefits for adult immigrants without papers is likely to spark one of the biggest political fights of the year in Sacramento. Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, introduced a bill […]

Xolos, One of the Worse Teams to Play at Home This Season

What used to be a strong suit and one of the hardest tests in all of the Primera División, has now became barely an obstacle for other teams to come to our city and take with them at least one point. The Caliente stadium, home to the Tijuana Xolos, is currently third from the bottom […]

Baja at the XIV National Tourism Forum

Baja California participated in the XIV National Tourism Forum "Tourism Investment and Financing Seminar", with the goal of getting into the latest tourism industry trends as well as to seek the backing of projects that the state will benefit from. Baja's Secretary of Tourism head, Óscar Escobedo Carignan, said that these forums are to present […]

Latino Youth In California See Significant Rise In Psychiatric Hospitalizations

This story was originally published on The Sacramento Bee by Jocelyn Wiener and republished here with permission from California Healthline. Psychiatric hospitalizations of Latino children and young adults in California are rising dramatically — at a much faster pace than among their white and black peers, according to state data. While mental health hospitalizations of […]

We Went Whale Watching in Baja and Whoa!

Pope Francis Continues to Ignore Church Child Abuse During Trip to Mexico

On the second to last day of the his tour through Mexico, Pope Francis visited Michoacán, the home state of Marcial Maciel, founder of the Legion of Christ and involved in one of the worst of the child sex abuse scandals that took the Roman Catholic church by storm in the last decades, as well […]

FINANCING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

One of the objectives of these meetings was to show progress in the binational infrastructure of the northern border. Representatives of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) were present on behalf of the US; and on behalf of Mexico, were representatives of the Secretariat of Communications and transportation (SCT for its acronym in Spanish), the Mexican […]

New Tijuana Culinary Workshop for Everyday People

TIJUANA – "Let's add a little more water to the mix. There's a certain consistency it reaches when you know that it's ready." Baja California chef Ryan Steyn drizzled a bit of water from a glass into my hands and I continued to knead my dough for the fresh pastas we were learning to make […]

Valentine’s and President’s Day Brings Millions in Baja Tourism

BAJA CALIFORNIA – Tijuana and Tecate's National Chamber of the Restaurant and Seasoned Foods Industry (CANIRAC), is reporting that this long weekend, combined with Valentine's Day celebrations, brought in economic benefits estimated to be up to 3.2 million dollars. Photo: Luz Gabriela Macías It was more than 25% compared to last year's restaurant industry earnings, […]

Heatwave to Continue in San Diego for the Rest of February

SAN DIEGO / TIJUANA – It seems summer loves San Diego so much that it decided to stay for a second consecutive time this week, which means we’ll be having temperatures of up to 85 °F for the next few days. Today will be the hottest day of the week, with a high of 85 […]

Love Week: A Valentine’s Day for the Ones Who Need Love the Most in Tijuana

When we talk about "Valentine's Day" we think flowers, chocolate, couples in love and very special friendships, but for the "Yo Ancla Tijuana" community it's much more than that, it's an opportunity to show some love to the ones that need it the most in this border town. A team of more than 100 volunteers […]

High Hotel Occupancy Rate in Rosarito This Weekend

TIJUANA – Thanks to the strategies undertaken by Baja California's administration headed by governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid, focused on strengthening Baja's promotion as one of the main tourist destinations in the country, the state's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE), is expecting a high hotel occupancy rate in Rosarito for this Valentine's Day/President's Day weekend, […]

And in this Corner

TIJUANA – "Every year, there is a twist to this meal," a fellow guest excitedly confided as we were seated for Tijuana restaurant Misión 19's fifth anniversary dinner on January 21st. "Last year, the theme was the five senses. They served one course with a blindfold, so that you had to concentrate on only the […]

Wildfire Alert in Southern California

The February heatwave and Santa Ana wind conditions in our region took everyone by surprise, which prompted a red flag alert issued by the National Weather Service, due to the possibility of wildfires. Via NWS As the warm temperatures go up, there's a lot of people expecting a new record break for the hottest day […]

Intense Cold Temperatures to Return to the San Diego Region

According to Mexico’s National Weather Service, another cold front is coming our way with very low temperatures. A low pressure system coming from the U.S. East Coast will extend towards the Mexican states of Veracruz and Chihuahua, covering most of inner Mexico. El Universal and Uniradio are saying they expect temperatures to go as low […]

Second Winter Storm of the Year to Hit the East Coast and Midwest

While on the West Coast we're dealing with bipolar weather, the East Coast and Midwest region is getting ready for the second snow storm of the year. According to the National Weather Service, the storm system could bring up to 18 inches of snow. Via NWS "Heavy snow expected for portions of the Northeast with […]

Obama Is Asking for $1.8 Billion in Emergency Zika Virus Funding

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama is asking Congress for an emergency $1.8-billion-dollar fund in order to combat the Zika virus through mosquito control programs, vaccine research, education and improving the overall health care coverage for low-income pregnant women, this according to a White House statement given this morning. "What we now know, though, is that there […]

Alma Verde Brings Brunch to Tijuana

Places to eat out on a Sunday in Tijuana are limited. It's either curing your hangover with some good ol' birria or going to the three or four regularly visited family restaurants. Which is why when we heard about Alma Verde opening its doors in La Cacho, we got excited, in part because of their […]

ALERT: 17-year-old from Tijuana missing in San Diego

SAN DIEGO – Cristian José Olmos Blanca of 17 years of age has gone missing since yesterday after school ended in San Diego. His father, Raúl Olmos, started asking for help via social media after the teenager wasn't found at San Agustin High School. "…We don't know if he took off with someone or what […]

Injunctions Won’t Affect El Chapo’s Extradition

MEXICO CITY – Mexico's Attorney General, Arely Gómez, declared that the legal injunctions known as amparos, that have been filed by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's legal defense team, won't deter his extradition to the United States. There is currently no official order issued by the Mexican government. Gómez assured Grupo Imagen that multiple amparos have […]