Nine Different Parties are Pushing to Annul Tijuana’s Recent Election

After yesterday's announcement that the Baja California Baja California State Electoral Institute (IEEBC) would ask for an extension to deliver the results in Tijuana, nine different parties divided in two separate fronts are now looking to annul the election as a whole. They cite acts of corruption and inconsistencies in the official counting process as […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:03 PM PDT

Election Authorities in Baja California Will Ask for More Time to Deliver Results

The Baja California State Electoral Institute (IEEBC) will formally request the National Electoral Institute (INE) an extension to deliver the recent election results in Tijuana, according to a SanDiegoRed.com source. Irregularities present during the election, interruptions during the official count and the election volunteers’ lack of training made this process a real challenge for election […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:03 PM PDT

Mexican Peso Plummets Against American Dollar

The Mexican peso continues to plummet against the American dollar. After reaching an exchange rate of almost 20 pesos per $1 USD in February, prices stabilized for a short period, coming down to 16 pesos per $1 USD, but now the price has come up to 19 pesos again. Dollar prices in banks are now […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:02 PM PDT

4 Things You Definitely Shouldn’t Do After a Breakup

When a relationship ends, even if we didn't want it to, our mood is the first casualty; a broken heart is something we all try to avoid no matter the cost because, honestly, who actually enjoys crying for love? Truth is, a lot of us have no idea how to properly handle a breakup and […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:01 PM PDT

The Life of Refugees Stranded in Tijuana – Chilaquiles and Dominoes

The African and Haitian refugees that came to Tijuana, who are currently waiting to be granted asylum in the U.S., ran away from their own countries' persecution and political instability, leaving behind friends, family and the home they had always known. They spend their days glued to the phone while they talk to their loved […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:01 PM PDT

7 Ways to Spend the Weekend in San Diego and Tijuana

The week is just about to end and many are already thinking of taking a well-deserved break from everyday life to spend some time with their favorite people. Always looking to make things easier for you, we have compiled a list with the best places to be at this weekend in Tijuana and San Diego. […]

April 13, 2017 at 11:00 PM PDT

Music, Art and Baja’s Cuisine at the Twelfth Artisanal Expo

TIJUANA. Now a staple of the city's cultural landscape, Tijuana's twelfth Artisanal Expo (Expo Artesanal) will be held at the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) esplanade, from June 15 through 19, hosting over 340 Mexican artisans. Artistic pieces made by artisan communities in the Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Michoacan, Chihuahua, Mexico State, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Queretaro, […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:59 PM PDT

Uber Adds an Function to Schedule Trips Ahead of Time b0ss

SEATTLE. Private transportation darling Uber has announced a new function available through their app, which will allow users to schedule trips from 30 minutes to 30 days ahead of time. Uber stated that this new function was created as an answer to users asking for an option to program their trips before time. Right now, […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:59 PM PDT

Baja’s Election Authority Orders Recount of Almost 60% of Sunday’s Vote

After several irregularities and acts of corruption were reported during and after Baja California’s recent election for mayor in Tijuana and the preliminary count results, the State Electoral Institute (IEE) governing council has decided to make a vote-by-vote recount all over the state. The state’s Electoral Institute (IEE) Council agreed to reopen 1,314 ballot boxes […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:58 PM PDT

Mexican Families Are Also Trying to Get Asylum in San Ysidro

Just like the African and Haitian refugees waiting for an asylum hearing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry into the United States, dozens of other families from southern Mexico are also congregating outside the border with the same purpose: Migrating into the country. These families, originating from Michoacan, Guerrero and Veracruz, are currently located […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:57 PM PDT

Hillary Clinton Wins California, and Other Results from Yesterday’s Primary Election

California's primary elections have ended, and this is what resulted from over 17 million Californians casting their vote. 1. – Hillary Clinton Declares Herself Winner After taking over 56% of the votes in California and taking for a fact that she has enough delegate to earn the nomination, Hillary Clinton declared herself the first Democrat […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:57 PM PDT

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 at 10:56 PM PDT

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 at 10:56 PM PDT

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 at 10:56 PM PDT

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 Tijuana’s 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 at 10:55 PM PDT

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 at 10:55 PM PDT

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), Mexico’s Green Ecologist Party (PVEM), and […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:55 PM PDT

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 yesterday’s 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 at 10:53 PM PDT

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 at 10:52 PM PDT

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 at 10:52 PM PDT