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 at 10:52 PM PDT

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 at 10:51 PM PDT

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 at 10:51 PM PDT

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 at 10:50 PM PDT

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 at 10:50 PM PDT

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 at 10:49 PM PDT

“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 at 10:48 PM PDT

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 at 10:48 PM PDT

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 at 10:48 PM PDT

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 California’s 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 at 10:47 PM PDT

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 at 10:47 PM PDT

Tijuana: Biggest Tobacco Smoker in Baja California

Mexico hast the 10th highest tobacco consumption rate worldwide, says Dr. Iliana Castañeda Hernández, the Health Promotion coordinator for the Health Services Jurisdiction, and adds that Tijuana is the city with the highest index of smokers in all of Baja California. In anticipation of the World No Tobacco Day, due in May 31, Castañeda mentioned […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:47 PM PDT

‘Sharking’: Investigation Sheds Light Over Sexual Harrassment in Mexico

MEXICO CITY. After the initial media scandal surrounding the lack of response from authorities to journalist Andrea Noel's sexual harassment case, and the inexplicable backlash against her in social media, it has been other reporters and the victim herself who have produced the most results with their inquiries into what happened. Harassing a woman, usually […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:46 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Craft Beer Expo Has Huge Second Night

Friday’s opening night saw over 6,000 people attending the Craft Beer Expo in Tijuana, which meant good business for everyone, but it was dwarfed by Sunday night’s audience of 8,000+, who enjoyed Kinky in concert and lots of regional and national brews. On the second night, Saturday, hundreds waited in line to pay the 280 […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:46 PM PDT

Big New Mixed-Use Project Looking to Change Tijuana Forever

TIJUANA. The so called Tijuana real estate ‘boom’ is about to reach a new, never before seen height with Bajalta: California, the first development of its kind not only in the city, but in Baja California and even perhaps in of the Mexican northwest. The city is, without a doubt, going through an important time […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:44 PM PDT

200 Haitian and African Migrants are Requesting Asylum at a U.S. Point of Entry

Around 200 Haitians and Africans have requested political asylum in the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry during the last four days. It took them five months to reach Tijuana after learning of recent steps from the American government to facilitate the entrance of refugees into the country, or so they have been […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:44 PM PDT

Visit the Hardy River, the Only of its Kind in Baja California

The Hardy River is a unique water stream in Baja California as the only one that can be navigated upstream, which is an important part of ecotourism, on top of having a pair of tourist camping grounds at its shores: Mosqueda Camp and Baja Cucapah. This information was released by the Ministry of Tourism (Secture) […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:43 PM PDT

Number of San Diegans Moving to Tijuana Continues to Grow

San Diegans moving into Tijuana are steadily becoming a trend. The U.S. demand for housing has grown in such a way that the real estate sector has registered a 20% spike in business. "They like Tijuana's vibrant scene and culture, the food, craft beer, wine. It's not necessarily an economic decision only. It also becomes […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:43 PM PDT

Tijuana’s 5th Craft Beer Expo Will Showcase “Truly Independent Breweries” Only

TIJUANA. With an attendance growth of up to 40% year after year, the Craft Beer Expo's fifth edition is readying itself for the biggest audience it has ever gotten – over 20,000 people – with ampler restroom areas, better organization for the musical acts and a greater selection of authentic craft beer. "We're spearheading the […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:42 PM PDT

Charlie Sheen sick of Hollywood, Buys 3 Houses in Rosarito Beach

That's right, famous and controversial actor Charlie Sheen chose to say his goodbyes to Hollywood, the U.S. and everything about the country, and spending the rest of his life in México. According to the Daily Mail, Charlie Sheen has bought 3 houses in Mexican beach town of Rosarito, preferring to move away as soon as […]

April 13, 2017 at 10:41 PM PDT