Crossing borders: Uber takes San Diego riders to Mexico

The company also recently launched a new option in Tijuana to connect English-speaking riders with English-speaking UberX drivers, which should help ease the transition for Americans. There is, at least, one potential downside to the program. If overly successful in boosting cross-border travel, Uber's Passport service could contribute to already lengthy northbound wait times, which […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:34 PM PDT

This Is the New Qore Website

When we came up with the idea for Qore a few years ago, we wanted to create a website that was the perfect place for finding reviews from every technology known to man, from a weird Kickstarter gadget, to the iPhone everyone a few want. With time, this vision expanded and grew, until we got […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:34 PM PDT

Minimum Wage in Baja Worthless as Dollar Inflates Prices

The Center for Economic Studies of Tijuana (CEET) and the Center for Multidisciplinary Analysis (CAM) from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have published their latest analysis of the economic situation in the Baja region, revealing that the state's minimum wage has reached its lowest level in the last 16 years, relative to the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:33 PM PDT

American Journalist May Flee Mexico After Blacklash from Sexual Harrasment Case

MEXICO CITY – Freelance journalist and Vice collaborator, Andrea Noel, says that the local authorities are finally taking her case "seriously", after pressing charges against the man who sexually harassed her on March 8th (International Women's Day). However, she thinks this isn't enough, she's now considering leaving Mexico due to recent harassments since she went […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:33 PM PDT

San Diego Is the Best Travel Destination in the U.S.

According to Money Magazine, San Diego ranked #1 U.S. city for tourists thanks to its beaches, museums, craft beer and always sunny days. The magazine said "Our city has the best combination of outdoor attractions, cultural landmarks, great weather and affordable hotels in the country." San Diego ranked even higher than New York City. Via […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:33 PM PDT

Baja Government to Invest Millions in Tecate’s Tourism Infraestructure

TECATE – The State's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE), headed this Monday the start of the Tecate "Pueblo Mágico" Urban Image Improvement and Tourist Equipping, a program that uses a 4.7 million pesos federal, state and local fund. The head of SECTURE, Óscar Escobedo Carignan, stated that the funds will be used on the improvement of […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:32 PM PDT

This Is the Fault Line You Should Really Worry About in California

CALIFORNIA – The San Andreas geological fault is known for the theory that it will cause a huge earthquake that could shake up California. The fault extends roughly 810 miles through the state (it runs from Hollister all the way to San Diego), it was thought to be the only cause for the most recent […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:32 PM PDT

Cubans Will Be Able to Use US Dollars

CUBA – For the first time since the US embargo, Cuba will be able to use the US dollar starting tomorrow. Cubans as well as financial institutions will be able to use the currency for certain transactions. The US government announced the new guidelines this Tuesday, where banks are authorized to open and administer Cuban […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:32 PM PDT

Oldest Woman in Baja Dies

If you've ever been to SCORE's BAJA 1000 then you surely knew Mamá Espinoza's restaurant and its delicious food. Mamá Espinoza's founder and oldest living soul in San Quintín, Anita Grosso Peña, died this past Saturday. She was 109 years young. Grosso Peña founded Mamá Espinoza in 1964, she was well known by both the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:31 PM PDT

Rare Albino Gray Whale Back in Baja

GUERRERO NEGRO, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR – The rare albino gray whale nicknamed "Gallon of Milk" is back in Baja waters, it was spotted during this season's seventh whale census in the Ojo de Liebre lagoon, where counting whales is performed by the National Protected Areas Committee or CONANP. Via BCS noticias / CONANP There were […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:30 PM PDT

Mexican authorities called sexually assaulted journalist “ungrateful”

MEXICO CITY – Freelance journalist and Vice collaborator, Andrea Noel, shared this past Tuesday on International Women's Day, a video where she was clearly sexually assaulted on the street by a (still unidentified) man in the Condesa neighborhood, on Avenida Mexico between Celaya street and Sonora Mexico street, where the man approached Andrea from behind […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:28 PM PDT

Look at this Historic Snowfall in Mexico

Yesterday, Mexico experienced a lot of rainfall and strong winds that reached up to 12 mph, which brought down 510 trees, 70 billboards and 50 damaged vehicles. However, the same late winter series of storms have brought huge amounts of snow to many major cities in the south-central highlands of the country, as well as […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:27 PM PDT

These Guys Are Bringing Food, Not Bombs, to Tijuana

If you've ever passed by the cathedral in Downtown Tijuana (Calle Segunda) on a Wednesday or Saturday, then you've probably heard someone shouting "Free food! Free food!". Well, that's Food, Not Bombs, a movement that aims at collecting discarded food by restaurants and give it to the neediest. Around a year ago, the news of […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 PM PDT

BUILDING THE NEW FACE OF TIJUANA

Fort the past ten years, we have developed and completed comprehensive projects, that have been planned based on strategic aspects such as location, feasibility, and sales. That is how Urban Living has converted itself into the leading project developer in commercial and hotel real estate in northwestern Mexico. Next, we will present some of the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 PM PDT

Panteón Rococó and El Tri in Tijuana

TIJUANA – So far there's not much information regarding the venue where TJ will receive it's perfect dose of Ska, with Panteón Rococó and El Tri. The news broke out this past Monday night on Tijuana Eventos, stating that this great Mexican punk congregation will take place on June 11 with a general admission price […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:23 PM PDT

Restoring Valor to Deported Veterans in Tijuana

SAN DIEGO – On Wednesday, March 9 from 6 -10PM, San Diegans will have the opportunity to sample the cuisine of Master Chef winner Claudia Sandoval and Master Chef 4th place winner Nick Nappi during RESTORING VALOR, a fundraising dinner and silent auction being held at Border X Brewing in Barrio Logan to benefit the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:22 PM PDT

3DE3 ACT FACES CORRUPTION HEAD ON

The solution has to come from citizens. To move from complaint to action, a diverse group of citizens, civil societies and representatives of the private sector worked on an initiative to create the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities, which they called: Citizens’ Initiative for Act 3de3. This law proposes to establish as an obligation for […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:22 PM PDT

Otay Mesa Road Closed at Night for Construction

SAN DIEGO – Crews will close Otay Mesa Road in both directions between La Media Road and Sanyo Avenue for five consecutive nights beginning Monday, according to Caltrans. The closures will take place from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to place bridge falsework as part of State Route 905 (SR-905)/SR-125/SR-11 Northbound Connectors Project. Westbound traffic […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:21 PM PDT

Dinner in the Sky Now in Tijuana

TIJUANA – This April, 22 people will have the opportunity to feast in a floating table 150 feet above ground in Tijuana, a culinary experience called Dinner in the Sky happening on the Caliente Casino grounds (or should I say air?

April 13, 2017 at 9:20 PM PDT

Hispanic Man Denied Burial at “Whites Only Cemetery” in Texas

TEXAS – A widow was denied the burial of his deceased Hispanic husband in Normanna, Texas because it's a Whites-only cemetery. "I love my husband with all my heart, that was 44 years with him and then all of a sudden this comes out of the woodwork", said Donna Barrera of her deceased husband Pedro. […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:20 PM PDT