Argentina Gets Ruled Out as El Chapo’s Hideout

A call received by Argentine authorities set off an investigation on the possibility that Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán could be in the southern part of the country, a version that's been finally dismissed. "It all started with a call and after that, protocols followed, on one side reinforcing the security systems, even if the intel […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:14 PM PDT

2015 Gourmet Awards had Baja California as Host and Big Winner

Recently, Baja California has been recognized for its culinary scene, which is hard to define but has been without a doubt exceptional and with great quality. This aspect has been so important to the state this year that, thanks to the Secretary of Tourism (Secretaría de Turismo del Estado [SECTURE]), in collaboration with Grupo Expansión […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:14 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Nortec Collective To Collaborate with Cirque Du Soleil

The Tijuana-based Nortec Collective, a group of DJ's who successfully fused electronic music with elements commonly found in the northern Mexican regional music and put Tijuana on the national and international music spotlight back in the early 2000s, will collaborate with Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian company renowned for its dramatic circus art sets. According […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM PDT

More Than a Thousand Immigrants Released from U.S. Jails

Almost 1,800 immigrants that were serving their sentence for severe drug crimes have been released from jails in the United States, with 42% already having a deportation order that will send them back to their country. According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), there were a total of 1,789 people released on October […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM PDT

Who Are The Four Mexicans That Can Legally Get High On Marijuana Now?

Four members of the Mexican Society for the Responsible and Tolerable Auto Consumption (SMART, in Spanish), submitted and won a legal protection from the Mexican Supreme Justice Court against the prohibition to grow and consume their own marijuana. These are the beneficiaries of the Court's decision this past Wednesday, who are now free to consume […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM PDT

“El Chapo” Was Not In Panama

Panama's president, Juan Carlos Varela, denied both alleged visits of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to the country, although Panamanian authorities confirm that he had a Sinaloa Cartel financial network operating in Panamanian soil. The 50 people detained who gave out information to the Secretary of Security, Rodolfo Aguilera and Panama's National Police Chief, commissioner Omar […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM PDT

6 Events for This Weekend in Tijuana & San Diego

TIJUANA/SAN DIEGO. –In November, there aren't that many cultural events since school finals, pre-Christmas events, vacations and other activities are on now amongst us. Also, there's a lot of spending involved because of the holidays, so people prioritize their shopping habits, balancing between fun and obligations, but whatever! There are still some concerts, festivals and […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Cultural Center Opens “Innovation & Sustainable Use of Cultural Heritage of Tourist Destinations” Workshop

TIJUANA. – The State's Secretary of Tourism (SECTURE in Spanish) opened this Thursday the "Innovation & Sustainable Use of Cultural Heritage of Tourist Destinations" workshop. During the opening of the works being done at Tijuana's Cultural Center (CECUT in Spanish), the Deputy Secretary of Tourism, Ives Gabriel Lelevier Ramos, said that these actions are part […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:11 PM PDT

The Issue With Public-Private Associations

For this reason, Mexican presidents with scholarships at Harvard, UCal, Yale and other universities of the developed world, such as de la Madrid, Salinas, Zedillo and their treasurers, AspeArmella, Gil Diaz, and Caso Lombardo, rushed to privatize a maximum of state companies that were considered to be a burden, even though some, such as Telmex, […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:11 PM PDT

Head of Tijuana Tourism Agency Resigns

Tijuana's top tourism official stepped down on Wednesday, fewer than 10 days after Mayor Jorge Astiazarán called for his resignation following a flap over a supposed publicity campaign for the city's red-light district. Miguel Angel Badiola, president of the Tijuana Conventions and Tourism Committee, or Cotuco, stated in a two-sentence letter to the mayor that […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:11 PM PDT

Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Marijuana Advocates

Mexico's top court ruled in favor of a legal protection that gives the right to use marijuana recreationally to four individuals, members of a marijuana advocacy group called SMART, this Wednesday. This unprecedented and historic decision has declared articles 235, 237, 245, 247 y 248 of the National Health Law (Ley General de la Salud […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:10 PM PDT

Tijuana Has Its First Independent Candidate For Mayor

TIJUANA.- Former representative Gastón Luken Garza is so far the first and only person who plans to register as an independent candidate in the city of Tijuana, a process that is coordinated by non-profit Tijuana Independiente group, which decided to choose a citizen who will represent the independent movement in the upcoming 2016 Tijuana mayoral […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:10 PM PDT

Uber Regulation in Tijuana is Just Starting Say Councilmembers

Tijuana's Secretary of Government, Bernardo Padilla Muñoz, offered a press conference where he talked about the passing of the new reforms that will regulate the city's public transit. This due to a controversy stirred up by social media users who went up in arms with the announcement of these transit regulations changes. With the hashtag […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:10 PM PDT

Making a Tijuana Art Scene Built to Last

It is a damp Friday night in Tijuana. The bars and bordellos in the Avenida Revolución party zone have set their sound systems on 11. At the city's Estadio Caliente, more than 20,000 rabid soccer fans have poured in to watch the Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles battle Mexico City's Club América. And in the gastronomic zone, late-model […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:09 PM PDT

Tijuana City Council Puts The Breaks On Uber; Gives 60 Day Deadline For Permits

The Tijuana's City Council yesterday approved a series of reforms to its public transportation charter, and according to a document containing the changes, it states that they reached an agreement giving the Road and Transit Administration (Dirección de Vialidad y Transporte in Spanish) the authority to impound vehicles in circulation that don't have a permit […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:09 PM PDT

Border Psycho Brewery Opens Its Own Tasting Room in Tijuana

After a long wait for craft beer enthusiasts on Baja California, Border Psycho finally rolled out the red carpet on their new official tasting room at Plaza Fiesta in Tijuana with 12 different styles of beer. An inauguration gift from Venus Chocolate. Photo: Border Psycho Brewery. Roberto Albarrán, owner of Border Psycho Brewery, said he […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:08 PM PDT

Political Parties or Independents? Tijuana University Holds Forum On Issue

TIJUANA. – The former federal representative from the National Action Party (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN) and businessman Juan Manuel Hernández Niebla share more than just the same name, as both of them have been strongly rumoured as candidates for Mayor of Tijuana in 2016. It's true that Gastélum has already admitted on being interested in […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:07 PM PDT

“El Chapo” Private Airplanes Seized

The Mexican military, helped by U.S. intelligence have done multiple search operations on different properties that belong to Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, where they found and confiscated aircrafts, vehicles, weapons and drugs. The State of Mexico, Puebla and Sinaloa authorities have all taken control of six houses, eleven aircrafts, more than 450 drug packages, an […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:06 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Tourism President Will Keep His Post

TIJUANA. – The head of Tijuana's Tourism and Conventions Committee explained why he plans on keeping his post after the controversy that was caused by Tijuana's Red-Light District planned campaign, "Tijuana Coqueta" (Flirty Tijuana), despite pressure from the locals and even Tijuana's mayor, Jorge Aztiazarán. Badiola was unanimously backed by the Tijuana tourism board (of […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:04 PM PDT

El Chapo Won’t Be Extradited If Captured, Says Mexican Government

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera will not be immediately extradited to the U.S. once they capture him, said Mexico's Secretariat of Interior, Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong. Osorio Chong explained that the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has an open legal process in Mexico. "In order to extradite a person, there needs to be a decision […]

April 13, 2017 at 7:03 PM PDT