Meet Baja’s New Foodie Ambassador: Sam the Cooking Guy

For locals and Mexican nationals it is no news that Baja California is becoming an important destination for all things food and beverage. The region's signature Baja-Med cuisine, craft beers, and wine have garnered national and international praise. The boom has spurred new-found vitality for cities that just five or six years ago were struggling […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:45 PM PDT

“Canelo” Alvarez Confirms Match Vs James Kirkland

MEXICO.- After Miguel Cotto's refusal to go up against Saul "Canelo" Álvarez, the Mexican team quickly searched for another rival, stumbling across James Kirkland, a prize winning fighter of known for its long career, but who has been out of the ring for a while now. Álvarez confirmed the match through his Twitter account with […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:45 PM PDT

Three More Actors Join Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight”

Lee Horsley, Craig Strak and Belinda Owino have joined the cast of "The Hateful Eight", the next upcoming film of acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino. The movie, which will be filmed in United States, Colorado, includes a cast of renown artists such as Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russel Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walter Goggins, Demian Bichir, Micheal […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

ISIS Countdown For Murdering Two Japanese Hostages

JAPAN.- A new threat issued by the extremist group of the Islamic State (IS) reiterate their position against the lives of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, two japanese hostages that were kidnaped under the following warning: either they receive 200,000,000 dollars like they asked for last Tuesday or these men will be murdered. With an […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Challenge: 120 Things To do In Tijuana

The Staff at SanDiegoRed would like to add that, the list was originally compiled almost 6 years ago by the Tijuana conventions bureau, COTUCO, and the Crossborder Group, so it's a little rusty and out of date. TIJUANA.- A few months ago I stumbled upon a list in Mexico Desconocido's magazine, written by Jimena Acevedo. […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Baja California and Semanart Give Out Protection For Cold In Ensenada

ENSENADA.- Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrird alongside his Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Juan José Guerra Abud, representing the Federal Government in the Baja California Peninsula, led a public event where the government handed out important supplies to communities in the state that are most vulnerable to the winter cold. Vega de Lamadrid and […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Baja’s Government Pledges To Attract 2.4 Billion USD In Foreign Investment

TIJUANA.- State Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid endorsed yesterday alongside officials and representatives of difference sectors, the commitment of maintaining Baja California's Crusade for Employment and Economical Growth (CRECEBC, in Spanish), which has as goal this 2014 to attract 2.4 billion dollars in foreign investment, as well as creating 55,000 jobs that will bring […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Tijuana, Less Violent Than Detroit and New Orleans

MEXICO.- During a recent survey on the fifty most violent cities worldwide, the outcomes were quite interesting regarding public safety, especially when talking about the prejudices the world has towards countries such as Mexico and Colombia, given their history of drug trafficking and their fights against it. Coming in at first place, for a fourth […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Drug Filled Drone Crashes In Tijuana After Attempting to Fly Over Border

TIJUANA. – Former Arizona Governor and United States Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, once said: "show me a 50ft wall, and I'll show you a 51 ft ladder." By that, she meant to criticize the construction of a wall placed throughout the Mexican border. She probably never imagined that in the future, a ladder wasn't […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Tijuana Toros Baseball Team To Upgrade Gasmart Stadium In 2015

TIJUANA.- On April 5th, Gasmart Stadium will put on their best face for the inaugural game of the 2015 Mexican Baseball League (MBL) season, according to Rogelio Escalona, manager of the Toros de Tijuana's house. Upgrading the stands, lighting, drainage, remodeling two dugouts and the administrative offices, are some of the works that are being […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Baja California Strengthens Security Strategies

TIJUANA.- Strengthening coordination and strategies regarding security, as well as having a follow up on commitments and actions that were implemented since the administration of State Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid began, were the main agreements during the first meeting of the year, summoned yesterday by the Coordination Group, taking place in the city's […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:44 PM PDT

Apple Wax Conspiracy Video Debunked

WORLD.- A video that roaming around Facebook and social media during the last several days, shows us a man who supposedly unveils the "dangers" of eating products from those big scary multinational companies, when he scraped the skin of an apple and noticed that a "whitish" plastic-like dust came off. "This man recorded and proved […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM PDT

VIP Treatment of Tahmooressi Continues

Andrew Tahmooressi, the former marine who was imprisoned in Mexico for seven months after crossing into the country with three illegal weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammo, and then released on unprecedented humanitarian grounds, was the special guest of Rep. Duncan Hunter at President Obama's State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. Last […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM PDT

Tijuana Wins Mexico’s First National Muggle Quidditch Cup

TIJUANA.- When fiction becomes reality. The sport that was born through the Harry Potter films or through our imagination while reading the books has gone into the real world, with teams that have transformed said "sport" into a union of very important events in several countries, among them Mexico. You don't have to go very […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM PDT

Baja California Will Invest More Than $2M USD On Children’s Daycare Centers In 2015

MEXICALI.- As part of the State Government Action Plan to implement opportunities for low income population areas, State Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid announced today an investment of 34.9 million pesos (2,300,00 USD) to launch a children's daycare center program in 2015, which will benefit thousands of low income single mothers with boys and […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM PDT

Governor Kiko Vega Congratulates Baja’s Ministerial Police Graduates

TECATE.- Today, Baja California Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega de Lamadrid, lead the Graduation Ceremony of the seventy seven cadets of Tijuana's XVIII Generation of the Ministerial Police Group and the XXVI Generation of Municipal Policemen, to whom he encouraged to comply with their duty, by efficiently sticking to the values of respect, ethics, and morality. […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM PDT

The Dragon Head Of The World Economy

In December of 2014, China will surpass the United States as a world economic power. Said expectative was predicted for 2017, however due to the United States' economic deceleration and China's continuous growth, the date has been advanced; this is what Alex Marquez, investigator and talent promoter, informed during Coparmex Tijuana's traditional monthly breakfast. The […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Mayor Promises Coordination Among Police Divisions

"Becoming a police officer is a very hard career to pull through, it's very critized and understood to a minimum; however, the satisfaction that an agent feels when he gets to save a life, or solve a crime, is the best reward they can receive. Ladies and gentlemen, Baja California needs you and it rests […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM PDT

Man in Ensenada wanted talking parrot admitted as a witness to a crime

ENSENADA.- Can a talking bird's statement be used as evidence in a crime? That's the question a Baja California judge had to answer after a man tried to use his pet's "words" in a shoplifting case. Iván Barbosa Ochoa, the City's prosecutor, told Gerardo Sánchez from the local El Vigía newspaper that several days ago […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM PDT

Tijuana’s Bars And Restaurants: Birthday Edition

TIJUANA.- The day has come (or is about to) when your loved ones are more than happy to remind you how much you mean to them. You've created some very good memories, and you still have more that will come along the way. [/p] No, were aren't talking about New Year's, we're talking about your […]

April 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM PDT