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New pedestrian crossing at San Ysidro three months away from opening
TIJUANA.- Baja officials, at a tour lead by Governor Francisco "Kiko" Vega, announced that a new modern and larger pedestrian crossing building at the San Ysidro port of entry will be up and running in just three months and ready to accommodate the more than 25,000 pedestrians that make their way southbound into Mexico. Joined […]
Netflix Penetrates Hispanic Market With New Series About Soccer in Mexico
MEXICO.- Netflix will launch its first Spanishlanguage series geared toward the Hispanic market, with Mexican cast, locations and producer, Gaz Alazraki who directed the hit film 'Nosotros Los Nobles' ("We are the Nobles" in the US), which shattered box-office records in Mexico and was also hugely successful in the US. The cast is almost […]
Tijuana Xolos vs Leon: Playoff confirmation
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente will host the reigning Mexican league champions at the Estadio Caliente in the final regular season match of the Clausura 2014. Xolos are practically through to the playoffs already, while Leon will be desperate for the win as well as some luck in other matches. Tijuana find themselves […]
‘Canelo’ Álvarez Sets Sight On Manny Pacquiao
MEXICO.- After severing ties with Televisa and confirming the July fight against Erislandy Lara in Las Vegas, Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez might close out the year by facing Filipino boxer, Manny Pacquiao who has just defeated Tim Bradley. Oscar de la Hoya will be seeking out Bob Arum to begin negotiations, as long as the […]
Baja California, one of Mexico’s healthiest medical tourism destinations
Increased life expectancy, especially in first world countries, has generated an increase in health and medical care services. In the coming years, it is expected that medical tourism will become a billion dollar industry. Millions of patients around the world will seek quality and low price globally, not just where they live. In our country, […]
Tijuana Xolos next opponent Leon is dumped out of Libertadores
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente will face long time rivals Club Leon in the Estadio Caliente on Friday night in the last regular season match of the Clausura 2014 season of LIGA Bancomer MX. Xolos have a foot and a half inside of the liguilla, but still need to seal the deal on […]
Tasting and Pairing Cerveza Frontera
Every month here in Tijuana, Baja Artesanal restaurant organizes a beer tasting and pairing event. It is always a pleasure to take part in an event like this in a location dedicated to promoting the culture of local craft beer. This time we had a great night at the showcasing of Cerveza Frontera (Frontera Beer). […]
Mexicans protest internet censorship in new telecom bill
MEXICO.- A virtual protest has taken over social media this Monday in Mexico against the threat posed by a new telecommunications reform bill that many have warned will crush internet neutrality in Mexico and enable internet censorship by the government. Although not yet passed, citizens have now started to take to social media. This Monday […]
A Round Up of “AGROBAJA 2014”
AgroBaja, a unique agricultural and fishing exhibition on the border between Mexico and the United States, successfully held its 14th edition, with an attendance of approximately 60,000 visitors and 731 agricultural machinery, seeds, vegetables, sea products, handicrafts, gastronomic delights, micro-industry and agro-industry stands, among others exhibitors. Companies from Mexico, the United States, Canada, Nederlands, Russia, […]
San Diegan Asylum Seeker may not come home
"Home, let me come home Home is wherever I'm with you" That is the chorus of a song called "Home" that was covered by a father and his little girl and became a viral internet sensation. The cover video has over 27 million views on YouTube, more that the original music video of the song […]
Win tickets for a special screening of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”
Marvel, Sony and Sandiegored.com are proud to invite you to a private screening of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, next Wednesday, April 30th at the AMC Plaza Bonita 14 in National City, at 07:30 p.m. [p]Just answer the following question correctly via email for your chance to see the movie before its official release on May […]
University of San Diego: Violence in Mexico decreased in 2013
SAN DIEGO.- There has been much progress made, but there are still hotspots; this is the main conclusion of a study on narcotics trafficking in Mexico, which reported a (possible) 15 percent decrease in nationwide homicides during 2013 thanks in part to the consolidation of drug cartels in one region, who are no longer […]
Liga MX Week 16 Preview
MEXICO – Only two more regular season matches remain in the Clausura 2014 season and most of the teams are still fighting with some degree of chance to finish inside of the top eight and play in the "liguila". Here is a look at what we can expect from week 16 of the Liga MX. […]
New Tourist Routes Announced in Tijuana
TIJUANA.- Baja California is the second most important tourist destination in Mexico, which by the end of this year will have received 11 million visitors, when just a decade ago it struggled to bring in about 3 million, reported Oscar Escobedo Carigan, Secretary of Tourism of Baja California (SECTURE), who stated that these positive numbers […]
Why the US State Department always issues alert to Mexico just days before vacation season
The last day of work before the long Easter Weekend break usually brings a sigh of relief and excitement to students and professionals alike. For many people north of the border, the long weekend is a perfect opportunity to travel down south to second homes in Baja California, or visit other prime beach locations in […]
Here’s Baja Governor’s Plan For Strengthening Public Safety
In February, Baja California Governor Francisco Vega de Lamadrid announced that 917,690,936 pesos (or about $69.10 million USD ) will be allocated this year to security and justice in the state, an important accomplishment made possible by constant efforts from several federal government. [/p] He pointed out that Baja California's Public Security Strengthening Program will […]
Next Xolos opponent Atlante has already been relegated
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente are training hard in the alternative grass field of the Estadio Caliente in preparations of their next Clausura 2014 LIGA Bancomer MX match in Cancun against Atlante. Atlante suffered a 4-3 loss in Torreon to Santos Laguna this past Sunday evening and with that result came the sentence […]
Promoting Investment in Baja California Amongst the Asian Community
MEXICALI.- The State of Baja California participates in venture capital seminars, from April 10 to 18, as part of a mission organized by ProMexico in Asia, reports the Sub-Secretary of Investment Development and Trade Promotion, from the Secretary of Economic Growth, Juan Antonio Martínez Zaragoza. "We are working on repositioning Baja California as a Mexican […]
Francisco Vega de Lamadrid
Baja California Week in Mexico City was held from February 10th to the 14th, the event served to reposition Baja California as the number one state by attracting investment and promoting strategic projects that the government will boost over the next six years to maintain the state's competitiveness. The event was held at Mexico City's […]
Tigres UANL vs Tijuana Xolos: Xoloitzcuintles need to bounce back
MONTERREY – Only days after crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL), Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente face another difficult task as they visit Tigres UANL in week 15 action of the Clausura 2014 season of LIGA Bancomer MX. Tigres UANL vs Tijuana Xolos is scheduled for Saturday April 12th at 7:00pm local time […]