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San Diego is consuming more heroin today than 10 years ago
Heroin has been consumed in San Diego for the past 10 years, despite the fact that this area isn't really a significant market for the narcotic. SANDAG, and their Criminal Justice Research Division, published a study where they show that consumption of heroin has doubled, from 5% in 2002 to 10% in 2012. This is […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana Xolos vs Veracruz: Important mid season clash
TIJUANA – Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles welcome to town the Liga Bancomer MXs newest members Veracruz. The Xolos will be looking to continue their home dominance in order to offset the negative away results. The match is scheduled for Saturday September 7 at 7:30PM local time at the Estadio Caliente and will be part of the […]
April 13, 2017
Deported immigrants are sleeping in “Immigrant camps” or under cars
The police raids and the beginning of the Tijuana river cleanup, have caused immigrants and homeless people to look for a new place to spend the night. Their options have been reduced to a camp for deported immigrants or sleeping under cars in the downtown area. Dozens of orange tinted sleeping tents announce the presence […]
April 13, 2017
Nancy, “the Kidnapper of Drug dealers” from Tijuana
On June 8th 2007, Eduardo Gonzalez Tostado believed he was going to take Nancy to bed. Since he was a teenager he was used to having his way: off road racer, star Football player, son of a wealthy man who always paid for private schools and luxury cars. By the time he was 32 years […]
April 13, 2017
Zebra-Donkeys, Tijuana’s “Zonkeys”
Tijuana is a city that is famous for so many reasons, but without a doubt one of the more popular attractions are "Zonkeys", (donkeys painted as zebras) and are found in Avenida Revolucion in downtown Tijuana. It is a classic tourist attraction, as many people end up taking pictures with the peculiar animals, but have […]
April 13, 2017
Baja California’s Restaurants stand out among the best in Latin America.
"Corazon de Tierra" is where Chef Diego Hernandez and his team work their culinary magic . Something that is fairly peculiar is the lack of a menu, but rather than being a restriction, it is a liberating experience that feeds creativity, since most of the ingredients used by Chef Hernandez are grown right there, it […]
April 13, 2017
3D Robotics: Custom Made drones in San Diego and Tijuana
The entrepreneur has always been all for working with Open Source software, given that by sharing his information openly, he would receive a generous reciprocity. Those who have collaborated with the code development for 3D Robotics do it with genuine interest and the work they do is of the highest quality. Counting with an open […]
April 13, 2017
Young Mexican Engineers create a system to prevent a driver from falling asleep
MEXICO.- A webcam and special thimble are the devices used in system designed by group of Mexican engineering students to prevent a driver from falling asleep at the wheel. They measure the car's temperature, the drivers heart rate as well as blinking and if they are nodding off, a sound will alert the drivers so […]
April 13, 2017
Maras Salvatrucha regroup in Tijuana
The deportation processes in the United States have brought as a consequence that members of the gang "Mara Salvatrucha" are regrouping in Tijuana, living in secrecy due to the fear of being deported to Central America. Mexican authorities confirmed that in the last few years, there has been an increasing presence of gang members from […]
April 13, 2017
“Hispanic” population in San Diego will outnumber “White” population by 2035
The city of San Diego, when compared to the rest of California's major cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco, is considered more of a suburban city, not as multicultural and mainly revolving around one or two economic sectors. But all of this will change, as the city has been growing since the 80s and […]
April 13, 2017
The Pope declares world fasting for peace in Syria
Last weekend Pope Francis once again broke with church traditions, by setting aside religious subjects during Sunday's service, and focusing on the conflict that is afflicting Syria. "Mi heart is wounded over what is happening in Syria, and anguished for what you can see on the horizon" Pope Francis mentioned in his Sunday speech. After […]
April 13, 2017
Mexico’s #1 Web-series is returning
The first horror-themed web-series in Mexico, "El Porvenir" (the coming future), will be premiering it's 2nd season soon. "El Porvenir" is brought to you by "El Vigilante Films", an audio-visual production company created in 2008 by Miguel Garcia Yee and Manuel Alejandro Anell, and is located in the city of Tijuana, Mexico. The best thing […]
April 13, 2017
Pablo Aguilar returns to Xolos
TIJUANA – Pablo Cesar Aguilar posted to his Twitter account the following message "One of the saddest days of my life. On my way back to Mexico, soon you'll know why." This after the Paraguayan National Team decided to send Aguilar home and not use him during their upcoming World Cup Qualification matches against Bolivia […]
April 13, 2017
They exhibit the supposed remains of a “chupacabras”
A few years ago, there was a rumor, belief, speculation or whatever you want to call it, that an animal with sharp fangs and claws was running rampant in the world. This beast was named "chupacabras" (Goat sucker, because it's victims were always goats, cows and other livestock) and the legend says that it only […]
April 13, 2017
Juan Carlos Nuñez: “The team is sad with our table position”
TIJUANA Juan Carlos Nuñez who had a phenomenal season last season was able to finally make his season debut in last weekend's loss to Chiapas after shaking off an injury. Nuñez mentioned that the team wishes they were a little higher up in the table, but the results are not going their way. "The […]
April 13, 2017
United States espionage could be reported to international authorities
The controversy continues over the espionage that the United States had on the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff and the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto. Monday afternoon, the United States Ambassador in Brazil, Thomas Shannon, was summoned by the Brazilian Government to be questioned. "It represents an unacceptable and inadmissible violation of the Brazilian […]
April 13, 2017
A Protest is held because of Enrique Peña Nieto’s first State of the Union address
#PEÑANOESMIPRESIDENTE (Peña is not my president) is what you could reed on a subway car in the City of Mexico, this was done in protest to the first Presidential report (state of union address) by Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto. This was written in graffiti, "end2end" (a discipline in graffiti where you paint all along […]
April 13, 2017
Edward Snowden: The United States was spying on Brazilian and Mexican Presidents
Brazil.- The United States National Security Agency, (NSA) was spying directly on the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, as well as the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, according to documents Edward Snowden published through the television channel "Globo". In the case of Peña Nieto, the electronic espionage was done during the period in which […]
April 13, 2017
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto provides his first “state of the union address”
Enrique Peña Nieto presented his first presidential report (the state of the union address) before governors from the different states in the Mexican Republic, athletes, religious leaders, entrepreneurs and media. 9 months into his term as president, Peña Nieto started his speech celebrating the approval of the Professional Educational Staff Service Law, which was approved […]
April 13, 2017
El Costeñito: New flavors in Tijuana’s Kitchen
This week, Tijuana has received a new set of flavors in it's gastronomical repertoire. "El Costeñito" recently had it's grand opening, welcoming customers to try their fine dishes and enjoy the ambiance. Mainly dedicated to offering seafood like fish and shrimp tacos, tostadas de ceviche among other dishes, as well as their mixed drinks like […]
April 13, 2017
