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Residents of Tijuana demand cleanup of electoral propaganda
"With me, the people are the ones who are in charge" and "Tijuana will be cured" were the slogans of the candidates who claim to be the "winners" of the recent election in Baja California that took place on July 7. Now the people from the city of Tijuana are demanding for their prospective leaders, […]
11-year-old genius from Mexico finishes high school
Luis Roberto Ramirez Alvarez has been the topic of conversation for some time now, not only for being a genius, but supposedly because he was going to attend Harvard University in the United States. A fact that was denied soon after by Harvard, and then by Luis Robertos statements that it was only an aspiration […]
Mexican President shows no love for PRI candidate Fernando Castro Trenti
It has now been only two days after the elections that were held in various parts of Mexico, and Baja California has attracted attention of a lot of people after Fernando Castro Trenti did not accept the election results, arguing that the numbers from the Preliminary Electoral Results Program (PREP) had favored Kiko Vega and […]
Female prisoners get their tubes tied without their consent
SAN DIEGO. – According to a report by the Center for Investigative Journalism, about 150 women were sterilized without their consent while serving sentences in prisons in California between 2006 and 2010. The report noted that in that period of time (2006-2010), at least 150 female prisoners had their tubes tied, which is a violation […]
Week 2 game between Club America and Tijuana Xolos is postponed
TIJUANA – The matched between Club America and Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles at the Estadio Azteca that was scheduled for the 27th of this month has been postponed to a date to be determined announced today the Tijuana Xolos through a press release. On Saturday following the San Diego Clasico, Club America president Ricardo Pelaez explained […]
The “Three Amigos” set to start for USA in the Gold Cup
UNITED STATES – The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) will begin their participation in the 2013 CONCACF Gold Cup on Tuesday against Belize. Like most teams participating in the Gold Cup who are still fighting a World Cup sport in the CONCACAF Hexagonal they have decided to let some of their biggest stars resting. […]
Electoral votes for governor of Baja California will be recounted
Due to an error that was reported this morning, the preliminary results of the elections in Baja California, where the majority of the votes indicated a victory for Kiko Vega as the governor-elect, will now be recounted. Although the error affected less than 1% of the count and does not change of what was thought […]
Xolos 5-2 America: Tijuana humiliates the champion in the San Diego Clasico
SAN DIEGO – For second consecutive year Club America was invited to participate in the San Diego Clasico against Club Tijuana. The Xolos clearly superior than the new Mexican league champions Club America and took a big win. With four first half goals the Xolos set the pace for an easy win, and even though […]
The Myths about Beer
I do not know anyone who has ever had a beer and has not said any of the following myths. So, being a fan of beer myself, I wanted to find out of how much truth is in what everyone says. For this, I gave myself the task of asking different breweries and experts from […]
Baja California after the elections, what’s next?
Ok, finally the ordeal has ended. This 2013 will be marked as the worst citizen participation in the democratic process in Baja California since the political change that began back in 1989. Very far from the civic revolution that woke up with Ernesto Ruffo as the candidate for the PAN party for governor of the […]
Kiko Vega: Thank you Baja California
"We will have a government where we all are going to govern" said Kiko Vega after being received by media, fans, friends and family. With the first preliminary numbers revealed by the Electoral Institute for Information and Citizen Participation of Baja California (IEPCBC), it showed 49% of the votes in favor of Kiko Vega and […]
Theft and burning of votes and booths on Election Day in Baja California
BAJA CALIFORNIA. – At 6p.m. (PST) the voting polls in all of Baja California closed, but there were some reports of theft of ballot boxes in the Florido neighborhood in Tijuana, while in Mexicali a group set fire to the ballot boxes at a voting poll in an elementary school. The national president of the […]
Exit polls indicate Kiko Vega as winner in Baja California’s governor’s race
The National President of the National Action Party (PAN), Gustavo Madero, said that the exit polls show that Baja California will continue to be governed by the blue party (PAN), because Kiko Vega won the majority of the votes of the citizens. Madero said that exit polls had Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, with a 5 […]
Election Day in Baja California suffers some setbacks
Although the Election Day process is set to begin at 8 am, an hour later only 48% of the voting poles were in operation, while citizens complained about the lack voting booth volunteers to meet the demand. One of the voting pole locations that were affected was the #1117 site, which is located in the […]
17-year old murdered on Election Day in Mexico
The first fatality of this years Election Day in Mexico has now been reported, where in the state of Veracruz, the victim Feliciano Castillo recorded the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) supporters exchanging pantries for votes. This happened in the town of Mecaypan, Veracruz, where according to local media, Castillo was passing through the area where […]
Young Mexican scientist accuse government of lack of support
MEXICO – This week two new accusations against the Mexican government were made public by young talent Mexican scientists. The first case was that of the young Mexican ladies Claudia Quevedo Montejo, Iyari Madrigal Badillo, and Alejandra Puente Leon a group of middle school girls that were looking to build a solar power helicopter. The […]
Mexican Woman receives Microsoft award
This week Microsoft announced the recipients of the 2013 Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship; among them Monica Tentori originally from Ensenada, BC. Tentori is currently part of the Center of superior investigation in Computer Science ( Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación del Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superior (CICESE) ). Tentori received her bachelors degree […]
USMNT easily defeats Guatemala in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – In their only preparation match prior to the start of the 2013 Gold Cup, the United States Mens National Team (USMNT) easily defeated Guatemala 4-0 in San Diegos Qualcomm Stadium. With two goals by landon Donovan, one by Herculez Gomez, and another by Chris Wondolowski the USMNT walked to victory. Head coach […]
Xolos vs America: San Diego Clasico
SAN DIEGO – A head to head battle between Mexico's champions from the last soccer year, the Xoloitzcuintles champions of the first semester against Club America the recently crowned champions of the second semester will face off at Petco Park this Saturday at 7:30PM local time. Club Tijuana arrives at this match under new management […]
Rocker Priest is suspended from Church duties
His name is Adolfo Huerta Aleman, and he is not your typical Mexican priest. Father "Gofo", as he was nicknamed by his parishioners, enjoys rock music, consuming alcohol, smoking in public and maintaining an active sex life. The "unusual" behavior from this priest has caused quite some controversy within the community. It all started during […]