Alejandro Gonzalez Guilbot talks about the new Customs Office in Tijuana

As of March 16, 2013, Alejandro Gonzalez Guilbot began his duties as the new administrator of the Customs Office in Tijuana. This was one of the first moves of the Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, in order to improve the functions of this agency, being that Tijuana is one of the most important customs operations […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:27 AM PDT

Tijuana Xolos 1-3 Correcaminos: Tijuana clearly dominated

TIJUANA – After beating Club America in San Diego last weekend, the Tijuana Xolos played for the first time this preseason in front of their home fans at the Estadio Caliente. They presented themselves with a 1-3 loss to second division team Correcaminos. This game marked the returned of Joaquin Del Olmo to the Estadio […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Border Psycho Brewery: The rebel flavor of the border

Fortunately, everything seems to be going very well, as their beers are not just a success locally, but also at an international and in the rest of the country as well. This 100% family owned business is increasingly being recognized everywhere and honestly, well deserved. Something I noticed during this visit is that when the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Canelo’s preparation is underway

LOS ANGELES – Saul "Canelo" Alaverz is ready to start the his preparations towards the biggest fight of his young career against the undefeated champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight has been recently been promoted and presented in various cities, but now it's time for bot fighters to return to their camps and prepare. The […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

“Bar hopping” in Tijuana

The weekend is approaching, so let's start making plans. Here are some recommendations of bars in Tijuana to begin the fun. BCB Tasting Room Definitely the tasting room of Tijuana for its excellence and which has the largest variety of beers on this side of the border. The BCB Tasting Room is a must for […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Tijuana has its first Islamic center

Tijuana has now become the first city in Baja California to have a mosque, which is located in Playas de Tijuana under the name of Masjid Omar. Here the followers of Allah have a safe place where they perform their prayers and scheduled prayers as established in the Koran, from Fajr (dawn) to Isha (night). […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Mexican students design mobile device that detects forest fires

Mexico- According to a statement released today by the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico, a couple of students have built a mobile mechatronic system to detect fires and alert authorities, so they can put it out in its initial phase. The prototype was designed by Ezequiel Diaz Avila, Juan Carlos Reyes Andrade and Francisco […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

U.S. espionage focused on Latin American countries

MEXICO. – The Mexican Congress today demanded that the president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, asks the U.S. for a "precise and urgent explanation" about the alleged espionage on agencies and diplomatic officials of Mexico. A commission working in recess of the Legislature urged the federal executive branch to make it "strongly" clear- through the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Less wait time at the U.S.-Mexico border is near

As one of the efforts to improve the relationship between California and Baja California, an announcement was made yesterday by Juan Tintos Funcke,head director of the Secretariat for Tourism, that during the month of August there will be a reduction in waiting times to cross the San Ysidro checkpoint, which for this, the U.S. Customs […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

USMNT debuts in Gold Cup with big win

SEATTLE – The United States Men's National Team (USMNT) could not have asked for a better start to this 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup than the one they had against Belize with the big 6-1 win. With a Chris Wondolowski 'Hat-Trick' as well as goals from Jose Torres, Stuart Holden, and Landon Donovan the USMNT took […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Darío Benedetto: “I come to help the team”

TIJUANA – The Argentine forward Dario Benedetto was presented today at the Eatadio Caliente media room in front of a well attended press conference. Benedetto assure everyone that he was only there to "add to the team". "Happy to be at Tijuana Xolos, it is a very important challenge in my career, it is an […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

Tijuana and San Diego mayors take in Tijuana Xolos game

SAN DIEGO – The passion that Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles produces is huge on both sides of the border; from the thousands of fans that crossed the border to watch the game against Club America, to the passion in the mayors of San Diego and Tijuana Bob Filner and Carlos Bustamante. Both mayors have already shown […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

San Diego Flash advance to NPLS playoffs

SAN DIEGO – Saturday night's 1-1 draw between the San Diego Flash and Santa Clarita Storm was enough to give the San Diego team the last playoff spot in the NPSL Western South division. The match was filled with controversy and it wasn't until today Tuesday when the league has made it official that the […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

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, […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

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 Roberto’s statements that it was only an aspiration […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:26 AM PDT

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 […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM PDT

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 […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM PDT

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 […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:25 AM PDT

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. […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:24 AM PDT

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 […]

April 13, 2017 at 9:24 AM PDT