“El Gordo” Villarreal pleads not guilty

SAN DIEGO.- Armando "El Gordo" Villarreal pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in San Diego on charges of conspiracy and drug trafficking. Before the Judge Nita L. Stormes, the defendant made his first appearance in court after he was extradited from Mexico on Wednesday afternoon. Villarreal Heredia, a native of San Diego, listened to […]

April 13, 2017

Hangover 3 to be filmed in Tijuana?

The third part of "Hangover" could move to the city of Tijuana, according to reports from Life & Style magazine. This week, the making of the comedy "Hangover 3" was confirmed, starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, and again, Todd Phillips will be responsible for directing the film. The publication quotes a source […]

April 13, 2017

U.S. Congressman Compares Immigrants to Dogs

A Republican lawmaker on Monday compared immigrants to "hunting dogs" and raised a strong opposition from Hispanic lawmakers of the Congress and from the Democrat Party that demanded the Republicans a condemnation of such rhetoric. On Monday, during a meeting with voters in Iowa, Republican Rep. Steve King suggested that, like choosing the best bird […]

April 13, 2017

A campaign to grant licenses to illegal immigrants

A coalition of immigrant advocacy organizations yesterday launched a campaign calling for Initiative 52, approved in November, which would give driving licenses to undocumented aliens in Colorado. The campaign "Licenses for All" calls for "all residents of Colorado, even those who cannot prove legal residence in this state, to obtain a driver's license or identification […]

April 13, 2017

Ciudad Juarez returns to the tourist map

EL PASO.- Juarez returned to the informative brochures to promote the attractions that the border region offers to visitors, after two years of being excluded from the tourist map because of the violence. "Juarez should never have been excluded from the tourist map of El Paso, since it is our main trading partner, we are […]

April 13, 2017

IMAC: Culture to all corners of Tijuana

A very special edition of the Book Fair in Tijuana This great event has taken place since 1980, and when IMAC was created, it took responsibility for the organization. Like everything else, it has evolved, it had changed their locations, and in 2012, the 30th edition will be held at the Plaza Rio premises. In […]

April 13, 2017

Wine Country in Mexico?

Dona Lupe is right around the corner as you continue out from LA Cetto and head west. She started the first woman-owned winery back in the 1960's. Her wines are all organic and the reds all have a deeply complex flavor. A tasting of five wines here costs five dollars. Not only can you purchase […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana speaks of democracy

It was beautiful, the speaker explained why we where there, and talked about the awakening of the young people, the laughter of children, about change, and the need for justice and peace, and we burst into joy over and over; there were some other speakers congratulating us, encouraging us, comparing today's Mexico with the Mexico […]

April 13, 2017

Hispanics and the future of the United States

WASHINGTON .- The enormous population growth and purchasing power of the Hispanic population in the U.S., which already accounts for 16% of the population, give this community a key role in the nation's present and future, experts agreed in Miami. Data and statistics confirm that "it will be impossible to think of the future without […]

April 13, 2017

Obama launches bilingual website

WASHINGTON.- The reelection campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama, launched a bilingual website in English and Spanish to mobilize Latino voters and educate them about the country's complex electoral process. The website "www.votemostodos.org" is a bilingual tool that aims to help Americans understand their rights and learn how to exercise their vote in each state. […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana named among best tourist destinations

Tijuana is ranked second among the top five favorite cities for vacationing of both domestic and international tourists according to a report by despegar.com web site, the travel agency with greater presence in Latin America. Also excelling in this ranking are Cancun, Merida, Guadalajara and Monterrey. According to the agency, Tijuana has been characterized as […]

April 13, 2017

Most of the births in the US are hispanic

After the high rates of migration to the United States and the new generations, for the first time the birth rate showed that more than half occur among minorities compared to U.S. born. From 1990 to date, minorities grew from 37% to 50.4%, especially the group of Hispanics. PEW, the research and social survey center, […]

April 13, 2017

Mexicans will be hanged in Malaysia

The foreign newspaper "New Straits Times" confirmed that the Mexicans Luis Alfonso, Jose Regino, and Simon Gonzalez Villarreal were sentenced to hang for drug trafficking in Malaysia. In 2008 they were arrested inside a warehouse in Johor Baru, after being found with 13 pounds of methamphetamines and chemical substances to produce drugs. Kitson Foong was […]

April 13, 2017

The Fall of Manny Pacquiao

Just two days after Manny Pacquiao expressed his disagreement with President Obama's statements in favor of marriages between persons of the same sex, he was banned from entering Hollywood's best-known mall, and this is just the beginning of a lacklustar future. The administration of "The Grove", through its representative Bill Reich, declared to the LA […]

April 13, 2017

History is not made by political parties, it is made by citizens

UPDATE: In response to the threats to the group who is organizing the event, it's has change to a pacific reunion at the Mexico Monument "The scissors" at 3:00 PM on Saturday May 19. TIJUANA.- After an attack campaign aimed directly at Enrique Peña Nieto, and a nationwide call-out for a march against him, the […]

April 13, 2017

What do you know about the mexican candidates?

For several reasons, the election campaign in Mexico to decide who will be the next president, is becoming ever more exciting. Yesterday, Reuters news agency showed their new survey to the world, where Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stood at second place in the preference of the Mexican voters, tied with Josefina Vazquez Mota. Despite the […]

April 13, 2017

Tourism, commerce and jobs in Baja

SAN DIEGO. – The Mayors of San Diego and Tijuana, Jerry Sanders and Carlos Bustamante respectively, gathered this past Tuesday at the Institute of the Americas at UCSD to share their vision about this border region which they described as "enviable" and "privileged". Before dozens of members, both Mayors talked about the advances made on […]

April 13, 2017

Pacquiao vs. Obama and his gay support

Less than a week ago, Barack Obama declared in an interview to ABC network, that he believed in marriage as a right for all people, regardless if they are of the same sex or not. Based on Manny Pacquiao's strong religious believes, he considers this an attack to God and feels that Barack should read […]

April 13, 2017

New book about Jorge Hank Rhon is being published

"The Liturgy of the White Tiger", that's the title of the book published by Ocean Publishing detailing the life and myths of 56 years old businessman Jorge Hank Rhon, who was mayor of Tijuana from 2004 to 2007. The research from the book's author, Daniel Salinas Basave, will relate from his arrival to the border […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Groups collaborate to ease border issues

Via Serge Dedina/Baja.com I recently spent an afternoon with Paloma Aguirre of WiLDCOAST and the executive team of San Diego Coastkeeper. We took a tour of the border to get a sense of what some of the issues are that we are dealing with and ended the day in Los Laureles Canyon in Tijuana, just […]

April 13, 2017