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

FBI looking for the stepson of Mexico’s Ex-President

Manuel Bribiesca is the son of the former mexican first lady, Marta Sahagún and it is a well known secret that during the presidency of Vicente Fox in Mexico, Bribiesca increased his finances through the use of his influences. As a result of an investigation in 2008 on the south district of California, the FBI […]

April 13, 2017

What Is The Cost Of Living In Mexico Compared To The US, Canada And Europe?

Jim Pickell vía Baja.com The cost of living in Mexico is lower than that of the US, Canada and Europe, especially for items that are produced locally. The good news is that this includes most product categories such as food, furniture and transportation. Additionally, if you are resourceful and patient enough to look for the […]

April 13, 2017

Tijuana Zonkeys Basketball and Zebra Beer

Saturday, May 19, Turista Libre will present their latest Tijuana experience: a unique combination of Zonkeys basketball and Zebra beer. B-ball fans are neighing long and hard in Tijuana thanks to the Zonkeys, the town's stake in Mexico's Pacific Coast Basketball Circuit. Named after the donkeys done up to look like zebras on Avenida Revolucion–timeless […]

April 13, 2017

Los Cabos As An LGBT Vacation Destination

Meghan Fitzpatrick vía Baja.com Think Los Cabos is only good for fishing and partying? Think again. Los Cabos is a community that welcomes everyone and is of growing interest as a holiday and wedding destination for lesbians, gays, bis and transgenders alike. The LGBT scene in Los Cabos is not outwardly apparent, but the two […]

April 13, 2017

Surfing And Dining In Ensenada: A Day In The Biarritz Of Mexico

Serge Dadina vía Baja.com I recently spent the day surfing Ensenada beaches and indulging in Ensenada restaurants at the 2nd Annual Walter Coloca Jr. Memorial Surf Contest organized by UAPO and WiLDCOAST. It was an epic weekend with one of the craziest NW swells I've ever seen in April (the surf jumped from 2-4′ in […]

April 13, 2017

The conquest of the Latin vote

This morning, "Portada", a magazine specialized in Latin marketing pointed the beginning of publicity ads on spanish to support the campaign on Barack Obama between the Latin voters for the next presidential elections. According to the numbers provided by Smart Media Group, an organization that traces politic publicity, the efforts of the campaign for the […]

April 13, 2017

The Fate Of Cabo Pulmo National Park Remains Uncertain

In the end, the economy dealt the developer a greater blow, with parent company Hansa Urbana forced to declare bankruptcy in 2011. The company's assets, including the land and development plans for Cabo Cortes were acquired by regional Spanish bank, Banco Sabadell. At present it is not clear if the bank will sell the project […]

April 13, 2017

The faith in the New Mexican cuisine

EFE Agency.- The mexican cuisine is in the middle of a new revolution and according to the chefs of Biko and Pujol, the list of San Pellegrino's 50 best restaurants in the world,should feature more mexican restaurants. "This year, Mexico had a gastronomic revolution and I though more restaurants from the country would appear on […]

April 13, 2017

A Playmate, star of the Presidential Debate in Mexico

Julia Orayen was a Playmate 4 years ago and yesterday, she was the assistant that appeared at the beginning of the official debate between the presidential candidates Josefina Vázquez Mota, Gabriel Quadri, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Enrique Peña Nieto, an event organized by the Federal Electoral Institute of Mexico (IFE). The Mexicans had a […]

April 13, 2017

Mayweather wins unanimous over Miguel Cotto

LAS VEGAS.- Floyd Mayweather Jr. made good bets tonight when he defeated by unanimous decision Miguel Cotto, he was proclaimed as the champion of the super welterweight title of the World Boxing Association in a fight that lasted 12 rounds. This fight was the last one of "Kings of the Ring", an event that took […]

April 13, 2017

Alexandra Stan seduces Tijuana

Last Thursday, Alexandra Stan arrived in Tijuana to perform her internationally known "Saxobeats". The electronic music singer made her presentation at Mandra Trendy Club and since 9:00pm, the club opened his doors to start the party with José Spinning, Iván Mateluna, DJ Pelos and Carla Miscov from Argentina who was in charge of the music […]

April 13, 2017

National movement demands justice for Anastasio

SAN DIEGO.- Ten cities of the United States became one voice to demand justice in the case of Anastasio Hernández, who was assassinated two years ago in the hands of federal agents at Puerta Mexico. Family, activists and members con the community took the streets of Downtown San Diego as a sign of protest, demanding […]

April 13, 2017

Startup weekend: a door to new technologies

The evolution of Tijuana and the region of the border have grew on the cultural, gastronomic and technological scenarios. Under that achievement, the "Startup Weekend" will take place in the city from the 4 to 6 of May. Startup Weekend is a network of 45 thousand entrepreneurs and 460 events on 50 cities around the […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos lose in playoff debut

Extending the postseason run could be a daunting task against a Monterrey team that has been almost perfect at home with a 7-0-2 record and has not been shutout in 20 games. Monterrey showed composure and endured a flurry of Xolos shots in the first half. Tijuana's Joe Corona, Duvier Riascos and Egidio Arevalo all […]

April 13, 2017

Baja California welcomes López Obrador

"Union" was also a part of his speech, it started as a part of the Political Party Alliance and then AMLO said "I'm going to convince and pursue everyone to contribute to the progress of Mexico". After the public meeting, Andrés Manuel López Obrador posted on his official facebook account "Great act in Tijuana, a […]

April 13, 2017

The secret to be one of the best restaurants in the world

After the Mexican restaurant "Pujol" appeared in the list of the world's 50 best restaurants, the eyes of everyone turned to Chef Enrique Olvera, the head of the only restaurant on the list that serves Mexican Food. On an interview with Univisión, Enrique Olvera confesed some of his secrets to transform his restaurant and his […]

April 13, 2017