Lanes to be closed at San Ysidro crossing

SAN YSIDRO.- A traffic headache is going to hurt a bit more for a few days for border crossers. As part of the remodeling of the port of entry, starting Monday night the lanes located on the right-hand side, except for the SENTRI lanes, will be closed until Wednesday night. As a result, the border […]

April 13, 2017

Sanz, other singers take ‘Positive’ stand against AIDS

Spanish-language singers Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz, Carlos Vives and Andrés Calamaro, among others, take part in "Positive Generation," a musical project to help AIDS victims in Zimbabwe. Performers in the disc, sponsored by Doctors Without Borders, were announced Thursday, World AIDS Day. The disc is called "Positive Generation: Voices for a Future Without AIDS." […]

April 13, 2017

Shriners to open hospital in Tijuana

TIJUANA – A Shriners Children’s Hospital is coming to this city. The facility will begin operating in February with 20 beds in one floor of the new building of the Children’s Hospital of the Californias in Otay Mesa, said Luis Alonso Suárez , the director of the Shriners club in Tijuana. Over time, the organization […]

April 13, 2017

Sinaloa cartel now calling shots in border region

By Omar Millán TIJUANA – After a three-year bloody battle between the Arellano criminal organization and a breakaway cell that left 2,327 dead and dozens missing, the winner appears to be the Sinaloa cartel. The Arellanos' bitter rival has firmly established itself on this stretch of the border and is inaugurating a new era in […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos to play Atlante in SD for preseason game

TIJUANA – The Xolos announced their preseason schedule, which includes a friendly game against Atlante on Dec. 28 in San Diego. The professional soccer team's other preseason games are Dec. 14 in Los Angeles against a team to be announced and Dec. 21 against the Tiburones de Veracruz at Estadio Caliente, plus the San Diego […]

April 13, 2017

Baja launches ‘Five Steps’ to battle childhood obesity

TIJUANA- – Baja California launched a campaign against childhood obesity on Monday, a problem officials warned was a grave threat to the state's population. Working with the departments of health and education, the state began the "Five Steps" plan, promoting five simple ways children can battle extra pounds. An alarming 30 per cent of children […]

April 13, 2017

2012 innovation conference begins to take shape

TIJUANA – Next year's innovation conference will be organized differently plus seek greater participation from the United States. The conference, called Tijuana Innovadora 2012, is being planned for Oct. 11 to 21 and will build on the accomplishments of the first edition held last year to showcase the city's advanced work in a variety of […]

April 13, 2017

Fleeing suspect leads police to eight grenades

TIJUANA – A man detained on the east side at dawn on Sunday led authorities to an arsenal that included eight grenades, the municipal police department announced. State Preventive Police agents detained José María Soltero Ochoa, 36, as a result of intelligence the department had gathered. The agents stopped Soltero Ochoa on Azteca Street in […]

April 13, 2017

4DX movie experience arrives in Tijuana theater

TIJUANA – Those 3D films are so yesterday. This region's first 4DX movie theater opened over the weekend that uses special effects to make viewers feel like they are literally in the middle of the action. The so-called 4DX entertainment system combines 3D film with special effects in the theater that are synchronized to the […]

April 13, 2017

Ready Lane to be open longer hours at Otay Mesa

OTAY MESA – To meet the increased demand during the holidays, the Ready Lane program has expanded its hours of operation. Starting last Wednesday, the lane will be open Monday through Friday from 4 a.m. to midnight and Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to midnight. Previously, the lane closed at 8 p.m. on weekdays and […]

April 13, 2017

Four arrested in 2008 killing of two commanders

TIJUANA – The shooting death of a deputy police chief and his family in their home 2008 horrified the region, even in a year marked by extreme drug violence. On Wednesday night, four men were arrested that shed light on those killings, and the murder of a substation chief. The four men were arrested on […]

April 13, 2017

Alleged assassin for Sinaloa cartel arrested

TIJUANA – Military authorities have detained an alleged enforcer for the Sinaloa cartel in Baja California, it was announced Wednesday. He was identified as Jehová Israel Ilhuicatzi Morales, 34, alleged to be the main enforcer for René Arteaga, nicknamed "La Rana," who along with his brother, Alfredo Arteaga, known as "El Aquiles," are believed to […]

April 13, 2017

Baja shoppers adopt ritual of ‘Black Friday’

SAN YSIDRO.- Tijuana shoppers have adopted the Black Friday shopping tradition in the United States, even crossing the border on Thursday night. Last year, Tijuana residents waited up to four hours to cross the border on Thanksgiving night to be able to hit the stores before dawn. Anticipating the holidays, the U.S. Customs and Border […]

April 13, 2017

Homecoming twice as sweet for soccer twins

Gabriel Farfan didn't waste time. Almost immediately he requested the one thing he had missed most after spending most of this year thousands of miles away from home. He wanted his mom's green enchiladas. Not the red ones. They were a bit spicy. But he probably would not say no to any of his mother's […]

April 13, 2017

Immigrants urged to vote in 2012 Mexico election

Millions of Mexicans living in the United States follow presidential politics back home religiously. Mexican electoral officials want immigrants to do more than that. They want them to vote. Mexicans living abroad have until Jan. 15 to enroll in a program through the Internet to be able to vote in next summer's presidential election without […]

April 13, 2017

Baja scrambles to control diabetes, devastating effects

TIJUANA – It's a trend health authorities on both sides of the border find alarming: The number of people with diabetes is soaring. In Baja California, diabetes mellitus is one of the three main causes of death. In San Diego County, the disease is a leading contributor to death. [/p] Lidia Pérez, who runs a […]

April 13, 2017

Artists, activists trying to revive Revolución

TIJUANA – Artists, students and "green" activists are moving into a rundown commercial plaza on avenida Revolución, helping breathe new life to the legendary tourist street. They are part of an ambitious plan driven by civic organizations and the business sector to form independent districts focused on art, culture and citizen activism in Tijuana's historic […]

April 13, 2017

Driven by grief, poet challenges Mexico to the core

TIJUANA— One of Mexico's leading poets has stopped writing so the victims of violence can be heard like never before. Javier Sicilia visited this city, which knows violence intimately, to denounce "demonic" criminals, the corrupt government officials he said protect them and ignorant political candidates and their parties. Most of all, he urged ordinary Mexicans […]

April 13, 2017

Sockers take on Anaheim for home opener

The San Diego Sockers have been a perennial powerhouse in both indoor and outdoor soccer the past four decades. The Sockers that dominated the defunct North American Soccer League in the 1970s through mid ‘90s, and the defunct Major Indoor Soccer League in the 2000s combined with the newest version of the franchise have raked […]

April 13, 2017

Musician’s goal: Offer alternative to ‘junk’ on radio

TIJUANA – Horacio Franco looks like a pop star: Fitted clothes, tattoos, pointy shoes and hair styled like James Dean. But when he starts to play the recorder he becomes more like a gypsy playing the hits from the 18th century. "You play an instrument that's been used for a long time, but it's still […]

April 13, 2017