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Soccer royalty to play in SD on Wednesday
Cristiano Ronaldo made it look easy. He used multiple step-over moves to fake out three defenders, then fire a sharp shot with his left foot. His shot found its way inside the post during a 4-1 Real Madrid exhibition win against the Los Angeles Galaxy last week. The Galaxy's Bryan Jordan and A.J. DeLaGarza didn't […]
Your Guide
To return from Mexico U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. residents should become familiar with the process of traveling to Mexico and returning to the U.S. before leaving the country. To return to the U.S. from Mexico by land, sea or air, U.S. citizens must present a U.S. Passport, U.S. Passport Card or enhanced driver's license […]
Latino population grew due mainly to births not immigration
The Mexican population in the United States grew dramatically during the 2000s due largely to births and less to immigration, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center. Between 2000 and 2010, the Mexican-American population grew by 7.2 million due to births and by 4.2 million due to immigration, according to the Pew […]
Californian looks to shine against Real Madrid
When Mexico's storied soccer team Chivas takes on Real Madrid on Wednesday in San Diego, you can bet Miguel Ángel Ponce's loved ones will be in the stands at Qualcomm Stadium. Ponce was born in Sacramento of Mexican parents. He lived for several years in Tijuana and studied at San Ysidro High School before being […]
Twitter users can now follow SD´s Mexico consulate
San Diegos Mexican Consulate continues expanding onto the Internet. The local office launched a Twitter account, @ConsulMexSdi. The posts Saturday announced the planned visit Sunday of Consul General Remedio Gómez Arnau to the San Diego Childrens Discovery Museum in Escondido. The posts, in Spanish and English, began on Friday. The new account complements the consulates […]
Crowds jam for taste of fine cervezas
TIJUANA Thousands turned out Friday for the first of two days of celebration of the best craft beer. The seventh annual TJ Beer Fest continues Saturday, from noon to 2 a.m., between Sixth and Eight streets, on avenida Revolución, minutes from the San Ysidro port of entry. Last year, around 15,000 people attended from […]
Baja governor is now just a click away
TIJUANA If you have something to say to the governor of Baja California, you can do it with a few taps of your keyboard. Gov. José Guadalupe Osuna is now on Facebook and Twitter. Users of that social media will be able to follow the governor as he carries out his duties. Facebook users […]
Authorities build case against alleged killer
TIJUANA To Mexico's organized crime unit, Armando Villarreal Heredia led the killers of a criminal cell of the Arellano Félix cartel. That's what the Attorney General's Office will try to prove after a federal judge granted Thursday a request to hold Villareal for 40 days in Mexico City, where he was taken after his […]
Largest pot field discovered in Ensenada
ENSENADA – Military authorities announced the discovery of a 300-acre field of marijuana plants south of this city, considered the largest such spread in Mexicos history, according to press reports. Had they been harvested and processed, the plants would have yielded an estimated 132 tons of marijuana, the reports said. The immense field was covered […]
TJ Beer Fest celebrates best artisan brews
TIJUANA The region's largest beer festival is this weekend and it's expected to draw up to 15,000 people from both sides of the border to sample some of the world's best brews. The seventh annual TJ Beer Fest on avenida Revolución features one hundred craft beers, 15 of them from the United States, said […]
Reports of rape spike nearly 40% in Tijuana
TIJUANA – At the age of 17 she is addicted to the tranquilizers she takes to deal with the pain of having been sexually abused for five years by a trusted family friend. A state-ordered psychological evaluation determined that she showed symptoms of an emotional disorder. Even though she told her mother about the abuse, […]
Study reveals reach of poverty in Baja California
TIJUANA Despite being one of Mexico's richest states, 70 percent of Baja California's population some 2.2 million people – do not earn enough to cover their basic food needs. That's one of the conclusions from a groundbreaking national study to be released by year's end that examines poverty across Mexico down to the […]
Exhibit captures surreal genius of Mexican artist
TIJUANA Common objects used in absurd ways. Ancient symbols meshed with modern ones. That's the vision of an international artist whose work is being exhibited for the first time at the border. Pedro Friedeberg, 75, was born in Italy but grew up and works in Mexico. He's considered one of the most creative artists […]
Latino businesses: When hard work just isn’t enough
ESCONDIDO – Gina Castellón longs for the days when she was running a successful tortillería on West 2nd Avenue. The Mexico native is holding on to her small business of ten years – but just barely. Sales are down. She's had to lay off employees and owes thousands of dollars to the IRS. Until recently […]
Slain folk singer was beloved by border fans
TIJUANA Local fans are mourning the death of Facundo Cabral, one of Latin America's most popular folk singers, who died in a hail of bullets early Saturday in Guatemala City. Cabral, 74, was heading to the airport after a performance when his car was ambushed and sprayed with gunfire. Authorities are investigating whether the […]
Tijuana’s birthday bash begins on high note
TIJUANA This municipality marks its 122nd birthday on Monday but far from reaching for the rocking chair, the city is getting its second wind. Nowhere was that more evident than in Saturday's annual "Opera in the Street Festival," where an estimated 15,000 jammed a historic barrio to enjoy a variety of classical musical presentations. […]
Remains of eight people found in Sonora desert
YUMA, Ariz. The Mexican consulate in this city launched a campaign in recent days to warn their countrymen of the dangers of trying to cross the desert into the United States at this time of year. That warning apparently came too late for at least eight people whose skeletal remains were found Saturday. Authorities […]
SD players get their kicks in FIFA World Cup
SAN DIEGO.- The U.S. womens national team will play in the FIFA Womens World Cup quarterfinals this Sunday against Brazil in Germany. The match will be played thousands of miles away but it has some San Diego flavor. Starting defender Rachel Buehler is a Torrey Pines High School graduate who played youth club soccer with […]
Promising Tijuana boxer Badillo faces biggest fight
TIJUANA Local boxer Arturo Badillo will square off Saturday night against WBA super flyweight champion Hugo Cázarez in a bullring in Mazatlán. The fight will be nationally broadcast by Televisa as part of its boxing program starting at 8 p.m. The match is the greatest test Badillo, 24, has faced in his four-year professional […]
Xolos to play in pre-season game on Saturday
San Diego Flash in playoffs The San Diego Flash came into the 2011 National Premier Soccer League season not knowing what to expect. It was entering its first year in the amateur league after almost ten years without playing in official competition. Turns out the expansion team had more to offer. The Flash will play […]