Sweet sound of opportunity rings out in Tijuana

Silvino Octárula directs the youth orchestra in the area of Cerro Colorado, also in eastern Tijuana. He doesn't care about the background of each youngster because in the end they all rely on the language of music, he said, which can be used to communicate with everyone. "Sometimes the kids don't agree with the instrument […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:48 AM PDT

SD Flash wins again while Boca struggles

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente didn't get the result it was looking for but at least one local soccer team finished with favorable results this past weekend. The Xolos lost in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso final to Irapuato. It kept the Xolos from their promotion to the first division. But perhaps the San Diego […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:48 AM PDT

States need super cop to fight cartels, governor says

TIJUANA – Organized crime does not respect political and geographical boundaries. That's why a single law enforcement commander is needed within each state to confront such criminals, said Baja California's governor. The single command is succeeding in Baja California, said Gov. José Guadalupe Osuna, who urged other states to adopt that model to battle crime. […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:48 AM PDT

Latino students most affected by budget cuts

More experienced teachers will not be taking their places, according to Torres. "They're just going to have bigger classrooms, less resources," he said. Torres, a former San Diego Unified board policy analyst, presented some alarming statistics about Latino education achievement that he hoped would force parents to get more involved. Although there have been improvements, […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:48 AM PDT

Team’s fans endure first class pain

TIJUANA.- The defeat of the Xolos in Saturday's final match hit the soccer team's fans like a bucket of cold water. An estimated 3,000 fans sporting team jerseys flocked to the Xolos' field, Caliente Stadium, to see the game against the Irapuato Freseros on giant screens that had been set up for the occasion. Thousands […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:48 AM PDT

New soccer team gaining respect in a Flash

Things can only get better for the San Diego Flash. The National Premier Soccer League club is off to a fast start to the 2011 season. The team is undefeated after six games. It has turned heads only in its first year in the league after not competing in official matches in competitive leagues for […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:47 AM PDT

Tijuana Book Fair to draw nearly 100,000

Tijuana.- More than 90,000 people are expected to attend the annual Tijuana Book Fair, which opened Friday and will continue through May 22. A total of 95 authors are to participate in La Feria del Libro, being held in the Plaza Río shopping center, across the street from the Cultural Center and minutes from the […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:47 AM PDT

Health festival for Latinas is Saturday

A free event Saturday will offer a wide variety of health information and screenings for low-income Hispanic women in the region. The focus of the eight annual Día de la Mujer Latina Health Festival in National City will be preventing disease and promoting wellness, said the event's chair, Dr. Ana Navarro, a professor in the […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:47 AM PDT

Fight against ‘extreme exploitation’

High-ranking officials from the United States and Mexico opened a two-day conference on international human trafficking Thursday in San Diego. They said anyone is at risk of becoming a victim. Virginia Isaias, who was in the audience at the San Diego Sheraton on Harbor Island, nodded her head in agreement – because it happened to […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:47 AM PDT

Drug suspect tied to more than 20 killings

TIJUANA – The cartel lieutenant captured this week participated in one of the deadliest attacks in the state, the massacre last fall of 13 people at a drug rehabilitation center, a state prosecutor said Wednesday. In all, state authorities said Héctor Eduardo Guajardo Hernández, 33, known as El Güicho, is a suspect in 44 cases, […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:46 AM PDT

Students defied their reality to triumph

Ramirez, whose mother is still in Mexico, is one of three Reality Changers students who have received Gates Millenium Scholars awards, which will pay for their full education. Recipients who pursue masters and doctoral degrees may receive additional funding, which is given to deserving students who are underrepresented in higher education. San Diego High senior […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:45 AM PDT

Helping small businesses ‘is a personal thing’

San Diego's top small business official Ruben Garcia wonders what his life would have been like had his father gotten that loan he needed to expand his gas station business more than 50 years ago. Garcia, the U.S. Small Business Administration San Diego district director, shared his story about missed opportunity with a mostly Latino […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:45 AM PDT

Rival groups push own district plan

A proposal to create a second Latino-majority City Council District south of the Interstate 8 freeway faces competition from proposals to form a new district north of I-8. Supporters of these plans Monday in Linda Vista spoke before the San Diego Redistricting Commission, the citizens group charged with drawing a new council district in time […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:45 AM PDT

Their job was to collect ransom, police charge

Tijuana . – State authorities revealed a kidnapping ring that stretched from this city to a tiny community in southern Mexico, where three women allegedly collected thousands of dollars in ransom. The women were identified as sisters Minerva and Martha Villanueva Campusano, 32 and 22 years old, respectively, and Angélica María Campusano Rosales, 25. The […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:44 AM PDT

Tijuana soccer team heads for colossal final

Tijuana. – Futbol fever swept this region as soccer fans scrambled to buy tickets for the two-game final between the TijuanaXolos and Freseros from Irapuato. Fans waited in long lines Monday when tickets went on sale for the first game, to be held Wednesday afternoon at Caliente Stadium. The teams belong to Mexico's second tier […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:44 AM PDT

Despite plea for peace, man found hung to death

Tijuana.- A few hours after hundreds of residents demonstrated against violence in the country a man was found hung from a bridge Sunday night. The state Attorney General’s Office said Monday that the victim had not been identified although he was 20 to 25 years old, had dark features and was short in stature. His […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:44 AM PDT

Residents demand end to bloodshed

Tijuana.- "I don't want to grow up among bullets," "40,000 dead and counting" or simply "No more blood in Tijuana." The signs captured the anguish, anger and hope of an estimated 300 people who demonstrated Sunday at one of the city's main intersections, part of a nationwide march against violence. Noted writer and journalist Javier […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:43 AM PDT

Real beauty, fake Depp make for ‘Strange’ premiere

ANAHEIM – Friendly and accessible. Deceiving and arrogant. Co-stars Penélope Cruz and Johnny Depp painted a stark contrast as they appeared Saturday at the world premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides." Cruz greeted her fans as she walked along the marathon 2,700-foot black carpet and made it a point to speak to […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:43 AM PDT

Teen suspect detained with big arsenal

TIJUANA – The drug-trafficking problem ends the day weapons are no longer sold because criminals will no longer feel safe, said Gilberto Landeros, commander of the Second Military Zone. "Weapons revitalize criminal groups," he said, speaking at Morelos barracks after presenting for the media a young man allegedly associated with the Sinaloa drug cartel who […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:43 AM PDT

Additions to club give SD Boca needed kick

It was much needed. San Diego Boca FC was desperate for a win. The National Premier Soccer League team was in a funk riding a three-game losing streak. Something had to change to help rake in a win. And coach Eliseo "Papo" Santos' club did just that Friday night getting some relief with a 4-2 […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:43 AM PDT