‘Have the courage to work for change’

Before becoming the most influential Latino in U.S. history Cesar Chavez struggled with the idea of abandoning the security of a full-time job so he could dedicate his life to organizing farm workers. It was 1962. The future labor and civil rights leader, whose state holiday will be observed Thursday, was 35 years old with […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:11 AM PDT

Youth party leader accused of murder

Tijuana.- Authorities accused a youth leader of the PAN party of murdering a young man he befriended through Facebook. The state Attorney General’s Office on Sunday announced that Omar González Rivera, 20, and Dafne América Prieto Abaugy, 26, had robbed and strangled the man last January in Tijuana. The Tijuana leader of the National Action […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:10 AM PDT

Mexico’s top roster awaits Venezuela

The Mexican national soccer team will field its best roster in recent years to face a team it has always beaten. El Tri will take on Venezuela on Tuesday in an exhibition match at Qualcomm Stadium in front of a crowd expected to top 60,000. This game serves as El Tri's secondtolast tune-up match heading […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:10 AM PDT

Operation targets cross-border crime

A weekend crackdown on border-related crimes in San Diego County resulted in 246 arrests, including 67 suspected gang members and associates, the Sheriff's Department announced on Monday. About 700 local law enforcement officers from various agencies, including sheriff's deputies and San Diego police, participated in Operation Allied Shield III, which targeted gangs with ties to […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:10 AM PDT

‘App’ puts Tijuana at your fingertips

TIJUANA – This city now has an "app" in English for those interested in visiting. The application, called the Tijuana Travel Guide, provides key information about the city, including a guide to restaurants and hotels. It can be downloaded for free by visiting the web site www.tijuanaonline.org or from the App Store, which has versions […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:09 AM PDT

Thousands turn out for pro-life march

Tijuana – Several thousands of people, most of them dressed in white and carrying white balloons—walked Sunday morning with Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz in the 11th annual "United for Life and Peace March." Although the Church invited the entire community, not just people from a particular ideology, to participate, those who marched clearly opposed abortion. […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:08 AM PDT

6 tons of marijuana seized in warehouse

Tijuana – An anonymous tip led authorities to more than 6 tons of marijuana that was stored in an eastside warehouse, the largest drug seizure this year in the state, military officials announced Saturday. The army and police agencies seized on Friday 5,830 kilos of marijuana (12,826 pounds) in 1,264 packets stored in a warehouse […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:08 AM PDT

Archdiocese plans pro-life march

TIJUANA – The local archdiocese hopes to turn out thousands of people for its annual pro-life march Sunday morning. Archbishop Rafael Romo said the march, called "United for Life and Peace," is a Christian demonstration without an ideological position. However, in the last ten years, the march has also served to support the Church's traditional […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:08 AM PDT

Veteran player relishes new era

He's not sure if he will be on the field when the Mexican national soccer team starters take their positions on the field. Rafael "Rafa" Márquez doesn't know if he will even play in what would be his 99th international match when El Tri faces Paraguay in an exhibition match Saturday at the Oakland-Alameda County […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:08 AM PDT

CSI: Baja California has SDSU roots

San Diego State University's forensic science experts are lending Baja California a hand during its transition to a U.S.-style criminal court system. The university on Friday hosted the inauguration of Baja California's new College of Forensic Science, which will be based in Tecate, Baja California. SDSU's Homeland Security Program helped develop the curriculum and will […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:08 AM PDT

Young coach has a plan to win

SDR: You said that "El Chicharito" is no different than other players on this team, that he's not to get special treatment. But is he not a player that can help lead Mexico to another level and help lead the team to glory, something that was missing in the World Cup? De la Torre: "This […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:07 AM PDT

New push for foreign investment

TIJUANA – Success stories breed more success. That's the premise of a program introduced Thursday to promote this city as a good place to do business. The Tijuana Economic Development Corporation presented the program "Circle of Ambassadors" during the inauguration of its new offices in the fifth floor of the award-winning "green" building Vía Corporativa […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:07 AM PDT

How Border Patrol foiled fake Marines

An attempt to smuggle 13 undocumented immigrants by disguising their vehicle and making them wear U.S. Marine Corps uniforms was foiled by alert U.S. Border Patrol agents with military backgrounds, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Diego last week. The incident, which made national headlines when it was first reported this week, happened […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:06 AM PDT

More firepower to confront criminals

Tijuana .- In the middle of a series of killings, including of police officers, the state announced Tuesday that it had invested a little more than half a million dollars in weapons and ammunition to better equip state and municipal police departments. The state's Secretary of Public Safety, Daniel de la Rosa, turned over more […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:05 AM PDT

They are acting like robots

The scene was typical. Reporters herded like cattle to a designated area. There, they met José Manuel de la Torre, the new head coach of Mexico's national soccer team, for a makeshift news conference. De La Torre or, "El Chepo" as he's nicknamed in Mexico, spoke about El Tri's exhibition matches against Paraguay in Oakland […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:05 AM PDT

‘Chicharomania’ fever grips SD

"Chicharomania" has arrived in San Diego. The Mexican star who plays for Manchester United, Javier Hernández, politely signed every item fans put before him. "El Chicharito," as he's affectionately called, and the rest of Mexico's national team descended Monday afternoon on the soccer field of the San Diego Jewish Academy, where they held their first […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:05 AM PDT

California’s young face is Latino

More than half of California's residents under 18 are Latino, including in San Diego County, according to new Census 2010 data. "That's our future electorate. That's our future workforce. That is the future of California," said Rosalind Gold, senior director of research and advocacy at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. NALEO […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:04 AM PDT

Pusrsuit near the U.S -Mexico Border

Two men were taken into custody about 9 a.m. Monday after crashing their sports utility vehicle on Otay Valley Road in Chula Vista while trying to elude U.S. Border Patrol agents, who began their pursuit near the U.S.-Mexico border. The two men , whose nationalities have not been released yet, were not seriously hurt, Border […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:04 AM PDT

Mexico’s stars coming to SD

Mexico's national soccer team is coming to San Diego to play in an exhibition match in a few days. But "El Tri," as the team is known, will be in San Diego eight days before their match against Venezuela. Mexico is to fly into Tijuana from Mexico City on Monday and then cross the border […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:02 AM PDT

Pumas on hunt for unbeaten season

The weeks go by in the Mexican 2011 Clausura tournament and UNAM Pumas is one step closer to making Mexican soccer history. Pumas is on pace to become the first team to finish the regular season unbeaten. UNAM is on its best streak in the history of the franchise since it entered the first division […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:02 AM PDT