The roots of Juarez’s nightmare

The former mayor of Mexico's most violent city, speaking at UCSD on Saturday, said the breakdown in Ciudad Juárez can be attributed largely to a lack of educational opportunities for young people. "Juárez is the city with the largest dropout rate in junior high school in the country," said ex-Mayor José Reyes Ferriz during a […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:14 AM PDT

Major blow against drug traffickers

TIJUANA – The Mexican army led an operation Friday that netted the crime boss in Mexicali of the Sinaloa cartel and a large arsenal that included grenade launchers and grenades, the Secretary of National Defense announced. The crime leader was identified as Jesús Raúl Ochoa Zazueta, a former state investigator. He was arrested along with […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:14 AM PDT

Surprising teams to battle it out

They haven't made much noise in the mainstream but they have found a way to become two of the most successful and entertaining teams this season. UANL Tigres and Atlante are on pace to qualify for the "liguilla," or playoffs, and both teams meet Saturday in Week 12 of the Mexican Clausura tournament match-up. The […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:14 AM PDT

City pays tribute to fallen officer

Rosarito Beach . – The scene has now become familiar. Funeral services being held for law enforcement officials who were killed. On Friday, the ceremony was for José Carlos Ventura Isada, 39, commander of the Primo Tapia district of the Rosarito Beach Police Department. He became the 65th officer killed in Tijuana and Rosarito Beach […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:13 AM PDT

Nervous crosser rolls into trouble

Border authorities stopped a man’s efforts to roll drugs into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the San Ysidro border crossing seized five pounds of marijuana hidden in a wheelchair, according to an announcement issued Friday. The incident occurred Monday night, at around 11:30, when a 19-year-old man in a wheelchair […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:13 AM PDT

Mayor proposes ‘realistic plan’

TIJUANA – Mayor Carlos Bustamante presented his three-year plan for his administration four months after beginning his term. Based in part on comments from more than 9,000 residents, the plan is divided into eight themes, said the director of planning, Manuel Guevara. They include development, public safety, public transit, neighborhood streets, public services, economy and […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:13 AM PDT

March supports ‘most vulnerable’

It was a day of action in San Diego Thursday. It was Cesar Chavez Day. More than 1,500 pro-union demonstrators – many blue- and white-collar workers – marched through downtown San Diego on a hot sunny day to pay tribute to the late farm labor leader and humanitarian on his state birthday holiday. Marchers, many […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:13 AM PDT

Alarming calls likely are scams

Berta Aldrete of San Diego made the mistake of thinking the man who called her was a relative who lives in Mexico. He was actually an impostor trying to cheat her out of money. Phone scams targeting Spanish-speakers in San Diego County are on the rise, according to one local law enforcement official. "Are you […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:12 AM PDT

Boxer shot to death at gym

Tijuana.- A prominent boxer was shot to death at a gym Tuesday evening after arguing with his promoter, allegedly over a woman, according to the municipal police department. Humberto Tapia, 25, was well known in the boxing community because he had fought since he was 12 years old, participating in amateur tournaments and even representing […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:11 AM PDT

San Diegan gets national honors

Growing up in El Centro, Nadia Bermudez looked up to her father "who worked very hard in his profession." Salvador Bermudez was an ironworker. She is a lawyer and her dedication to her profession was recently recognized. The Hispanic National Bar Association named Bermudez, 34, as one of its five "Top Lawyers under 40" award […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:11 AM PDT

Another fiesta fit for ‘home’ team

Qualcomm Stadium is home to two teams. The Chargers and San Diego State Aztecs football team. But there just might be another home team at the "Q." Mexico. As in "El Tri." Not the U.S. national soccer team. At least that's what a veteran local English-language newspaper writer wrote a few years back. Some locals […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:11 AM PDT

Party time for the faithful at game

The soccer game Tuesday night between the teams of Mexico and Venezuela was not exactly a final in the World Cup but don't tell that to the 60,808 fans who turned out to Qualcomm Stadium. The "green wave," as the followers of Mexico's team are called, know how to throw a party before a big […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:11 AM PDT

‘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