Tijuana
On Wednesday, September 29 the last session of Tijuana's city council under the administration of Arturo Gonzalez was disrupted by a bomb threat. This happened during a discussion for voting over a law that aims …
Squatters sneaked into a lot that is used for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) near Valle del Redondo, on the east side of Tijuana. According to the gas company’s lawyer Esteban Capella, around 8 pm on …
I jump out of the cab. Cab burps off. What am I seeing? Oh yes. The red and blue Washmobile car wash. And the little slot in their building that accomodates Tortas Washmobile Originales. Been …
Last week, photos of the new Amazon warehouse built in Tijuana reached national news. The controversy of Amazon’s new facility in the city came from its location in one of the poorest neighborhoods in town, …
Once again the Forensic Medical Service of Baja California, known locally by the acronym Semefo, has been flooded with dead bodies. According to its director in Tijuana, Cesar Gonzalez, this situation has repeated since 2017 …
Playas de Tijuana still in the top five of the most contaminated beaches in Mexico According to the Federal Commission of Sanitation Risks, Playas de Tijuana is still one of the five most contaminated beaches …
What started as a refugee camp close to El Chaparral Port of Entry in Tijuana has ended up as a sort of shelter for criminals and gang members from Central America. According to Paty (not …
“On this side, there are also dreams,” she says constantly to the people she helps out – migrants and deported persons. She was more than once in the same situation, but now she owns a …
It’s just after noon on a Thursday at Escondido’s TJ Tacos. The place is surprisingly uncrowded, with only about six people in line for the taco stand’s signature adobada tacos, a spicy blend of marinated …
At least 277 families have settled in and started a new neighborhood near the east edge of the city. The media calls El Cerro de las Abejas, 22 miles from the border, “the poorest neighborhood …
On July 7 the Bujazan Cinema, one of the most important cinema tethers throughout Mexico, had its 70th anniversary. At the celebration, local filmmakers announced the opening of a Film Studies Hub in the theater. …
Racial brawls, high insecurity, chickenpox outbreak, and even child sexual abuse are piling up within the migrant camp at El Chaparral-San Ysidro port of entry. On June 29 the security and civil protection secretary of …
The area known as the Santa Fe neighborhood and its surrounding areas was one of the most promising housing developments in Tijuana three decades ago. But now an estimated 85,000 people live in an eight-square-mile …
As a result of an attack on a U.S. citizen by street vendors in the waiting lane to San Ysidro, daily users of the Port of Entry started a boycott against sellers. Through social media …
Last Sunday, Baja California held one of the biggest elections in its history. Mayors' positions for Tijuana, Tecate, Mexicali, Rosarito, and Ensenada were in dispute, plus state governor and deputies. More than 4,800 polling places …