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Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
Also, when the City needs revenue and offers these "licenses" that you speak of, they actually aren't licenses. They are fines. The City can't legally offer exceptions, so they go around it by not closing the businesses and accept the fine instead. Other times (depending on revenue), they let the cantinas know that the deal is off, they'll close the businesses until they pay a HEFTY fee. Don't you know how this place works?
— October 16, 2014 1:16 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
I've lived here for 22 years, speak Spanish very well, put 3 kids through school here, and apparently understand Mexican law better than you do, Fulano. (1)Prostitution is illegal in any form. (2)Clubs USED to be able to purchase a license, that comes and goes. Also, smoking in a bar is now illegal. But NOT IN ZONA NORTE! Except it is. You really have no understanding of how this place works. (3)All moneys acquired from schools belong to the State, because education is not a local concern, it is run by the State. When you sign your kids up for school here, they collect a "voluntary" fee. Except if you don't pay up, your kids don't go to school. Those funds are STATE funds. The STATE gets to do with it whatever they wish, whether that's legal or not. Dude, you are presuming too much about me. I'm beginning to doubt you live here. You're very disconnected to what the reality of Tijuana is.
— October 16, 2014 1:10 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
Irrespective of the corruption, the State funds many projects in Tijuana that aren't constitutional. Do you really live here? Prostitution is illegal, but I look right out of this hotel window every single day and night, and there it is! And the local Government collects revenue from their "health cards", which are required in order to continue to practice something that is illegal. The clubs are supposed to close no later than 3am and aren't permitted to open until 10am, but when I have a hangover that can only be cured by some "hair of the dog" then why can I go to a number of bars here and cure myself at 6am? And don't tell me there aren't cops to enforce it, there are more in my neck of the woods than anywhere in Tijuana. Stores stop selling liquor at midnight (by law), but guess what? No need to go on. Calling Mexico "corrupt" is easy. And the State certainly WAS supplying the Red Cross with SOME funding. So, if you KNOW that THIS is wrong, yet you also know that there is corruption, why would you think for a minute that it was a rumor? The Red Cross received government funding, through whatever means, legally or not. I'm not telling you it's right or lawful or constitutional or whatever other stuff you're looking for here, but since you seem very knowledgeable concerning other aspects of Baja, I'm sort of surprised that you are surprised.
— October 15, 2014 5:52 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
To the liquor store around the corner. Seriously, Mexicans do have options. The first line of insurance defense is the Clinicas here. If you work and make money above the table, it's open to you. Totally government sponsored, sounds great, but it's a little sub-standard. They also have a program here much like the Obama-care over there, but cheaper, a better choice but you have to pay a little for it. And the best care is private care, always available. But the Red Cross option in an emergency when impoverished is sort of necessary for some of the poor here who make a living in places where everything is under the table and off of the radar. I'm not a Mexican, so I don't qualify for any of that. And I wouldn't go to Red Cross here unless my limbs fell off, it isn't good care. But I do see the necessity of it, and I hope the State of Baja funds it to the extent that they are able.
— October 14, 2014 11:18 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
The Red Cross is funded by the State, not the City. No idea what the original headline stated, but the only thing the Mayor can do is beg. And my personal opinion (your mileage may vary but I've lived here for over two decades now) is that it's necessary. I wouldn't want to need to go there because the care is very poor, but in a pinch many here need it.
— October 14, 2014 7:24 p.m.
How to get into U.S. via the Arroyo Alamar
Rangel! Good to see you're still around my friend. There were shanties outside of the river as well, I was taken to one over two decades ago by a young lady who worked in a cafeteria near a maquiladora I worked in. It was her and her brother, no electricity or water, everything by candle light. They had come from Veracruz to seek some form of work, he in a factory somewhere. Pallets for the walls and some sort of a tarp for the ceiling. This place was on a hill in Lomas Verdes, I'm sure it's gone by now.
— September 26, 2014 1:16 p.m.
How to get into U.S. via the Arroyo Alamar
Nice piece. I was freshly living here during the 1993 flood, my now-21 year old daughter was born during one of the downpours. The government will tell you there were 14 fatalities, but there were many more. Most are buried underneath what is now concrete. Back then, the roads across the river actually went INTO the river, some folks would stop on the shoulder of the road and wash their vehicles in it. Migrants from southern Mexico camped in the riverbed and when the rains hit and the reservoir behind the Rodriguez Dam backed up and started spilling over, they opened the gates and the water took its toll on everything. Only the bridge at 5 y 10 remained, it was the only place one could cross between the Dam and Centro. Authorities had warned everyone to get out of there, but many stayed because where else were they supposed to go? It was tragic. It could be argued that the river needed the cement if for no other reason than to keep people safe. If any part of that river is to remain without cement, then great care must be taken to ensure the safety of anyone deciding to camp there. It only takes a couple of inches of rain here for disaster to strike. I would rather save lives than dirt, there is plenty of dirt still remaining here.
— September 25, 2014 1:49 p.m.
TJ's a tough place to own a small business
You should be impressed, especially since it's ENTIRELY LEGAL for a foreigner to live in La Frontera without having to even carry a passport. But since you're so smart at stuff like airplanes, stick to that. If you know that 75% of small businesses are robbed in Tijuana and you're not some bureaucrat trying to get soundbites out of media, then feel free to tell me what I've missed.
— September 18, 2014 12:20 a.m.
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It breaks my heart that Mencken's brilliant satire is lost on some folks in San Diego. Love it. But if all you can use the Reader for is dog-pee-paper, then I say get at least a copy every week. Still counts as a distributed copy. And maybe the dog will get Mencken's satire.
— September 17, 2014 11:20 p.m.
TJ's a tough place to own a small business
75%. That is such utter crap. I've been here for over two decades. If 75% of small businesses were robbed I would have seen it AT LEAST ONCE! Crime isn't any worse here than in the U.S. Next story, just write that 100% of all tourists get robbed. I'm sure some bureaucrat will give you a quote on that.
— September 17, 2014 11:01 p.m.
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Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
Also, when the City needs revenue and offers these "licenses" that you speak of, they actually aren't licenses. They are fines. The City can't legally offer exceptions, so they go around it by not closing the businesses and accept the fine instead. Other times (depending on revenue), they let the cantinas know that the deal is off, they'll close the businesses until they pay a HEFTY fee. Don't you know how this place works?— October 16, 2014 1:16 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
I've lived here for 22 years, speak Spanish very well, put 3 kids through school here, and apparently understand Mexican law better than you do, Fulano. (1)Prostitution is illegal in any form. (2)Clubs USED to be able to purchase a license, that comes and goes. Also, smoking in a bar is now illegal. But NOT IN ZONA NORTE! Except it is. You really have no understanding of how this place works. (3)All moneys acquired from schools belong to the State, because education is not a local concern, it is run by the State. When you sign your kids up for school here, they collect a "voluntary" fee. Except if you don't pay up, your kids don't go to school. Those funds are STATE funds. The STATE gets to do with it whatever they wish, whether that's legal or not. Dude, you are presuming too much about me. I'm beginning to doubt you live here. You're very disconnected to what the reality of Tijuana is.— October 16, 2014 1:10 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
Irrespective of the corruption, the State funds many projects in Tijuana that aren't constitutional. Do you really live here? Prostitution is illegal, but I look right out of this hotel window every single day and night, and there it is! And the local Government collects revenue from their "health cards", which are required in order to continue to practice something that is illegal. The clubs are supposed to close no later than 3am and aren't permitted to open until 10am, but when I have a hangover that can only be cured by some "hair of the dog" then why can I go to a number of bars here and cure myself at 6am? And don't tell me there aren't cops to enforce it, there are more in my neck of the woods than anywhere in Tijuana. Stores stop selling liquor at midnight (by law), but guess what? No need to go on. Calling Mexico "corrupt" is easy. And the State certainly WAS supplying the Red Cross with SOME funding. So, if you KNOW that THIS is wrong, yet you also know that there is corruption, why would you think for a minute that it was a rumor? The Red Cross received government funding, through whatever means, legally or not. I'm not telling you it's right or lawful or constitutional or whatever other stuff you're looking for here, but since you seem very knowledgeable concerning other aspects of Baja, I'm sort of surprised that you are surprised.— October 15, 2014 5:52 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
To the liquor store around the corner. Seriously, Mexicans do have options. The first line of insurance defense is the Clinicas here. If you work and make money above the table, it's open to you. Totally government sponsored, sounds great, but it's a little sub-standard. They also have a program here much like the Obama-care over there, but cheaper, a better choice but you have to pay a little for it. And the best care is private care, always available. But the Red Cross option in an emergency when impoverished is sort of necessary for some of the poor here who make a living in places where everything is under the table and off of the radar. I'm not a Mexican, so I don't qualify for any of that. And I wouldn't go to Red Cross here unless my limbs fell off, it isn't good care. But I do see the necessity of it, and I hope the State of Baja funds it to the extent that they are able.— October 14, 2014 11:18 p.m.
Because the governor wouldn't need the Red Cross
The Red Cross is funded by the State, not the City. No idea what the original headline stated, but the only thing the Mayor can do is beg. And my personal opinion (your mileage may vary but I've lived here for over two decades now) is that it's necessary. I wouldn't want to need to go there because the care is very poor, but in a pinch many here need it.— October 14, 2014 7:24 p.m.
How to get into U.S. via the Arroyo Alamar
Rangel! Good to see you're still around my friend. There were shanties outside of the river as well, I was taken to one over two decades ago by a young lady who worked in a cafeteria near a maquiladora I worked in. It was her and her brother, no electricity or water, everything by candle light. They had come from Veracruz to seek some form of work, he in a factory somewhere. Pallets for the walls and some sort of a tarp for the ceiling. This place was on a hill in Lomas Verdes, I'm sure it's gone by now.— September 26, 2014 1:16 p.m.
How to get into U.S. via the Arroyo Alamar
Nice piece. I was freshly living here during the 1993 flood, my now-21 year old daughter was born during one of the downpours. The government will tell you there were 14 fatalities, but there were many more. Most are buried underneath what is now concrete. Back then, the roads across the river actually went INTO the river, some folks would stop on the shoulder of the road and wash their vehicles in it. Migrants from southern Mexico camped in the riverbed and when the rains hit and the reservoir behind the Rodriguez Dam backed up and started spilling over, they opened the gates and the water took its toll on everything. Only the bridge at 5 y 10 remained, it was the only place one could cross between the Dam and Centro. Authorities had warned everyone to get out of there, but many stayed because where else were they supposed to go? It was tragic. It could be argued that the river needed the cement if for no other reason than to keep people safe. If any part of that river is to remain without cement, then great care must be taken to ensure the safety of anyone deciding to camp there. It only takes a couple of inches of rain here for disaster to strike. I would rather save lives than dirt, there is plenty of dirt still remaining here.— September 25, 2014 1:49 p.m.
TJ's a tough place to own a small business
You should be impressed, especially since it's ENTIRELY LEGAL for a foreigner to live in La Frontera without having to even carry a passport. But since you're so smart at stuff like airplanes, stick to that. If you know that 75% of small businesses are robbed in Tijuana and you're not some bureaucrat trying to get soundbites out of media, then feel free to tell me what I've missed.— September 18, 2014 12:20 a.m.
The Reader under review
It breaks my heart that Mencken's brilliant satire is lost on some folks in San Diego. Love it. But if all you can use the Reader for is dog-pee-paper, then I say get at least a copy every week. Still counts as a distributed copy. And maybe the dog will get Mencken's satire.— September 17, 2014 11:20 p.m.
TJ's a tough place to own a small business
75%. That is such utter crap. I've been here for over two decades. If 75% of small businesses were robbed I would have seen it AT LEAST ONCE! Crime isn't any worse here than in the U.S. Next story, just write that 100% of all tourists get robbed. I'm sure some bureaucrat will give you a quote on that.— September 17, 2014 11:01 p.m.