Five employees of a gas station in the municipality of San Felipe, Baja California, were poisoned after ingesting brownies laced with cannabis, which they found in a box next to a garbage container. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Sunday, November 11, and on Monday, December 1, health authorities confirmed the ingestion and that […]
Tijuana will open a fast-track border crossing for San Diego workers
The local government will create a program for expedited border crossings for people who work in the United States and live in Tijuana, according to Pedro Montejo Peterson, Tijuana’s Secretary of Economic Development (SEDETI). He explained that they are still finalizing the exact times for this program, which aims to reduce wait times through the […]
Baja California: Blessed Land
A landscape where the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California meet; where desert and sea coexist, prickly pear cacti and vineyards, oysters and olive groves. Added to this is the hospitality of a land that, for centuries, has welcomed travelers, entrepreneurs, migrants, artists, workers, poets, winemakers, doctors, and fishermen. With 1,600 km of coastline, […]
Megaprojects and opacity threaten the Baja California peninsula from two fronts
New port expansion and gas megaprojects planned by the government of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum on the Baja California peninsula have sparked activism from dozens of citizen and environmental groups due to the lack of public information about the details. They are demanding that the federal government review the projects’ viability, given the risk of irreversible […]
Baja California could be affected by the nationwide mega-blockade by truckers and farmers this Monday
The state could be seriously affected this Monday, November 24, due to the nationwide blockade announced by truckers and farmers’ movements. This mobilization includes highway closures, the takeover of customs offices, and a complete work stoppage in at least 25 states across the country. According to the National Association of Truckers (ANTAC), the National Front […]
Woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for involvement in the murder of Australian and American surfers in Baja California
A woman identified as Ary Gisell Silva Raya was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in the murder of three foreign tourists in Ensenada, Baja California. The sentence, handed down by a local judge through an expedited trial, stems from her responsibility for the crimes of armed robbery and armed carjacking. The […]
Tijuana will open a new SENTRI crossing to expedite border transit
Through social media, Ismael Burgueño, mayor of Tijuana, Baja California, announced a new SENTRI lane at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. According to the mayor, this lane will help alleviate traffic and improve mobility at one of the busiest border crossings in the world. The San Ysidro Port of Entry, located between Tijuana and […]
Identity theft used to commit real estate fraud in Baja California
Identity theft and real estate fraud have reappeared in Baja California. At least ten victims have sought to recover their money after falling for online scams. Impostors have impersonated real estate agents, altered their credentials, and created fake social media profiles to solicit money from their victims, promising to set aside the purchase or rental […]
Americans in Baja California protest against Donald Trump’s “fascist dictatorship”
With a strong rejection of the immigration raids and what they called a “fascist dictatorship,” U.S. citizens living in Baja California joined the global “No Kings” protests against U.S. President Donald Trump. The protesters gathered this Saturday, October 18, at Revolución Park in the municipality of Ensenada, where they displayed signs with various messages such […]
A drone attack on the Baja California Prosecutor’s Office raises tensions in Tijuana.
It was around 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, a time when personnel from the Baja California Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Kidnapping were still patrolling the offices of the Playas de Tijuana delegation. That was when a drone attacked the building with plastic bottles filled with metal and gunpowder, which detonated in the courtyard of the Public […]