Posts Tagged ‘Tijuana’
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November 2, 2009
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
September 21, 2009
The Caesar restaurant in the Mexican city of Tijuana, which is considered to be the birthplace of the famous Caesar salad, closed its doors this week because of the recession
September 3, 2009
A vacation trip through Tijuana affords the opportunity to pass along some lessons about the fence that divides the U.S. and Mexico. But the teacher becomes the student. – Hector Tobar
August 26, 2009
Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal.
August 24, 2009
Come Out to Tijuana and Indulge in the Magificent Art of Rosario Castellanos, August 27, 2009 @ 6:30pm
June 22, 2009
Drug cartels in Mexico killing street dealers – In Tijuana, they fill at least 90 percent of the body bags, according to top law enforcement officials.
March 21, 2009
Cafe de la Opera – A storefront in the Libertad area of Tijuana has become a haven for opera lovers.
February 1, 2009
Grammy Rundown: Nortec Collective Want To Win For Tijuana
January 23, 2009
Capturan a presunto narco; confiesa haber matado a 300 – Santiago Meza López, conocido como El Pozolero del Teo, ocupa el número 20 en la lista de los más buscados por el FBI. El sicario, quien fue detenido en la carretera escénica Ensenada-Tijuana, afirma que se deshacía de los cuerpos de sus víctimas con ácido
For tens of thousands of U.S. Marines in Southern California, new orders from the brass amount to: Baghdad si, Tijuana no.
December 3, 2008
Julián Leyzaola Pérez, nuevo secretario de Seguridad en Tijuana
November 21, 2008
500 police officers replaced in Tijuana – Mexican federal agents and army troops are dispatched in a bid to rid the Tijuana police department of cops suspected of having links to drug traffickers
November 18, 2008
Incendios de California alcanzan Tijuana; cientos de viviendas consumidas en EU
October 27, 2008
For Tijuana children, drug war gore is part of their school day – Youths are increasingly exposed to the grisly violence that pervades the city.
October 23, 2008
A toddler is dead in the Mexican border city of Tijuana after his mother crashed her car while trying to flee a shootout.
October 15, 2008
Tijuana River drifters haunt border fence’s shadow
September 29, 2008
Tijuana police say 12 bodies have been found in an empty lot next to an elementary school.
September 26, 2008
Site of Tijuana drug tunnel becomes art center
September 22, 2008
Activists plan for December Tijuana workers conference
August 10, 2008
Tijuana: In the cartels’ shadow
August 3, 2008
In Tijuana, a chaotic border city of 1.5 million people, the HIV infection rate is nearly triple the national average, and it has been rising steadily for more than a decade. Today, about one in 125 adults in the city is infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
July 29, 2008
The new Mexican champ: Tijuana’s Antonio Margarito
July 23, 2008
Welcome Home Raymundo Pacheco – It’s time for the Mexican government to take some responsibility for the immigration crisis.
July 22, 2008
Blogante Essentials for Tuesday – July 22nd, 2008
Immigration law means a borderline existence for U.S. wife of Mexican
In Tijuana, a Market for Death in a Bottle – finding pentobarbital, a barbiturate commonly known as Nembutal is easy there
Worse may come for epic lines at Tijuana crossing
July 21, 2008
Univision #1 Network in America among Adults 18-34 and 18-49 as Hispanic Youth Rules Airwaves on “Premios Juventud 2008″ – Most-Watched Edition Ever Beats All Broadcast Networks, Regardless of Language, for Entire Evening #1 Program in Major Markets for Time Period
July 16, 2008
Tijuana’s painted ‘zebras’ threatened
July 14, 2008
Travel in Mexico: Riding in the Famous Tijuana Taxis
The Long War of Genaro García Luna – Mexico’s top police official
July 13, 2008
Introducing The First Bi-Cultural Community Bank In The San Diego Area Vibra Bank Successfully Completes IPO – Announces July 23rd Grand Opening
July 10, 2008
Mexican gasoline supplies being limited; diesel crisis ongoing
June 30, 2008
New report finds U.S. deportation policy found to be endangering both migrants and border communities (Latina Lista)
San Diego County Fair draws latinos from U.S., Mexico – About 12% from south of the bord
June 26, 2008
Julieta Venagas: A Waifish Mexican Rocker You’ve Never Heard Of
June 24, 2008
Yoga event stretches across US-Mexico border fence
On the Border, Neighbors Try to Reclaim Polluted Valley – The Southern border region is inundated with trash, the waste of two large cities, illegal dumping and maquiladoras.
Returning immigrants report beatings by Tijuana police
June 19, 2008
Homeland Security says Adios to Tijuana
Luis Alberto Urrea to Speak at Santa Barbara Writers Conference
June 17, 2008
U.S. cars swarm Tijuana gas stations
June 9, 2008
Tijuana’s elite flee to San Diego County to escape kidnappings and violence in Mexico
May 28, 2008
Mexican Kidnappers are Operating in the United States
Did You Know? At the San Ysidro Port of Entry – between Tijuana and San Diego – over 100,000 people cross every day. It’s the busiest land border crossing in the world. The sheer volume of traffic makes it impossible for U.S. border guards to check every vehicle and every document. If they did, the border would shut down.
“Crimes at the Border” Synopsis and Video – PBS’ Frontline segment (looks good, video available online – I am going to watch later)
TRANSactions: Contemporary Latin American and Latino Art – Greensboro, North Carolina
May 27, 2008
Tijuana’s ‘CowParade’ takes art to the people
May 19, 2008
Razor-sharp concertina wire installed at U.S.-Mexico border – The U.S. says its use on an eventual 5-mile stretch of existing fence is to protect agents. But critics say it disregards immigrants’ safety.
May 15, 2008
Nortec Collective is a reflection of shape-shifting Tijuana
May 7, 2008
Border busts coming and going – U.S. border authorities no longer apprehend illegal immigrants only as they enter the country. Now they’re catching them on the way out.
April 30, 2008
3,000 troops deployed in Mexican drug wars
Baja doctors fed up: goverment inaction on kidnappings insulting
April 28, 2008
Mystery surrounds Tijuana drug shootings – Newspapers are full of unattributed accounts of who was involved and who was killed. Mexican officials remain tight-lipped.
Gang shootout in Tijuana leaves 13 dead
April 25, 2008
Report questions Calif-Mexico border sewage plans
April 24, 2008
Good News From Baja to Balance the Bad: the Bicycles are Back!
April 14, 2008
Border Angels founder to get honorary degree – Enrique Morones
April 8, 2008
The Baja California Shakedown
April 2, 2008
Mexicans deported from U.S. will get free ride home – Free Transport & Services to Illegal Immigrants Expelled by U.S.
March 31, 2008
LA Chicano Muralist George Yepes to Speak at VC April 17 – Ventura College
March 26, 2008
Spinning Fear; Unbalanced Reporting of Crime in Baja Impacts Popular Cycling Event
March 18, 2008
Playwright pays tribute to his roots – Juan Felipe Herrera
March 5, 2008
LATINO FILM FEST: Que Viva La Lucha
Hard work won them a place in a diverse culture – Little-known Japanese-Mexican community endures despite a world war’s injustices
Nortec Collective Cranks Up the Sound Machine Again
February 28, 2008
A Los Angeles man with mental problems, who spent three months lost in Mexico after being deported despite being a U.S. citizen, sued homeland security and immigration officials on Wednesday.
February 26, 2008
Tijuana drug cartels feel crackdown
February 25, 2008
Hard Times Led Director of Tijuana AIDS Hospice to His Life’s Work
February 19, 2008
Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model
February 18, 2008
Author Luis Alberto Urrea’s coming visit to Boise strikes a chord with Hispanic community – Idaho
February 13, 2008
Julieta Venegas to Record Twentieth Edition of MTV Unplugged Series
February 5, 2008
Tensions Flare Across U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
February 4, 2008
Mexico wants end to U.S. tear gas use at border
January 31, 2008
Sundance and Super Bowl Speak to Latinos
January 30, 2008
Expert Says Violence in Juarez is Part of Developing Mexican Drug War
January 23, 2008
NORTEC COLLECTIVE Presents “Bostich+Fussible – Tijuana Sound Machine” (May 6th Release Date)
January 21, 2008
Mexico gunmen target children in drug war
January 17, 2008
Officials deport president of Palomar College MEChA club – Paola Oropeza
January 14, 2008
Mexico criticizes US for firing tear gas across border
January 4, 2008
SBS Inaugurates New FM Radio Station in Miami – LA RAZA 106.3
