The Baja California border became a militarized zone yesterday, as California National Guard troops took up their posts along the U.S-Mexico border. This border area became the first to comply with president Obama’s directive to reinforce Border Patrol agents all along the two countries frontier, as a response to the increased activity of drug smugglers [...]

Carlos Bustamante Anchond, PRI candidate for the position of Mayor of Tijuana, was elected for this position yesterday.
The elections showed an enormous gap between Bustamante and the PAN candidate, so there isn’t the slightest possibility that the results may be reverted.
When informed of the Tijuana population’s voting results, Carlos Bustamante Anchond said: “I am [...]

The United States Department of State has issued a travel warning for the northern states of Mexico. Sad, very sad, but hopefully this will make the Mexican powers that be open their eyes and actually do something about the violence in this beautiful country.
The warning:
The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform [...]

Tijuana bars, discos and other commercial establishments that sell alcohol have a new issue at hand: the city government has mandated that they must comply with the municipal closing times and stop selling alcohol after-hours.
In the past years, these businesses were covered by the “extra hours” policy, which allowed Tijuana’s bars and nightclubs to [...]

A non-profit group is being formed to raise money to expand drug prevention efforts to children in the city’s school system.
“It’s easier to prevent the children from becoming involved in drugs than it is to deal with crime and rehabilitation later,” said Victor Padilla, who has been appointed by Mayor Hugo Torres to lead the [...]

Fourth of July brought this seaside city 30 miles south of San Diego its best tourism of 2009, with hotel occupancy at 70 percent on the holiday and some near capacity.
“This is encouraging to us and indicates some comeback, although we remain well below years past and need more gains,” said Rosarito Beach Mayor Hugo [...]

Rosarito Beach, Mexico - In Rosarito Beach, as in much of Mexico, we are fighting two battles these days. One is against organized crime. The other is against misleading media coverage that wrongly implies that much of Mexico is unsafe for visitors and residents, and which is devastating our economy. Some reporters, stories and outlets [...]