http://quepasabaja.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:56:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=712 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 ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=710 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 ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=707 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 ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=705 The Ensenada Carnival 2010 will take place from February 11th to February 16th. This event, that has become a traditional party in the beautiful city of Ensenada, will feature numerous musical groups from both Baja California and Sonora, as well as a seemingly endless string of events. The main attractions, though, ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=703 The 2009 Tequila Festival and Expo is returning to Tijuana, BC MX on October 16th thru 18th, 2009 at Ave. Revolution. The festival is an exciting and culturally intense event because its main focus is on educating visitors on tasting and sorting out the many different types of Tequila in ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=701 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 ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=699 Rosarito Ensenada is an award-winning 50 mile bicycle ride along the Pacific Coast and inland through rural countryside from Rosarito Beach to Ensenada, plus a Finish Line Fiesta on the Ensenada waterfront with food, drinks and live music until sunset. This year the race celebrates its 30th anniversary with a ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=697 The legendary Rosarito Beach Hotel is offering the chance to rediscover the resort and the tourist city for $19.25 a night Sundays through Thursdays from Sept. 14 through Oct. 29, 2009. The rate applies to select rooms in its oceanfront Coronado Tower, one of three at the 500-room resort which, not ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=695 The first Rosarito Beach Pro-Am surf contest will be held this Saturday and Sunday with $10,000 in prizes. A media conference for the event will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday on the second floor of Rosarito City Hall. The event is organized by the city, FDt Marketing and sponsored by ... http://quepasabaja.com/?p=693