The problem with Rosarito's whale
Sharks like the fat, orcas like the liver
Mike Madriaga 3:29 p.m., Sept. 16
Ensenada news and stories
Surfing owes a lot to Baja
Ensenada a mecca for board builders
The Baja Peninsula is a Rorschach test. Visitors see heaven or hell in an arid landscape. Three million-plus citizens see a homeland free of the congestion of their northern neighbors. Surfers see a crooked finger ...
Rosarito, Ensenada get 14-foot waves
"But weren’t the beaches closed?"
On January 10, Alfredo Haro saw the local news: “14 foot” waves crashing against rocks protecting loading docks at Port of Ensenada. Instead of staying warm in confines of his Playa Hermosa Surf & Skate ...
Rabobank banked millions in untraceable cash
Institution admitted deficiencies in anti-money-laundering program
Rabobank National Association, a subsidiary of a Netherlands bank, pleaded guilty in federal court February 7 to unlawfully impeding a U.S. examination of its California operations, including Calexico and Tecate branches. Rabobank admitted that its ...
Ensenadan to be prosecuted for abortion
Three Misoprostol tablets found in the woman’s vagina
A young Ensenada woman faces up to five years in prison after physicians at the city’s general hospital reported her to authorities for allegedly using pills to provoke an abortion. Abortion remains illegal in Baja ...
Happy as a Lamkin
Matt's trip notes from Soft Pack garage to Ensenada experimental
Matt Lamkin and his girlfriend moved down to Ensenada in 2012. At the time, Lamkin was still playing in the Soft Pack and, as he explains it, “If we went on tour it didn’t really ...
New: Mexican/Baja 1000 Off-Road Walk of Fame
Ensenada sidewalk inlaid with marble tiles
On November 8, at about 2 p.m, Diego Gomez admired the new marble tiles inlaid on Ensenada’s sidewalks. “They measure between half a meter and one square meter,” he said, “and three [tile] plates from ...
Mex med-metal Thanatology gets the gig
"They come out wearing scrubs and then they bust out with ripping grindcore."
Although they’ve dressed up like doctors onstage during their 18 years as a band, don’t expect any messy Gwar-like antics from Thanatology. “We try and set ourselves apart from that cliché that many bands have ...
Baja governor opens bidding on Ensenada airport
In Ojos Negros — 40 miles east of port town
“[Ensenada] has potential to be well known on a global level, but it’s not easily accessed,” said Roberto De La Peña, “the airport would attract more people and put Ensenada on the map.” On June ...
Music scene emerging in Tijuana's southern neighbor
Ensenada rocks DIY
Maybe the best sign that Ensenada’s music scene is starting to get active is that its world-famous strip joint just shifted gears. Drummer Jehovah Boggeano says Anthony’s was around way before he moved to Ensenda ...
Warning registered on road's instability
Repaired Ensenada highway at risk of collapse, says geologist
Baja California's scenic toll road between Tijuana and Ensenada is at risk of another major collapse similar to or worse than one that occurred on December 28, 2013, a scientific expert has warned. Luis Alberto ...
Businessmen, public defender, and college professor humiliate a homeless man
Las Ladies y Gentlemen of Ensenada
The image of a businessman holding a cord tied around a homeless man's neck outside a bar in Ensenada's tourist district while his friends laugh was published on Wednesday, July 22. A clear abuse of ...
The Baja bucket list
Road tripping on Highway 1 – Ensenada, Loreto, Todos Santos and more.
If someone handed you a travel itinerary that included crossing a dangerous Mexican border town to jump in the ocean with 30-foot-long beasts and wander a graveyard at night, what would you do? I mean, ...
For the love of lagers — and the coast
Former PB AleHouse brewer moves on to La Jolla and Ensenada
Until a year ago, the only Vincent Falcone I knew was the character who went by the handle Lieutenant Falcon on the ‘80s’ G.I. Joe cartoon. Now, I know a brewer by the same name. ...
Ensenada by bus
Here's an easier way to get your Baja fix.
Many travelers still want to visit Baja California, but are concerned with safety or even bored with Tijuana day trips. A great alternative is to skip Tijuana and head to Ensenada for a weekend stay. ...
$20,000 in deep-sea fishing gear stolen, booze too
Suspects found in Ensenada camp
A six-man crew of youthful thieves stole 29 fishing rods valued at $20,000 from a private residence in Ensenada Thursday morning. The stolen rods were considered “pro-level” and were discovered at the group’s encampment in ...
