Spiritually Imperfect.
Baja & Border News Translations: Poverty Migrates to Baja California
Poverty Migrates to Baja California (El Mexicano, 1/1/13) MEXICALI, BC - Baja California includes over 320,000 people living in situations of poverty, and of them, around 100,000 live in extreme poverty, which means that they can not satisfy their basic …
A New Year A New Day
Forgot I had already eaten breakfast when I stopped at Rudy's tacos. Bought 6 burritos (one for me, five to surprise some co-workers who were on the clock today, working outdoors). Wasn't until I got home that I remembered I'd …
Baja & Border News Translations: Boy is First Baby of Year; Celebrating New Year, Man Dies of Bronchial-Aspiration
Boy is First Baby of Year (EL MEXICANO, 1/1/13) Tijuana, BC - A boy weighing 3 kilos and 40 grams was the first baby of the new year born at the General Hospital. The birth occurred at 1:39 a.m. by …
Baja & Border News Translations: Rommel Moreno Purges PGJE; Man Dies of Hypothermia
Rommel Moreno Purges PGJE (El Mexicano, 1/1/13) MEXICALI, BC - The Attorney General of Justice of the State ratified his commitment to citizens by his purging of personnel in his unit by dismissing 831 employees in the administration through the …
Baja & Border News Translations: 160 Kilos of Marijuana Seized; No Firing of Weapons Urged for New Year
160 Kilos of Marijuana Seized (Tijuana Press, 12/31/12 by Nora Leticia Garcia) Tijuana, BC - Approximately 160 pounds of marijuana were seized inside a vehicle on calle 5 de Febrero in Col. Mariano Matamoros. There are no detainees. The report …
Baja & Border News Translations: Ice Makes Road to Rumorosa Hazardous; International Youth in TJ and SD Support Libraries
Ice Makes Road to Rumorosa Hazardous (Tijuana Press, 12/31/12 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - The road between La Rumorosa and Mexicali continues to be open but traffic is slow due to hazardous conditions generated by cold temperatures. Alfredo Escobedo, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Deported Family of 3 Spends New Year’s Eve in Mexicali; She Has Hope for a Different New Year
Deported Family of 3 Spends New Year’s Eve in Mexicali (El Cronica, 12/31/12 by Saul D.Martinez) MEXICALI, BC – With no expectations of what will be their next step, a man, his wife and son of just 8 years old, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Village Property in Ruins; Accident Injures Pregnant Woman
Village Property in Ruins (El Vigia, 12/31/12 by Enrique Rojas) Vicente Guerrero, BC - Built more than 10 years, the property meant for community use for funeral wakes is now in complete abandonment, only used by vandals in the area, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Officer Saved from Beating, Dies in Accident; 88% of Accidents are Due to Human Error
Officer Saved from Beating, Dies in Accident (AFN, 12/31/12) TIJUANA, BC - Police officer Julio César Durán Flores, just got well after a beating on May 3rd by military elements, on the orders of Tonatiuh Ruiz Delgado, then Commander of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Quinceañera Shooting Death Investigated; BC Aerospace Industry Grew in 2012
Quinceañera Shooting Death Investigated (Uniradio Informa, 12/31/12) Nuevo León, Monterey - State Commission on Human Rights (ECHR) and local authorities are investigating if there was a lack of policemen following the shooting that occurred over the holiday weekend, where one …
Baja & Border News Translations: BC Relies on Agencies who Work with Migrants; Zero Tolerance for Drunk Drivers during New Year Celebrations
BC Relies on Agencies who Work with Migrants (Uniradio Informa, 12/31/12) Tijuana, BC - The Secretary of State Social Development allocated 17,291,925 pesos ($1.3 million US) during 2012 in resources to 14 civilian social agencies working with migrants in this …
Rain
Why we didn't get the rain I don't know. The weather stated the big storm was headed in our way, a big green blob hovering into land. There was the warning last night, a marine advisory twenty miles out from …
Elections Have Consequences
Michigan voters are stuck with the electoral choices they’ve made, whether they like it or not. Last week the Michigan Legislature slammed through a Right-to-Work bill, becoming the 24th state to have such a law on the books. The lame …
Insignificant fools
Baja & Border News Translations: Military Seizes Arsenal; Tourist Police Allegedly Take Bribe
Military Seizes Arsenal (Tijuana Press, 12/29/12, SEDENA Communiqué) Culiacan, Sinaloa - The Secretariat of National Defense through commanders of the Military Zone informs the public in military Region III and 9/a on December 28, military troops in the jurisdiction of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Popular Insurance Also Benefits Middle Class; Popular Insurance Receives ISO 9001:2008 Acceditation
Popular Insurance Also Benefits Middle Class (Tijuana Press, 12/28/12 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - 10% of the subscribers of Popular insurance in the entity are middle-class people, reported Mirna Rincon, are Director of Social Protection in Health, she said …
Baja & Border News Translations: 2012 was Bad Year for BC Libraries; 2 Found with Serious Injuries
2012 was Bad Year for BC Libraries (Tijuana Press, 12/30/12 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - 2012 was a difficult year for Baja California libraries. They closed them in Rosarito, but in Tijuana they will extend opening hours. The worst …
Sunday in December Rain
The sky, lack luster blue striped clouds dance like kites tails to the horizon until the wind comes up grey, overcast becomes the new display only the gulls witness the change. Small drops of rain begin to fall merely a …
Baja & Border News Translations: Illegal Alcohol Sales Risk 30,000 Pesos Fines; Day of the Police Festivities
Illegal Alcohol Sales Risk 30,000 Pesos Fines (El Sol de Tijuana, 12/30/12 by Yolanda Caballero Jacobo) Playas de Rosarito, BC - A Municipal regulation was announced that will implement a special operation during the celebration of New Year, where the …