Baja & Border News Translations: Schools Celebrate “Week of Flavor”; Municipal Sports Facility Fees are Optional
Schools Celebrate “Week of Flavor” (El Vigia, 10/24/12) Ensenada, BC - The State Education System (ESS) through the coordination of Education and Health, and school program praised the activities of "La Semana del Sabor", carried out at ten schools in …
Ersatz News Source: California DMV Announces New Cannabis License Plates; Chargers Win Early Super Bowl
California DMV Announces New Cannabis License Plates (10/25/12) In a press release yesterday, the DMV said availability of a Special Interest Cannabis license plate will begin in January 2013. The plate will contain the image of large 5-point marijuana leaf. …
Ersatz News Source: Manson Wins Parole; Spanish Becomes National Language
Manson Wins Parole (10/25/12) Following his latest parole review board at Corcoran State Prison, authorities finally announced the approved parole status of mass murder Charles Manson. This means his release may come in as soon as in the next two …
Ersatz News Source: Romney Swings Far Left, Joins Democrat Party, Endorses Obama; New Hybrid Dog Tops Breed List
Romney Swings Far Left, Joins Democrat Party, Endorses Obama (10/25/12) Following a large breakfast of ham, eggs, pancakes and grits at a Cleveland, Ohio diner this morning, Governor Romney drank two cups of coffee and a large glass of apple …
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Baja & Border News Translations: There are 55 Million Internet Users in Mexico; Carnival of Ensenada Venue Change Considered
There are 55 Million Internet Users in Mexico (Monitor Economico, 10/24/12) Distrito Federal - 55 million Internet users in Mexico, place it among the 12 countries with the highest number of populations on the web. This was revealed in a …
Baja & Border News Translations: Corpse Found in Canal; Suspected Murderer Stoned 2 Girls
Corpse Found in Canal (AFN, 10/24/12) TIJUANA, BC 24 – During work in the Tijuana River canal, the discovery of a corpse on the site was reported under the bridge of Boulevard Cuauhtemoc Norte. The finding was reported at approximately …
Baja & Border News Translations: Homicidal "Neo-Nazi" Found Hiding in Rosarito; Son of "Tucan" Participated in Kidnapping
Homicidal "Neo-Nazi" Found Hiding in Rosarito (El Mexicano, 10/24/12 by Said Betanzos) TIJUANA, BC -Agents of the State preventive police (PEP) captured an American, identified as a member of a "Neo-Nazi" group, who kidnapped and dismembered his girlfriend in the …
Melissa Etheridge Endorses Medical Marijuana Ballot Measures in San Diego County
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Citizens for Patient Rights is thrilled to announce the endorsement of singer/song writer, and outspoken breast cancer survivor, Melissa Etheridge for our campaigns to allow safe medical marijuana access in Lemon Grove (Prop …
One Homeless Voice
Baja & Border News Translations: Family and Neighbors Investigated in Human Sex Trafficking Case; Vehicle Flips, Family Dispute, Dog Shot
Family and Neighbors Investigated in Human Sex Trafficking Case (El Sol de Tijuana, 10/23/12 by Manuel Cordero) Tijuana, BC – An investigation was initiated of parents, a brother and neighbors involved in the presumptive case in the offenses of rape, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Police Torture Victims File Complaint; Caravan of Mothers Seek Missing Migrants
Police Torture Victims File Complaint (El Sol de Tijuana, 10/23/12) Ciudad Mexico – Victims from Arteaga, Cherán and Tiripetio accompanied by Union of Democratic Lawyers (UAD), fearfully filed criminal complaints with the Attorney General's Office, against elements of Federal and …
Baja & Border News Translations: Volunteer Women Visit Nursing Home; 500 Job Opportunities Offered at Job Fair
Volunteer Women Visit Nursing Home (Tijuana Informativo, 10/22/12) Tijuana, BC - Ten volunteer members of the Tijuana Cross Red Coordinación de Damas provided care and company to people of old age, along with a group of SNTE teacher pensioners and …
California Prop 30 ends the Brown Act Open Government laws
The Proposition 30 rhetoric is getting quite heated as Californian's argue about whether or not to give Sacramento politicians even more money with not only income tax hikes but also a sales tax hike which effects everyone. But one glaring …
The Cuban Crisis
Baja & Border News Translations: Fast-Food Sales Increase 20%; Crime Statistics Released
Fast-Food Sales Increase 20% (Frontera, 10/22/12 by Celia García) TIJUANA, BC - Although fast-food shops reported a 20% increase in sales this weekend, bookstores and footwear shops said their sales were normal as for any other weekend. Some merchants located …
Baja & Border News Translations: Steve Wozniak Speaks at Tijuana Innovadora; Property Taxes are Due
Steve Wozniak Speaks at Tijuana Innovadora (Tijuana Press, 10/22/12 by Vicente Calderón) Tijuana, BC - For 35 years Steve Wozniak, the brain who created the first personal computer in the world, has sought how to create a new type of …
Three Rosarito police officers reported for extorting an American tourist
[Translated and summarized by Fulano from an article in Frontera.info] An American tourist from California was at Papas and Beer in Rosarito Beach on October 20, 2012. He went outside at 3AM and hailed a cab to take him to …
Baja & Border News Translations: 20 iPods Delivered to Elementary School; Zero Tolerance for Violators of Disabled Spaces
20 iPods Delivered to Elementary School (Frontera, 10/22/12 by Laura Durán) TIJUANA, BC – On Monday, the Soroptimista Primary School became the first institution to begin the National Intelligent Community Program promoted by Infonavit, which with iPods seeks to increase …
MARIJUANA: OUR PRODUCE - OUR STATE - OUR MONEY
Throughout California there are local initiatives on the ballots to ease restrictions on the sale & use of marijuana. The State has already established states' rights for California Farmers, Retailers, and Consumers. Now is it time for local governments to …