Baja & Border News Translations: Medical Tourism Earns $1 Billion; 4 Fugitives Captured
Medical Tourism Earns More than Billion Dollars (Frontera, 9/19/12 by Celia Garcia) TIJUANA, BC - More than one Billion dollars was reported earned in Tijuana by medical tourism during a forum for better positioning of the tourism sector. Francisco Carillo, …
Baja & Border News Translations: Criminal Charges against Mayor; 12 Killed in 48 Hours
Journalists Bring Criminal Charges against Mayor (El Vigia, 9/18/12 by Gerardo Sanchez) Ensenada, B C - Journalists filed criminal charges against the Mayor of Ensenada Enrique Pelayo Torres, the Director of Police and Municipal Transit Alfredo Rosales Green, and the …
Baja & Border News Translations: Hepatitis Vaccine Recommended; Mexicali Reforestation Project
ISSSTE Promotes Hepatitis B Vaccine (La Voz de la Frontera, 9/16/12 by Alejandro Garcia Magallón) Mexicali, BC - The delegation of the ISSSTE in Baja California is promoting a vaccine against the hepatitis type B virus, which is preventable with …
Following the money behind Thomas F. Steyer "philanthropy" and Prop 39
I have been researching California propositions and I came across a name and a giant donation Thomas F. Steyer and his $21,900,000.00 to prop 39 a proposition that alleges to create Clean Energy jobs in California. Of course we have …
Baja & Border News Translations: Elderly Assistance Provided; Police Chief Extortion Charges
Support Delivered to La Presa Elderly (Frontera, 9/18/12 by Laura Duran) TIJUANA, BC - With the aim of providing support to at-risk groups, the 20th City of Tijuana, through the La Presa Municipal Council provided 87 checks to seniors as …
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Baja & Border News Translations: Osuna Lowers Poverty Level in Baja
Osuna Lowers BC Poverty in Six Years: 80% of budget still allocated to Social Services (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/17/12 by Adam Mondragon) Tijuana, BC - Governor Jose Guadalupe Osuna’s social policy has reduced most of the State’s extreme poverty …
Baja & Border News Translations: Landslides are Preventable Tragedy; Power Pole Falls
Landslides are Preventable Tragedy (EL MEXICANO, 9/17/12 by Lucía Gomez Sanchez) TIJUANA, BC - "What happened did not have to occur", said Alfredo Escobedo Ortiz, State Civil Protection Director, in reference to the collapse that killed three members of a …
Baja & Border News Translations: Extortionist Arrested; A Turtle, A Seal, A Human Skull
Supposed Police Charged Otay Merchants for Protection (Tijuana Press, 9/17/12, SSPM News Release) Tijuana, BC - Municipal police officers arrested an individual wearing a blue uniform of the Directorate General of Police and Transit officer trying to extort money from …
Misbehaving Tijuana Police
Two federal police arrested in Tijuana for extortion TIJUANA September 17, 2012 - Two Federal Policemen are under arrest for extorting a resident of colonia Castillo, from whom they demanded $5,000 dollars in return for not "planting" drugs on her. …
Wheeeeeee.......
Over the bridges and through the hoods—as the song goes in my head—a scoo-ter-ing we will go! With the wind in my face and my hand on the throttle, scootering is as much fun as a sleigh ride. Makes me …
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16 September 2012 1 Moon 89 Summer 55 Spaceage I sit at the dining table fairly late at night – 10:30 pm – and struggle to write. I used to write more in years gone by, and indeed have always …
Baja & Border News Translations: TJ - SD Binational Airport Talks Halted
TJ - SD Binational Airport Talks Halted (Frontera, 9/14/12 by Ana L. Gomez) TIJUANA, BC – Authorities from the Institute of the Americas arranged binational dialogue between the mayors of San Diego, Jerry Sanders and Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante. The binational …
Stereotypes, says who?
Baja & Border News Translations: Minor was Internet Prostitute; 1000 Marijuana Plants Found
Minor was Internet Prostitute (El Sol de Tijuana, 9/14/12 by Manuel Cordero) Tijuana, BC - Municipal police arrested two individuals traveling in a car with two women’s purses. Questioning revealed they had just left a motel and as a result, …
Before you vote for tax hikes California consider this.....
I am a huge supporter of Teachers and Education, but the tax hike propositions that claim to help Teachers are just another shell game by special interests and politicians to ensure the state Legislators and their friends can continue to …
Baja & Border News Translations: Human Resources Congress Planned; Baja is 3rd in National Obesity
Human Resources Congress Planned (Frontera, 9/14/12, by Celia Garcia) TIJUANA, BC - In order to analyze new practices in the area of human resources, the Association of Human Resources of Industry in Tijuana (Arhitac) will hold the 13th Global Congress …
Baja & Border News Translations: Gun Brought to School; Murderer Sentenced
Secondary Student Brought Gun to School (La Voz de la Frontera, 9/15/12 by Juan Galvan) Mexicali, BC - It was reported a 14 year-old minor recently had a 22 caliber pistol with him on the premises of Number 5 High …
Baja & Border News Translations: 30 Million Peso Water Bill; Home Explodes
City Hall Owes 30 Million Pesos Water Bill (El Vigia, 9/15/12 by Nicte Madrigal) Ensenada, BC - The 20th Town Hall owes more than 30 million pesos ($ 2.4 million US) to the Ensenada State Commission of Public Services (Cespe). …