Latest News from Baja
Driving with California Plates?
This Might Be Why You’re Getting Stopped If you’ve noticed more checkpoints or patrols giving your car a longer look—especially …
Holy Week Shutdown Strikes Again
Yes, You’ll Survive Two Days Without the Bank If you were planning to do anything remotely bureaucratic this Thursday or …
Shaky Monday Morning—5.2 Earthquake Rattles San Diego
Baja Feels It Too If your coffee trembled this morning—it wasn’t the caffeine. At around 10:08 a.m., a 5.2 magnitude …
Half the Cops Failed Their Test, So the Marines are Stepping In
Rosarito’s Mayor says “Better fewer good cops than more bad ones” In a move that sounds shocking—but also kind of …
Uber Finally Reaches the Streets of Rosarito—Just in Time for Tourist Season
It’s official—Uber is now rolling through the streets of Playas de Rosarito. The ride-hailing giant just launched operations in the …
Bullfights Are Back in Tijuana! Court Lifts Ban and Sparks Big Reactions
After nearly a year of silence in the bullrings, bullfighting is making a comeback in Baja California. A federal court …
Sheinbaum Keeps It Cool While Trump Flirts and Threatens
Sheinbaum responded diplomatically Donald Trump sent flowers on X—digitally, of course. He called President Claudia Sheinbaum “a magnificent president” and …
Trump Wants to Cut Off Tijuana’s Water
Says Texas Is Thirsty Just when we thought we’d seen it all, Donald Trump is now threatening tariffs—and yes, even …
Massive Baja Manhunt for Cop-Killing Fugitive
Suspect escapes despite choppers, drones, and elite forces Just when Baja officials were patting themselves on the back over dropping …
Parking in Ensenada Just Got Colorful
—Pay Attention or Pay the Price Planning a stroll down Ensenada’s tourist zone? Better start looking at the sidewalk colors, …
Ensenada Will Be The First City in Mexico to Roll Out Local EV Buses
Move over Tesla, Ensenada is getting its own fleet of electric vehicles—and they’re way bigger than a sedan. That’s right, …
Ensenada Beaches Get the Green Light for Fun in the Sun
Good news for beach bums, sun lovers, and margarita sippers: all Ensenada beaches are officially safe for recreational use, just …
Shots Fired in Rosarito’s Arenales
—Now All Eyes on Justice Over the weekend, gunfire echoed through Los Arenales in Rosarito—a popular off-road and beach adventures. …
Baja California? Holding its breath.
🇲🇽 Mexico Dodges a Trade War (Sort Of) — But Tariffs Still Sting Baja watches the big game with nosebleed …
Elon Musk Might Be Out of Trump’s Inner Circle
But Not Out of the Picture Elon Musk may soon step down from his official role as an advisor to …
Baja Voters Face a Judicial Marathon: 220+ Picks in Under 12 Minutes
On June 1, every citizen in Baja California will be hit with one of the most daunting ballots in history—over …
Benito Del Águila Takes Border Culture to Harvard
—No Wall Can Hold Back Art Harvard might be thousands of miles from the border, but last week it got …
Suspect Caught in Killing of Gail Castro
Justice Closing In Baja California authorities aren’t messing around. This week, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) confirmed the arrest …
Mario Bros Busted in Tijuana
And No, Not the Nintendo Kind Tijuana authorities finally caught a crime boss known as “Mario Bros”. He’s a suspected …
No Entry for Narco Cheerleaders
U.S. and Mexico Pull the Plug on Banda That Praised “El Mencho Looks like the U.S. and Mexico are finally …