Baja California

In the shadow of the cartels

bbc.co.uk     10 hrs ago          

Emilio San Pedro travels to Tijuana to profile a community under pressure from one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels. Nearly 1500 people have been killed so far this year in Mexico in violence related to the country's...                    

Speak-in of Languages

nashvillescene.com     16 hrs ago          

Dear Mexican: Where I recently started working at, Latinos make up about 95 percent of the work force. We are, however, prohibited from speaking Spanish. Our supervisor tells us that if we can so much as speak one word of...                    

Officers await judicial hearing

montereyherald.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Tijuana: Monterey County lawmen arrested after guns, ammunition found By DANIEL LOPEZ Herald Staff Writer Two Monterey County police officers arrested Friday in Mexico for allegedly crossing the border with handguns and...                    

Tijuana's AIDS Epidemic Is a Binational Threat

newsvine.com     Aug 5, 2008   45 related          

But in Tijuana, a chaotic border city of 1.5 million people, the HIV infection rate is nearly triple the national average, and it has been rising steadily for more than a decade. Today, about one in 125 adults in the city is...                    

Looking Out for a Sister City

redorbit.com     Aug 5, 2008          

By Kristin S. Agostoni The 10-year-old Chevy Suburban had outlived its useful life rushing fire officials around Redondo Beach. But it turns out the truck wasn't quite ready for retirement; there was another city waiting for it...                    

HIV-positive migrants accuse US of neglect

modbee.com     Aug 4, 2008          

Victor Manuel Serrato, 43, sits on his bed at Las Memorias, a shelter for people living with HIV, in Tijuana, northern Mexico, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. Serrato, a nineteen-year HIV bearer, was deported two months ago from the...                    

HIV-positive migrants accuse US of neglect

wtop.com     Aug 4, 2008   35 related          

Victor Manuel Serrato, 43, sits on his bed at Las Memorias, a shelter for people living with HIV, in Tijuana, northern Mexico, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008. Olga Arellano sobs as she recalls how her HIV-positive daughter spent two...                    

Washington Post Examines HIV Epidemic In Tijuana, Mexico

medicalnewstoday.com     Aug 4, 2008   18 related          

The Washington Post on Friday examined the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the border town of Tijuana, Mexico, where HIV prevalence is about three times that of the national average, with about one in 125 adults living with HIV. Mexico...                    

Kickin' for a Cause

laist.com     Aug 4, 2008          

There is no joy in Mudville, but Malibu is a different story. Who cares if Mighty Casey struck out? Perez Hilton reached second on a throwing error. On Saturday, a group of actors and Hollywood-types gathered for an ocean-side...                    

Mexico's corruption problem

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     Aug 4, 2008   19 related          

LA Times:Two Mexican federal agents were charged Friday with possession of alleged drug money after they were arrested at a West Covina home with more than $500,000, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's...                    

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