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VOL. 3 ED. 07 • MAY 30TH, 2016 • NO BAD NEWS
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Either this is dead chick or somone is
looking good on the beach
Say You Had A Bad
Day And You Killed
Somebody
Run for the border!
BY ANITA BRAKE
A frequent destination of
choice along the American fugitive’s flight from justice, a place
that conventional wisdom suggests brings freedom, is Mexico.
But, just in case you’re planning
your next caper, should this be
your route of escape?
Back in 1978 the United States
and Mexico first signed a bilateral extradition treaty to capture
and return criminal fugitives to
America. In recent years, cooperation between the two nations
has only improved, and the alliance has paid off: Since 2003,
Mexico has returned more than
3,500 wanted men and women
to face the music in their own
country, according to the U.S.
Marshals Service. On average,
341 fugitives in Mexico have
been captured and returned to
America annually since 2011,
about 200 more per year than in
the early 2000s. That’s like one
a day!
Recent high profile fugitive
apprehensions include Ethan
Couch, the so-called affluenza
teen, who was nabbed in Puerto
Vallarta in December, and Brenda Delgado, a jilted lover who allegedly orchestrated the murderfor-hire of a Dallas dentist. She
was captured just last month in
the Mexican city of Torreon.
“Maybe it’s from watching
movies, but people think that
U.S. law enforcement stops at the
border,” said Special Agent Darrell Foxworth, spokesman for the
FBI’s San Diego office. “We don’t.”
Fugitives who have appeared
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Trading Votes For
Water Tanks
The irony is, if they voted for the right guy, they
would get better city services and not need
the damn tank in the first place
Me x i c o C i t y e l e c t i o n s
have never been known to be
squeaky clean but this election
just hit a new low.
In the upcoming Mexico
City election, Coyoacán borough chief Valentín Maldonado, a member of the ruling
Democratic Revolution Party
(PRD), has been providing
residents with tinacos, domestic water storage tanks, in
exchange for their support for
his party’s candidates. Each
family was promised a tinaco
in return for the photocopies
of five identification cards,
and the promise to vote for
PRD assembly candidates
on June 5.
30 660 gallon tanks were
delivered out to voters’ houses
in two days last week by the
leaders of neighborhood associations. Doesn’t anyone
BY GUNGA DIN
even get embarrassed that their
neighbors now know they sold
their vote? Do they just take
delivery like they sell out their
integrity and their countr y
every day of the week? Just
wondering.
The same thing was happening in other neighborhoods
throughout the borough. “I
have relatives in the Santo Domingo neighborhood and they
will also receive their tinaco,”
said Rufino Mendoza of Ajusco,
adding that “we don’t really
need them, cash would have
been more helpful, but that’s
what they gave us.”
The photo copies can’t be
used to vote, so the politicians are still dependent on
the receivers of the water tanks’
promise to vote their way.
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Que Pasa in Baja?
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BY OLIVER QUINTERO
Wine is food! At least that’s
what the commission to promote
the wine industry wants the
Mexican IRS to believe. Wine is
currently classified as a distilled
beverage and because of that the
tax burden on every bottle is
about 42.5%. The commission is
trying to get Hacienda to classify
the beverage as food, since it’s not
distilled, so the tax burden is a
lot lower. This, they say, would
promote consumption because
they could sell their wine for a
lot less money. Mexico consumes
about 120 million bottles of wine
annually but just about 24 million of that is produced here in
the country, the rest is imported.
There has been a constant
whine from wine producers that
they cannot compete with some
Chilean or Spanish wines because most of the cost of production of these wines is subsidized
by their governments; what you
pay for them is almost all taxes
and profit.
If passed this new measure
could really help some people
with their alcohol problem, now
they will just be over eaters!
Animals stranded everywhere. Well maybe not everywhere, but enough places. You
might have heard from us that
27 pilot whales beached in south
of Ensenada on the Sea of Cortez
side, and although lots of people
pitched in to shoo them back out
to sea, only a few were persuaded.
About 25 whales drank the Kool
Aid.
Authorities said that pilot
whales have a very strong social
cohesion between them and that
group strandings are common
because if one prefers the beach
for some reason, the others take
to the beach as well. Like Marines, they leave no man, (whale),
behind.
If that mass suicide wasn’t
enough, just one day before that
thousands of small lobster-like
crustaceans were found in the
shores of El Sauzal. This is a phenomenon that happens almost
every year in some beaches along
Baja and specialists think it’s related to changing water temperatures. They too, fling themselves
up on the beach.
Smokey The Bear says Watch
out! The heat always brings fires
that spread rapidly in our state,
so be careful out there, do your
part and don’t leave any lit fire in
the outdoors.
Alfredo Nolasco, head of the
national forest fire protection
office, stated recently that Baja
was ready to combat any fires that
come our way. Already 10 fires
have taken out about 280 acres
of land. Fortunately just about
70 were forests, the others were
meadows with no great stand of
trees on them.
Nolasco said that they are
about 225 federal, state and city
workers trained and strategically
standing by to aid in the event of
a forest fire.
PedWest entry to open soon.
The new El Chaparral-San Ysidro
pedestrian border crossing is set
to begin operations on July 15 of
this year. This new gateway to the
U.S. will only work one-way at
the beginning but authorities said
it will be open to receive north to
south traffic also on a later date,
known to none but to God.
to local San Ysidro businesses
caused by the rising dollar price.
He said that since the dollar started climbing, about 50 businesses
closed their doors because of the
reduced spending by Mexicans.
Wine festivities almost here.
More than 50,000 participants
are expected to attend this year’s
wine festivities. Provino, the
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About 50,000 cars and 25,000
pedestrians cross the border every day in both directions, making it the world’s most transited
terrestrial border crossing.
Jason Wells, president of the
San Ysidro chamber of commerce, said this new entry point
would help alleviate the damage
organization in charge of the
festivities, is advising visitors to
reserve your hotel stay well in advance, as rooms are scarce on the
party weekends. The official festivities start on the 5th of August
with the “Wine samplings 2015”
event and finish with the Paellas
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What’s Going On
In This Country?
Anyone want to throw in
with Pemex? Pemex is seeking
partners to operate its money
losing refineries. Pemex is finally
seeking private sector expertise
to make its six domestic refineries more efficient, as an extended
crude price slump and years of
underinvestment has battered
the company’s bottom line. As
in battered the bottom line into
a bloody stump. Negatives.
They hope private operators
could bring much-needed efficiencies to the company’s refining unit, its worst-performing
division over many years. Of
course they don’t lose at the
pump, if they do, they just “adjust” the pumps to steal more
from us chumps.
This cracks us up. Former
President Vicente Fox has famously been recorded saying,
“Mexico will not pay for that
fu--ing wall”, but now Trump
them. They are highly social and
will not leave a fellow whale that
appears to be in trouble. They
are called pilot whales because
they are led by a pilot in charge.
Maybe the pilot led the suicide
mission?
Pilot whales are primarily
squid eaters, but will feed on
fish, as well. They are notorious
for stranding themselves on
beaches, and several theories
have been proposed to account
for this behavior, but nobody
really knows for sure. Whalers
in a few countries continue to
hunt them. Hellllooo Japs, we’re
talking about you!
Pena Nieto Care in Mexico?
President Pena Nieto is trying to
bring one cohesive health care
system to Mexico, combining
ISSTE, IMSS, and Suguro Popular into one system. The change
is expected to offer improved
medical care.
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has invited him to lunch in his
digs in New York City. Fox has
said he will break bread, (tacos?)
with Trump only if he apologizes
to Mexico and its people for his
offensive statements. Yeah, and
make Trump crawl over broken
glass on the way to that apology,
Vinnie! You go!
Whales goof up. 24 of 27 pilot whales who stranded themselves on beaches in northern
Baja have died despite heroic
efforts by Profepa officials, volunteers, and Army and Navy
men to push them back to sea.
It is not known why they
beached themselves, as they
all appeared healthy, but that
behavior is not so unusual for
Beginning next month, any
beneficiary will be able to receive
medical attention at any Social
Security Institute (IMSS), State
Workers’ Institute (ISSSTE) or
federal or state health secretariat hospital, regardless of the
institution to which the patient
is affiliated.
This first stage towards a
planned universal health system
will consist in the exchange
of 700 medical services, those
which have been identified as
the most needed among the general population. Under the new
scheme patients with specialized
medical needs not available in
the state or federal level will have
the opportunity to go to other
BY SANTIAGO
VERDUGO
May 30th, 2016
IMSS or ISSSTE hospitals, and
vice versa.
The new exchange system
is all about reducing costs, as
expensive equipment is often
underutilized in some hospitals.
Sometimes patients are sent
to another city or state when
a facility in the same city, but
of another institution, has the
necessary equipment. This exchange of services is a big step
towards the Universal Health
System. A new cancer treatment
center here in Baja California
Sur illustrates the benefit of
sharing.
In related news. The construction of a new oncolo- g y
center will begin in La
Paz in a few weeks.
The number of patients
using Seguro Popular
would not justify such
a facility, but when the
patients from IMSS and
ISSSTE are taken into
consideration, a center
like that can be justified.
“Health in this country should not be based on
an individual’s employment status, but in every
Mexican’s right to have access
to all medical services,” said
President Pena Nieto.
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Ha ha ha ha ha! El Chapo,
the biggest fish to ever be caught
in Mexico’s drug wars, is awaiting extradition to the United
States. He is fighting that extradition tooth, attorneys, and
nail because he knows he can’t
escape so easily in the States and
that he will never see the light
of day again. And he knows he
is likely to be held in 23 hour a
day isolation. Now he is saying
he will drop his fight against
extradition if certain of his jail
conditions are met. Guzman,
your ass is grass and we’re not
making any deals! Well, we better not.
Border crossing. The governments of Mexico and the
United States are pleased as
punch (whatever that means),
to announce that the Pedestrian West Facility (PedWest)
in El Chaparral-San Ysidro will
begin processing northbound
pedestrians on July 15. Travelers
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center in Tijuana as well.
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closely together to complete
the expansion, modernization,
and processing capacity of the
El Chaparral-San Ysidro port
of entry, the largest crossing
point on our shared border and
in the Western Hemisphere.
Over 50,000 vehicles and 25,000
pedestrians cross the border in
each direction every day, linking
the communities of Tijuana and
San Diego in a vibrant binational region. Well, that’s their
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For starters, pay attention to what area you shop
BY GREG SMORALZ
They are colorful, have witty slogans, and are found on
every corner in Mexico. They
are pharmacies selling cheap,
over the counter, prescription
medicine. Or at least, that’s
what they claim. But how
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prices all the same? How is the
service? Do they speak
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answers.
To conduct
my res e arch
I picked five ,
popular medications; Lipitor,
Nexium, Plavix,
Crestor, and Tramadol, and visited 3 different local
pharmacies in various parts
of Ensenada. My goal was to
see if these medications were
available at all pharmacies,
and how much each cost. It
was quite the adventure
and I learned a lot
about dealing with
farmacias in Mexico.
My first stop was right
smack dab in the middle of
the tourist area on the corner of 1st and Riveroll at the
American Pharmac y. You
can’t miss this place because
of the gigantic, super-hero
Viagra pill plastered all over
the front of the place in several areas. I was dealing
with a very nice man named
Rene. I inquired about the
prices of the medicines in
increments of 10, but they
only sold these in generics of
varying bundles. The prices
and bundles are; 100 tablets
of 10 mg Lipitor cost $40, 40
tablets of 20 mg Nexium costs
$45, 28 tablets of 75 mg Plavix
costs $49, 15 tablets of 10 mg
Crestor costs $27.25, and 100
tablets of 100 mg Tramadol
costs $40.
The service at the American Pharmacy was top notch.
Rene was friendly, able to give
me all the help I needed, and
he spoke enough English to
carry a conversation. As I was
leaving, Rene said, “When you
return I give you good price.”
It was a pleasant experience.
My second stop was interesting. Lupe, the
guy behind the
c o u n t e r, w a s
very busy
helping customers when
I walked in
the Baja Pharmacy, which is
right next to the
Casa Del Sol Hotel on
First Street. Lupe seemed to
have little time to help and he
was not checking the packages
for the prices, it was almost
like he was pulling the
prices out of thin
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For my final stop, I chose
a pharmacy away from the
tourist zone to see how it
wou ld comp are. It was a
way better experience at the
$39.77, 30 tablets of 10 mg
Crestor costs $39.14, and 10
tablets of 100 mg Tramadol
costs $11.13. The service at
Del Sol was friendly. Upon entering the store I was guided
to the back by a cashier. The
set up was similar to what you
would see in the United States,
which was great to see after
my two previous experiences.
No English was spoken, but
Consuelo was very helpful.
My overall recommendation would be to purchase
medications at pharmacies
away from the tourist area at
places like to Farmacia Del
Sol. It was professional and I
didn’t question its legitimacy
nearly as much. The experience of meeting all the people
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also means I was unable to
get milligrams on the medications. But here is what he
told me; 10 tablets of Lipitor costs $2.50, 14 tablets of
Nexium costs $40, 14 tablets
of Plavix costs $7, 100 tablets
of Tramadol costs $20, and
he said they did not carry
Crestor but he quoted me 30
tablets for $50 anyway. The
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average. I just didn’t feel like
my inquiries were important,
and I questioned the validity
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SO YOU HAD A BAD DAY...
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on the FBI’s Most Wanted List
are more likely to be captured in
Mexico than any other foreign
nation, statistics show. Since
1998, 12 “Most Wanted” fugitives
have been caught here, compared
with 14 in all other parts of the
world combined, excluding the
U.S.
Proximity and ease of entry are two reasons Mexico
remains a preferred destination for bad guys, authorities
acknowledge. Mexican customs
agents monitor border crossings,
but their resources are spread
thin and sometimes agents are
overwhelmed by sheer volume,
officials say. That’s a nice way
of saying nobody is watching
or caring about who enters this
country. It’s not like coming into
the U.S., where every person is
scrutinized.
Once suspects enter Mexico,
marshals or FBI agents typically
take up pursuits on behalf of local law enforcement in the U.S.
Federal authorities usually seek
what’s known as a “UFAP,” or an
“unlawful flight to avoid prosecution” warrant, that essentially
tacks an additional federal charge
onto the local charges for which a
suspect is already wanted.
Only Mexican police in Mex-
ico have jurisdiction to arrest fugitives here, but U.S. agencies can
offer help. Investigators on either
Ask a Mexican
This week we asked
the question, what do you
think about the recapture
of El Chapo Guzmán,
the biggest drug lord
in the world who escaped from prison seven
months ago. But we asked
only people we found on
a college campus. We
were disturbed to see
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that everyone followed
the party line, sharing
the view of the teacher.
When the teacher holds
such an extreme view,
that the press has faked
the biggest news story
of the year, fake photos
and all, his students believe it. Then of course
they put this nonsense on
their Facebook page, and
it spreads to everyone
in the community that
only goes to Facebook
for their “news”. And
these are university people.
Supposedly people who are
learning critical thinking
skills.
1. Efrain Franco, 54
years old, teacher. I don’t
believe a single word the
media says about President
Peña Nieto being so smart
and catching him. There’s
so many irregularities in
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the pictures, his face looks
so calm, almost like he
just knows exactly what is
happening. And in a coincidence the dollar reached
its highest point, and our
oil the lowest. What makes
me really angry about all
of it is that the government thinks we’re stupid
enough to believe it. In the
video they show “grenades”
that should have torn a
whole wall down or at least
burned it, but there was
only a small mark left. This
is what happens when we
watch too many telenovelas. (TV soap operas)
2. Olivia Thayer, 23
years old. Student I’m not
very knowledgable about
this to be honest, I try to
stay focused on more positive things and the news
just make everything seem
so fake. But I guess it’s a
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scam, President Peña Nieto felt too much pressure
from the USA government
and broke the “freedom”
treaty we had with them.
Whatever it is, I just hope it
doesn’t bring even more violence to our country, that
really does break my heart;
to know that hundreds of
innocent people die due to
violence for something they
have nothing to do with, it’s
insane.
3. Julian Perez, 20 years
old, student. It’s nothing
side of the border typically meet
in person on a monthly basis,
and otherwise share informa-
tion daily.
Once captured, American
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This Week’s Question is:
What do you think about the recapture of El Chapo Guzmán
more than an excuse to
say that the government is
making a little right for all
its wrongs. But it’s totally
fake, I can bet on it, because
there is no way he could
have been captured and
everything is this quiet. His
people would have taken
revenge immediately and
President Peña Nieto and
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his people wouldn’t be alive.
Chapo is huge and can do
whatever he wants. He is
most likely sleeping in his
jail bed with a smile on his
face and laughing at how
stupid our people can be.
4. Jose Luis Camarillo,
46 years old, bus driver. I’m
happy he’s “captured” but I
know it’s a lie. I really wish
they took him to the United
States and he gets what
he deserves, but I know
he’s too powerful for that.
And now with the Kate del
Castillo scandal he’s getting more powerful; more
famous and we are all starting to like him because he
is becoming real and more
human than our president.
I almost feel sorry that he
tried to hit on Kate and she
put him down, and he is so
big that I can’t believe he
didn’t hear when the gov-
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ernment arrived at the city
of Mochis to capture him.
5. Brenda Garcia, 24
years old, spa owner. I am
so disappointed in the way
that the made it so obvious
it was staged. From the
videos, the photos, his reaction, the announcement.
The fact that the president
is still alive and his security people too, it’s just too
much to take in. He should
talk to the other leaders of
the cartels and make arrangements to bring our
country up, they have the
money to do it and the
people. Almost everyone
has something to do with
that industry, it could be
the only way we get out of
this hole we are in. I just
wish televisa (One of the
two large TV networks)
didn’t treat us like idiots.
6. Yolanda Macias, 21
6
years old, artist. What do
I think? It’s a lie. It’s all we
see and hear in the past
month, and we’re taking our eyes off the real
things we should worry
about. Like the economy
and how it’s all going in
a downward spiral, and
how we care more about
that than art, it’s putting
us to shame in front of all
the countries, we are the
laughing stock and we’re
not doing anything about
it. ,
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Fish Report
Coronado Islands Recently, some
yellowtail has been showing from
early morning through mid-day from
the Middle Grounds to Ribbon Kelp.
The action, however, has been on the
slow side. Better action has begun to
happen in the afternoon and evening
around the Rock Pile with boats
scoring at the Finger Bank chasing
the breezing yellows. There are also
Super Special!
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landed four and lost more than
that. Confirming the action was the
“El Dorado” scoring limits in spite
of cranky seas stirred up by strong
winds. Farther offshore rumors of
bluefin on the Banda Bank were
tempting . . . pretty sure the
fleet will be all over them
as soon as the weather
settles down.
Just another
Good news! Live
red cup
bait for purchase is now
a reality. The two phone
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numbers to call if you
want to purchase live bait
in Ensenada Harbor: The
breezing spots of fish below the Rockpile with a few in the Rockpile area
proper, though they were very hard
to get to bite. A well-placed surface
iron scored most of the fish caught.
Ensenada Good showing of yellowtail on
the La Joya Bank.
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action for anglers willing to put in
the time whenever the weather has
fussed and fumed outside — being
rewarded with some nice-sized flat
rascals (halibut) for you flatlanders adding a bit of spice with a few
monster bites from the huge grouper
and black seabass lurking near the
bottom.
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San Quintin When most of the
stock spots haven’t produced, San
Quintin Bay has provided solid
nament series of five events promoted
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shattered attendance records with
138 participants. The first event in
San Felipe was the startup of the International Championship “Fishing
Baja.” There were many qualifying
fish brought to the scale. The largest
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landing limits of two-pound cabrilla
along with some ten-pound pargo.
Cedros Island Recent groups
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TRADING VOTES FOR WATER...
continued from page 1
cause I needed the tinaco. They
were copies of my parents’ and
children’s IDs,” Avelar said. “I
was told that they had to vote
for PRD in the next elections.
I still don’t know who we’re
supposed to vote for but I don’t
care, because the candidate
who gives away more always
wins.”
Another neighbor said he
heard that once the election is
over, “they will throw a party
for us.” This was echoed by a
second neighbor, who declared
that they didn’t have any other
choice but to accept the water
tanks. “Tinacos are expensive
and voting doesn’t cost us anything, plus we’re also getting a
party out of it.” Yup. Obviously,
clear to us, that these folks
didn’t have any other choice.
Sigh.
In total, Coyoacán authori-
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ties were expected to deliver
1,666 tinacos as part of a social program, investing U.S.
$272,000 in their purchase. The
borough spent $175 per tank,
more than the commercially
listed price.
The Citizens’ Watchdog of
There Goes The Neighborhood
Charlie Sheen, pictured here with
local real estate agent Scott Weier,
has bought three houses in San
Antonio del Mar.
He plans on living in the middle
house, keeping the outer houses
empty as a buffer for privacy.
The 50 year old HIV addled,
Sheen told Weier he wants to
pursue a simpler life.
A good start would be selling
two of his houses in California
which he bought for a combined
$12 million, and which are now
for sale. He also is interested in
reducing his child support for
two of his five children from the
current $55,000 a month.
Coyoacán, a civil organization
created last year by members of
the borough’s intellectual, artistic, academic and professional
community, has filed a legal
complaint against the borough
chief for electoral and administrative crimes, but if it’s done
carefully, under a thin guise
of giveaways, buying votes is
not strictly illegal. Here in Los
Cabos debit cards for Soriana
grocery store are usually the
gift of choice.
Now, just in case our publisher is asleep at the wheel
and doesn’t see this article, I
will add her favorite line here.
“People generally get the government they deserve.” ,
Sure, now that you see a picture, you know what a
tinaco is. It’s also called a pila. It’s a water tank every
home needs because they can not depend on their
city always sending water to their taps. So when the
water is flowing, they save up enough to get them by
the next time there is no water coming their way. They
are usually perched on top of the house, so they don’t
have to buy a pump. This way they are gravity fed.
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
ROSARITO BEACH
Cruz Roja Primo Tapia Bingo at El Pescador Restaurant,
km 44, (just north of Puerto Nuevo). Raising money for
an ambulance in Primotapia.
Every Second Thursday. 10am. Cruz Roja volunteers
general meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel. Provides
assistance in case of accidents or disasters. www.cruzrojarosarito.org.mx. Rosie Pena, 664-976-0613, U.S.
619-621-0292. wosiepena@yahoo.com
Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm. Writer’s Workshop
at Eden Restaurant, (next to Cruz Roja Thrift Store).
Published and unpublished writers welcome! Bring
samples (3-7 pages) of your work to share. For more
information, contact Marsh Cassady: marshcassady@
yahoo.com.
Every Thursday. 830am. Local Board of Realtors
(APIR) meets at Oceana Grill. If you are a Realtor in
Baja, or thinking about it, meet Realtors to network
with. Good place for buyers or sellers to find a Realtor
Every Third Thursday. 10 am. General Meeting for
FRAO, Foreign Residents Assistance Office. Open to the
public. Usually held at the Rosarito Beach Hotel, with
parking validated. Sometimes held at other local sites.
Every Sunday 4pm. Cultural Sundays in the park,
featuring local Mexican and American dancers and
musicians. At the IMAC in Abelardo L. Rodriguez
park, west of Banamex. Different themes every Sunday.
Sometimes food booths, other times vendors with food
carts. Facebook IMAC Rosarito. Free.
Every Monday 10am Vinyasa Yoga with Phillip
(YogaMon) Aldana at Las Gaviotas Clubhouse
Every Monday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Beginning
Spanish at Club Marena clubhouse, taught by Susana
Schinkel. $6 donation. sschinkel@yahoo.com.
Every Monday, 10:45 am, duplicate bridge at the
Baja Gold Bridge Club, KM 42 on Tijuana Ensenada
Libre at the Rosarito Beach Christian Church. bajagoldcoastbridgeclub@gmail.com.
Every Monday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Advanced Spanish reading/comprehension class at Club Marena
clubhouse, taught by Susana Schinkel. $6 donation.
sschinkel@yahoo.com.
Every Second Wednesday (except December). 2pm. Friends of the Library meeting at
main library of IMAC building next to Abelardo
Rodríguez Park. Promotes reading and literacy
in Rosarito. www.friendsofthelibrary.com.mx.
Carmen Dominguez, 661-612-3659. friendsofthelibraryrb@gmail.com
Federal law requires drivers in Mexico to have a
Every Tuesday and Thursday. 10am. Pilates
minimum of $300,000 Liability Insurance
mat class at Las Gaviotas Clubhouse. $6 UDS
per class. Bring a yoga mat and hand towel.
1Year Liability Ins.
3 Days Liability Ins.
Instructor is Terri Van De Sande
Only $189 dlls
Only $39 dlls
Every Tuesday. 830am. Board Meeting for
www.insuranceinbaja.com
Yo Amo Rosarito at the Corona Plaza Hotel.
Ph. (664) 158-0472 • In the Rosarito Beach Hotel
See what events are under consideration or volstrip mall on Benito Juarez Blvd.
unteer to help plan and run upcoming events.
Great way to become involved with you community.
Breakfast occasionally provided, but always available.
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 10am. Usually about 10 am. Different speakers brought in to
Flying Samaritans meeting at Villas del Mar clubhouse inform or address issues of concern to foreigners living
on free road 2 miles south of Rosarito. Volunteers in Mexico. frao@rosarito.org.
provide free health services and clinics. www.flyingsaEvery Friday. 4pm. Spanish class main library, by
maritansrosarito.org. Susan Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. IMAC, in Abelardo Rodriguez park behind BanaMex.
858-240-2360. susansmithz@hotmail.com
Beginner level class with Sylvia. Free but donation apEvery Wednesday 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Intermedi- preciated.
ate Spanish class at Club Marena clubhouse, taught by
Every First Saturday. 10am. United Society of Baja
Susana Schinkel. $6 donation. sschinkel@yahoo.com.
California (USBC) general meeting at Casa Blanca
Restaurant, Rosarito Beach
Every Wednesday, 1:00
Hotel. Good info for the Eng– 2:30 pm. Intermediate
lish speaking community
Spanish Conversation class
of charitable, community
at Club Marena clubhouse,
service and social organitaught by Susana Schinkel.
zations. www.unitedsoci$6 donation. sschinkel@
etyofbaja.org. Judy Westphal,
yahoo.com.
661-614-1113. jawmem@
Every Wednesday, 12:00
msn.com
pm. Writer’s Workshop at
Ever y Saturday 10am
Eden Restaurant, (next to
Vinyasa Yoga with Phillip
Cruz Roja Thrift Store).
(YogaMon) Aldana at Club
Published and unpubMarena Clubhouse
lished writers welcome!
Bring samples (3-7 pages) of
Every First Saturday. Noonyour work to share. Marsh
C a s s a d y : sundown. Open Studio Art Walk, a free tour of galleries
marshcassady@yahoo.com.
in Rosarito Beach Hotel commercial center. Meet artists
Every Third Wednesday (except December). 2-4pm. at work in their studios. pacothepainter@hotmail.com
Bingo at Oceana Grill & Cafe, Blvd. Benito Juárez #907Every Third Saturday. 1pm. USBC, United Society
24. Great prizes, 6 different games. Benefits Flying of Baja California, monthly Potluck dinner, held at La
Samaritans. www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org. Susan Maroma Sports Bar, across from Burger King. Different
Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S. 858-240-2360. susansmithz@ theme evey month. 50/50 raffle. Live entertainment at
hotmail.com
most events. Free for members and guests. Membership
Every second and last Wednesday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm only $15 USD per year. Beverages ordered from the Bar
at reduced Club prices.
Saturdays in Tijuana – 12:30 pm, Free walking tours
of downtown Tijuana. Meet under the clock monument
on Avenida Revolucion. Wear comfy shoes and clothing.
Pay attention to the weather forecast for the area. Bring
fluids. Estimated walking time is 90 minutes.
Every single day. AA Grupo Gringo meets daily in
their meeting hall, #16 Mar Meditteraneo (two blocks
behind Hotel Brisas del Mar). Meetings: Saturday, 3:00;
Sunday, Monday, Thursday: 10:00 am; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:00 pm. Additional meetings in Cantamar
(just south of the footbridge) Tuesday and Friday, 10:00
am.. For more information, 661-614-1678.
June 1, Wednesday, Flying Samaritans Garden Party
Luncheon at Los Rocas Palapa. $15.00. RSVP, Susan
Smith susansmithz@hotmail.com, US: 1-858-240-2360;
MX: 661-100-6066.
June 3. Friday. Susanna’s Pairing Luncheon for
Baja Scholarship Foundation at Susanna’s Restaurant
in Rosarito Beach. $40 USD prepaid only. Support 48
istudents. www.susannasinrosarito.com ; phone: 661613-1187.
June 3 to July 4. San Diego County Fair, Del
Mar. Closed Mondays, except July 4.
June 4. Saturday. Hidden Gardens of Rosarito
Tour — by Friends of the Library.
June 4. Saturday. 10am. USBC Meeting at
Rosarito Beach Hotel, Salon Casa Blanca, parking
validated.
June 7. Tuesday. California primary election
day
June 8. Wednesday. 1pm. Bingo at El Pescador
to benefit Cruz Roja Primotapia.
June 8. Wednesday. Friends of Library Director Meeting (open to all) at Main Library, behind
the BanaMex.
June 9. Thursday. 10am. Cruz Roja Rosarito
General Meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel.
June 10. Friday. 9am. Cruz Roja Wine Valley Tour,
from Rene’s parking lot, $55 USD
.June 12. Sunday. 4pm. 6pm. 8pm. Wine Makers
Dinner at Pasta y Basta, featuring Vintango, 3 sittings.
Chef Cristian Gritti.
June 10 – 12, Friday – Sunday, Baja Sand Playa
Fest at the Rosarito Beach Hotel. A pre-event to the
annual Baja Sand Festival. Food, entertainment, prizes.
Ticket for all three days: $25. Friday: Jazz, Blues, Wine
& Cheese, $15.00; Saturday: Classic Rock and Pop,
Spanish, $6.00; Sunday, Salsa and Merengue, $10.00.
RosaritoBajaSand@gmail.com.
June 14, Tuesday, Rosarito Theatre Guild Annual
Membership Meeting and election at the Theatre, 76
Benito Juarez Boulevard. Nominations must be received
by June 4. Irene O’Brien bajamom1@gmail.com, phone
664-631-2447. Experience in marketing, fund raising,
set design, theatre, and/or computer skills helpful. www.
rosaritotheatre.org.
June 15. Wednesday. Flying Samaritans General
Meeting and Bingo.
June 16. Thursday. 10am. FRAO Breakfast Meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel, breakfast menu available,
parking validated.
June 16. Thursday. 5pm. Wateke #4 BajaSand at K42
Bar & Grill, $5 USD
June 16. Thursday. 5pm. Yo Amo Rosarito Business
Mixer at Sunio Beach Club, inside Castillos Del Mar,
$50 MN
June 16, Sunday, 12:00 pm. Rosarito’s Best Bartender
Competition at Club Iggy’s at the beach. Contestants
will be judged on speed, taste, presentation and pizzazz.
Entry fee $50 US, proceeds to the Rosarito Boys and
Don’t Risk Jail Time in Mexico!
If corn oil is made from
corn, and vegetable oil is
made from vegetables,
what is baby oil made
from?
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
Girls Club. General admission is $3.00 US. Includes sarito Theatre Guild. Evenings and matinees. www.
August 31. Wednesday. 6pm. Sabor de Baja. Alllive music and drink specials. www.facebook.com/ rosaritotheatre.org.
white attire requested for thefancy party at the beachRosarito’s Best Bartender 2016.
July 22. Friday. Mexicali en la Playa — Rosarito will front gardens of the Rosarito Beach Hotel. Pairings of
some of the best local chefs with local wines.
June 18. Saturday. 1pm. USBC Potluck at La Ma- be crowded, as bad as during Spring Break.
roma Sports Bar, across Benito Juarez from the Burger
July 27. Wednesday. 5pm. Wateke #5 BajaSand September 4. Sunday. Fandango in La Mision, for
King.
Location TBD. Victor Loza.
the benefit of BECA scholarships.
June 18. Saturday. 4pm. Winefest Valle
July 28, Saturday, 4:00 pm. Documentary: “CozuSeptember 23 – 35, Friday through Saturday,
de Guadalupe 2016 at Vinicola Castillo
mel, a paradise in the Mayan Caribbean,” A docu- Playas de Rosarito Sister Cities International ConvenFerrer.
mentary about the riches of Cozumel Island.
tion and Conference at the Puerto Nuevo
June 23. Thursday. USBC Restaurant
In the multimedia tent of the Rosarito
Hotel in Puerto Nuevo. Workshops, social
Tour at Cocina Sylvestre, inside Calafia Hotel, $20 USD. Contact person: Sandy Eddahbi.
Art Fest. Free.
gatherings, and more. Meet delegates from
Rosarito’s Sister Cities around the world.
June 25. Saturday. Texas Hold ‘em Benefit
Information: www.chprosarito.org; email:
Poker Tournaments at TBD
comite@chprosaarito.org;
phone: 661-614-9600,
June 25 to 26. Saturday to Sunday. International
extension
1080.
Beach Volleyball Tournament — Papas and Beer.
September 24. Saturday. 10am. Rosarito to
Free.
Ensenada Bike Ride. 50 mile bike ride along the
June 29. Wednesday. Ladies Let’s Lunch at
ocean and up through the hills toward the wine
Almazara in Valle de Guadalupe. Contact person:
country, and into the seaport of Ensenada.
Chef Bo Bendana.
8th annual Chili Cook Off Saturday August 6th, 2016
October 1. Saturday. Fundraising event for Baja
June 29. Wednesday. 1pm. Bingo at El Pescador
California Spay and Neuter Foundation.
1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prize plus people choice
to benefit Cruz Roja Primotapia.
Raffles to benefit the local Food Bank and La Mision Childrens Fund.
October 9, Sunday, Second Annual Tecate to
June 30 – July 3, Thursday The Taffetas at RoEnsenada
Bike Race/Ride through the wine counStarting
@
11:00
AM
Judging
@
3:00
$20
Team
entry
fee
sarito Theatre Guild. Evenings and matinees. www.
try.
Registration
$50 through July 3, $80 race day.
rosaritotheatre.org
Sign up & pick up rules at LA SALINA CANTINA Km. 73
Prizes by age class. www.bajabikerace.com.
FB: /LaSalinaCantina Ph. (646) 155-8179
July 2, Saturday, afternoon-evening; Fourth
October 12 to 15. Wednesday to Sunday. 7th
of July celebration at Campo Rene’s (behind Rene’s
Annual
Int’l Mariachi y Ballet Folklorico Festival
July 28, Saturday, 5:00 pm, “Bright Land,” a docuspiffy new casino, formerly the run down cru mmy
at
Rosarito
Beach
Hotel. Three days of workshops for
Rene’s bar. KM 28 on free road) to benefit the Cruz Roja mentary showing the spirit and creative capacity of
voice,
instruments
and dance, followed by concerts on
Rosarito hospital and ambulance service. Yolanda Ortiz three artisans living in Rosarito.Multimedia tent of the
Friday
on
Saturday
nights. Mariachi Mass on Sunday.
Rosarito Art Fest; free.
yolyortiz@yahoo.com 619-709-9503.
Family-friendly event. Tickets prices for all budgets.
August 5 to 21. Friday to Sunday. Olympic Games
July 2, Saturday, 7:00 pm concert featuring the
October 16. Sunday. Cruz Roja Soup’s On
Beatles and The Rolling Stones cover bands to benefit from Rio de Janeiro. Not broadcast by either Televisa
DIF Rosarito. Tickets at Roma pharmacies. 661-612- or Azteca.
October 28. Friday. Susanna’s pairing luncheon at
6077 or 661-612-6082. Venue to be announced.
Susanna’s
Restaurant in Rosarito Beach. Benefit Baja
August 19 to 21. Friday to Sunday. Baja Blues Fest
Scholarship Foundation. $40 USD prepaid only. BSFJuly 2. Saturday. 4 to 11pm. 4th Annual 4th of July at the Rosarito Beach Hotel.
Celebration at Campo Rene’s to benefit Cruz Roja
August 25. Thursday. Dorothy Southern Bus Trip Students@aol.com
Rosarito. Overlooking the beach, free. Live DJ, music,
Pearl Harbor Day. Wednesday. Flying Samaritans
to Del Mar Races, $42 USD
food, mariachis, fireworks, raffle.
Luncheon/White
Elephant Gift Exchange at Las Rocas.
August 26 to 28. Friday to Sunday. Baja sand castle
July 3. Sunday. Annual July 4 BBQ and fireworks
December 9 to December 10. Friday to Saturday.
show, presented by the Flying Samaritans. Food, music, gala 2016 at Rosarito Beach Hotel, north of pier. Sand
Cruz
Roja Rosarito Thrift Store: Annual Christmas
sculpture featuring international sand castle artists and
annual fundraiser. $8. Fireworks off the pier
Sale,
9am-5pm
amateurs too. Dinner and show outdoors, two days of
July 4. Monday. 5 to 11pm. Campo Rene 4th of July music, dance, art exhibits and food, and of course, the
December 10. Saturday. Holiday Home Tour for
Extravaganza. More later.
completed sand sculptures. Takes them up to two weeks Friends of the Library
July 7 - 10, Thursday Sunday, The Taffetas at Ro- to build each piece. Free
ENSENADA
Every Monday. 7pm. Ceart Cine Club. Films about
dance with “Billy Elliot” April 13, “Five Dances” April
20, “Desert Dancer” April 27. English with Spanish subtitles. Foro Experimental of Centro Estatal de las Artes
(CEART) on Blvd. Costero (Lázaro Cárdenas) & Av. Club
Rotario. Free. CEART, 646-173-4307.
Every First & Third Wednesday. 10:30am. Club Compañeros de Baja Norte general
meeting at clubhouse on Calle
Mazatlán #256 in Fracc. Acapulco, 1 mile south of Ensenada.
Lunch $6 donation. Multicultural, multilingual, nonprofit
service and social club. Nancy
McKee, 646-174-5011, U.S.
619-207-4325. cdbcnm@gmail.
comEvery Fourth Thursday.
Red Hat Society lunch at various
local restaurants. Tillie Foster,
cell 646-171-5292. bajaqueentillie@gmail.com
Every Friday. 7:30-9:30pm.
Live world and cultural music at El Callejón Colectivo
Culinario, Floresta #320 near southern Blvd. Costero
extension, Fracc. Acapulco, 1 1/2 miles south of Ensenada.
Free. Performer schedule with Alex O., cell 646-101-0812.
anlof9@gmail.com
Every Friday 7:30 pm. Live music at El Callejon Colectivo Culinario; Floresta #320, Fracc. Acapulco, Ensenada.
Alex Orendain, anlof9@gmail.com, 646-120-8004; www.
elcallejoncolectivoculinario.com.
June 1 to 5. Wednesday to Sunday. 47th Baja 500.
score-international.com for tickets and more information.
June 4. Saturday. 12pm. Kawaii Fest Ensenada 2016
at Plaza Pueblo Antiguo.
July 23. Saturday. 5 to 11pm. Summer Fest 2016 at
Playa Hermosa.
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Movie Shot In
La Bufadora
Here’s how the caper went down
BY LADY BLAHBLAH
Whenever a town is blessed
by being selected as a movie locale, that spot benefits not only
from the immediate infusion of
revenue and notoriety generated by the film company, but
also from the residual effects
of having been introduced to
influential and creative people
whose presence and extended
exposure will enrich the area
exponentially.
Rosarito has long been recognized as a movie location,
but now, thanks to a movie shot
here by Alonzo Rutzpalacios,
Ensenada’s La Bufadora is in the
spotlight. Specifically, Rancho
Casa Negra, a bed-and-breakfast the bottom of a steep hill
just off the road to La Bufadora.
Producer Ramiro Ruiz instructed his location manager
to select a beautiful, secluded
house for scenes to be shot
for his upcoming romantic
comedy, “Ever ybody Loves
Somebody”.
The film is a Mexican production with the dialog in both
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Spanish and English with appropriately inserted subtitles.
Its release is scheduled for next
February, although they have
wrapped up filming here.
The screenplay is the brainchild of Catalina Aguilar, who
also directed the film. According to Sr. Ruiz, it is a fictional
adaptation of real events revolv-
ing around a 32 year old woman
who was born and raised in
Rosarito, and educated and
now working in the States. She’s
preparing to attend a wedding
in Rosarito. A love triangle sets
the stage for situations both
touching and comedic.
Whenever a film crew is
shooting on location, its members must deal with whatever
logistical problems arise. In
this case, it’s how to get big
trucks loaded with expensive
equipment safely up the winding, narrow La Bufadora street.
Having arrived, the even more
harrowing challenge was how to
get down to the coast on a very
narrow private road, with turns
so tight that even a normal
sedan can barely make it. The
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It took a crew of nearly 100 to film a movie near the
Boof. Nobody could miss the truck traffic, nor the
helicopter zooming overhead.
house where it all happens is at
the bottom of the road. There
was a lot of jockeying back and
forth. One of the trucks was an
18 wheeler. When filming was
complete, the contents of that
jumbo rig were hauled up in
little chunks on smaller trucks,
then reloaded onto the big one
at the top of the hill.
The crew consisted of almost 100 people, and they had
to swap out the furniture to
furniture that fit the movie,
and then return the house to
the original condition.
The crew also made their
own “improvements” to the
property which they left.
During the shooting a helicopter illuminated with massive
lights was used for aerial shots.
As it circled above and around
La Bufadora, many residents
were alarmed, fearing a police
manhunt was underway. But
the chopper, (leased from a
company in San Diego), had the
proper permits from the local
authorities, although the public
had not been notified. Sr. Ruiz
apologized for the oversight.
The good news is that the
film company was so happy
with the warm welcome and
cooperation they got here, they
plan to return with another
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U.S. Consulate Rep
Encourages Us To Vote
Here’s how to participate in U.S. Elections
from here
BY RENE DRAKE HILL
Daniel Thompson, a representative of the U.S. Consul
General’s office Tijuana, visited
the members of FRAO (Foreign
Residents Assistance Office) at
their monthly breakfast. Members of FRAO are expats, mainly
from the U.S.
Thompson explained that just
because some Americans choose
to live in a foreign country, that
doesn’t make them free of their
citizenship obligations. They are
still allowed, even encouraged, to
vote in United States elections.
The Federal Assistance Program
was created to assist personnel
in the armed services stationed
around the world, but has expanded to include expats living
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murderers allowed, stuff like that.
Registration may be online,
(easiest), or at the local Consulate. Ballot requests may be downloaded, printed and brought to
the Consulate, where they will
forward your request. In about
a month you will receive your
state ballot. These ballots must be
returned no later than October 1
for the national November election, but there is an “emergency
option” for use after October 1.
You must consult the Consulate
if you need to deploy this option.
You may also register online or
in the U.S., to have a ballot sent
to your U.S. post office box, or to
your home in Mexico using the
Mexican mail mule.
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worldwide. All American citizens
in good standing have the right to
vote at the federal level no matter where they live in the world.
Good standing means, no axe
We could have showed
you a boring picture of the
Consulate guy standing at
a microphone, in front of
a bunch of bored people.
but instead we’re treating
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Even if you’ve lived in Mexico
many years you may still use your
last U.S. address, even if that
home has been plowed under
and has become a strip mall. Or
a strip club. It is important to
use your current address as your
mailing address. Every state suggests that you use the absentee
ballot option, but each state may
have different rules. Check with
your home state’s voting board.
The U.S. Consulate is not that
hard to find. It’s at Paseo de las
Culturas, no number, Mesa de
Otay, Phone: 52-664-977-2000.
The Google maps link is: https://
goo.gl/maps/1GzwwK8nyFP2.
There are signs, and the Consulate is visible from the main
road when you approach the
Otay Mesa border. But just in
case you can’t even do that right,
(then you shouldn’t be voting),
here are the directions as given
by the Consulate.
Directions from Rosarito:
Take the Transpeninsular/Rosarito – Tijuana/Mexico Route
1 (free road) north eastward. In
Tijuana, keep right to continue
on this road. Use the right lane to
take the ramp to Tecate/Mexicali/
MEX 2.
From the airport: Use any lane
to take the ramp onto Lib. Sur.
Keep left on Lib. Sur; Continue
onto Lazaro Cardenas Blvd; Drice
to Calle Rcda. Del Laurel/Paseo
de las Culturas. Use the left land
to turn left toward Call Rcda. Del
Laurel/Paseo de las Culturas, and
then a slight left onto Paseo de las
Culturas. Consulate will be on
your left. ,
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Festival on the 21st of August.
Tickets went on sale this past
May 12th, you can buy tickets online for some events or find more
information about them at www.
provinoac.org. Warning: The site
is only in Spanish so you better
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have a Mexican friend around.
Mexico promoting best land
use. There is a real estate term,
“highest and best use” It means
is this the highest and best use
of this particular chunk of land?
It means don’t build a shack on
oceanfront land. Got it? Good.
To encourage this, the federal government will kick in up
to $2,000 dollars for a buyer to
acquire a condo that is in a high
rise. They are trying to curb
urban sprawl here. This subsidy
makes high rise living more affordable and encourages developers to build vertically. There is
one catch though; the property
must not cost more than $22,000
and it must be outside of Mexico
City. Shoot looks like this subsidy
won’t help us buy that condo in
the Rosarito Beach Hotel.
Baja manufacturing grows.
The manufacturing industry in
Baja grew a staggering 17.2%
the first three months of 2016
compared to the same period
last year. The information was
provided by the Baja economic
development office and they are
saying that we are third place
for the best performing states in
manufacturing growth.
Manufacturing has been a
controversial issue in Baja. Some
say it is good for us because it
brings lots of employment opportunities to people but others
say these jobs are not well paid
and are not enough to support
a family. A maquila pays about
$70-$90 USD per week to it’s
low level employees, which are
the majority of the workers.
Although it may seem very little
money for you, the legal minimum wage is just about $30 USD
per week.
K9 Agents working in Baja.
About 15 dog handlers are working with the state police in Baja,
and officials say they are good
at finding drugs, explosives and
weapons. Labrador retriever, pitbull, Belgian shepherd, German
shepherd and dutch shepherd are
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Rosarito Art Fest On
The Move
Both literally and figuratively
BY REN DRAKE HILL
exhibit “Complices” featuring works from artists who
have participated in past Art
Fests, including Juan Angel
Castillo, Carlos Coronado,
and Hugo Crosthwaite. The
exhibits will be open daily to
the public for the next few
weeks. ,
SO YOU HAD A BAD DAY...
continued from page 5
citizens with no ties to Mexico
can be deported within a few
hours. For fugitives with stronger
ties, such as citizenship or family
members living here, it may take
several months to be extradited.
Like the Mexican drug king pin
El Chapo who is fighting extradition tooth and nail and high
priced lawyers. Even he is going
to be shipped to the United States
very soon.
So, what have we learned here
today, cats and kittens? If you’re
on the outs with American law
enforcement, try another country, but stay out of Mexico. ,
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and 3 puppies that are still being
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To sniff out drugs!
the breeds being trained for this
The dogs are trained in stress
from puppyhood.
control, obstacle avoidance,
Although officially we have 15 hostage localization and others.
dog officers only 12 of them are Seems like my kids could benefit
active: 4 in Tijuana, 4 in Mexi- from some of that training. ,
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Rosarito Art Fest 2016
held its kickoff celebration
on May 20 with a big shindig at CEART, the Baja State
Cultural Center. People and
organizations that promote
the local art scene were recognized.
The Art Fest held on Memorial Day weekend each
year moved from its original
location in downtown Rosarito, to Popotla Boulevard
in the Arts District.
The evening began with a
one hour concert given by the
Orchestra of Baja California
to a SRO audience of 150 to
200 people, which was free
and open to the public.
Official recognition was
then given to four local patrons of the arts. Recognized
were The Friends of the Library, the Rosarito Theatre
Guild, Ann Hines with the
Rosarito Town Crier, and
local art patron, Marilyn
Helgeson.
A ceremonial ribbon cutting preceded the opening of
two art shows at the CEART
gallery; “Enfoque: Rosarito”
(Focus: Rosarito), a photographic exhibition featuring
works of many of Rosarito’s
premier photographers, including Antonio Frias and
Robert Pace Kidd. Also an art
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