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June 2008 - Posts

Are U.S. News Reports Biased against Baja California?
By Brian Flock The Recent Fuel Crisis Hints at Manufactured Hysteria and Jaundiced Coverage Baja California, Mexico, has been on the receiving end of a wave of negative news over the past year – including the real, the distorted, and the completely Read More...
City Reports Improved Tourist Traffic With No Problem Incidents
With thousands of students in town for Spring break, 7,500 bike enthusiasts here for The Rosarito Ensenada Bike Ride and thousands more vacationing over the Memorial Day weekend, all having come and gone without major crime incident, the City is optimistic Read More...
In Mexico, Get Champagne Medical Care at Beer Prices
A friend in the States is thinking of having some surgery done. It’s just a little eyelid tuck that would “take away that tired look.” But as it’s cosmetic surgery it’s not exactly urgent, and it’s definitely not covered Read More...
Home buying heats up south of the border
The cold U.S. housing and mortgage markets have lenders looking for warmer possibilities, and a few are sending more efforts to finance Americans looking to purchase primary residences and second homes south of the border. New York-based Lehman Brothers Read More...
A shared charge - Mexico, U.S. must address drug issue together
UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL A shared charge Mexico, U.S. must address drug issue together June 24, 2008 Mexico and the United States have a number of shared problems, and they have to work together to find solutions for the sake of both countries. We can't Read More...
Rosarito Seafood Competition To Sizzle July 13
ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA --- The Twentieth Fish and Seafood Fair and Competition, “La Feria del Pescado, el Marisco by la Bebida Tropical,” is shaping up to become Baja’s live version of the popular food television program, Iron Read More...
Rosarito Beach Is Key Sponsor of 2-Day “Golden State Classic” Race, July 12 & 13
ROSARITO BEACH, BAJA CALIFORNIA--- As part of the outreach effort of Rosarito, this quaint seaside community just thirty miles south of downtown San Diego is for the first time sponsoring a major racing event in Southern California. The Golden State Classic Read More...
CPP fund manager looking to Mexico, India
The Canada Pension Plan fund manager expects to focus its investments on global markets over the coming years as it seeks to shelter itself from cyclical downturns at home and meet its 2020 benchmark value of $320-billion. CCNMATTHEWS David Denison, president Read More...
The Property Closing Process
The procedure for a real estate closing for foreigners in Mexico is different than the process north of the border. This checklist helps demystify the process of buying property and creating a bank trust in Mexico through a cash sale, still the most common Read More...
A Painful San Diego/Baja Tie
Illicit drug usage in one supports carnage in the other W hy are the drug cartels in Mexico fighting each other, the police and military forces? Why are they carrying their reign of terror into the streets of Baja and elsewhere without regard to human Read More...