Baja Oceanside Real Estate ~ Velia Amparo Rivas

Hi everyone, This is another interesting post from our friend Elliott, consumer advocate.  Just think, if your home were in Baja California, México, you'd not have these issues with the weather! Please visit my webpage: http://www.bajaoceanside.com/ and contact me at: velia.in.baja@gmail.com to rescue you from all the ...

TIJUANA - Ending weeks of speculation, Tijuana's mayor-elect on Friday announced his selection of a retired military officer to replace the city's outgoing security chief, Lt. Colonel Julian Leyzaola. The naming of Gustavo Huerta, a 42-year-old retired army captain, sends a message that the leadership of the 2,000-member department will ...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 MEXICO CITY-Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Mexico City to meet with her international counterparts and reiterate the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to combating terrorism and other transnational crimes-signing an ...

        Carlos Bustamante Anchondo, new Tijuana Mayor        Jorge Ramos, outgoing Tijuana Mayor, and Carlos Bustamante  TIJUANA - In the weeks leading up to his scheduled Tuesday inauguration as mayor of Tijuana, Carlos Bustamante Anchondo has been on the road a ...

By Patrick Osio  What can only be assumed that under tremendous pressure from the numerous U.S. cities that were publicly exposed as being from unsafe to very unsafe places to visit due to high incidents of crime, now comes a report that clarifies and distinguishes between a city and high crime neighborhoods within those cities. Some of ...

Initiative drive targeted for 2012 ballot By Michael Gardner  An Arizona-style immigration law could be on the ballot in California. The Secretary of State Tuesday cleared the way for a little-known tea party activist in the San Francisco Bay area to begin collecting the required 433,971 signatures of registered voters required to place the ...

The Ship of State (pick any State) is sinking fast. People are simply walking away from their homes, commercial real estate properties, businesses, neighborhoods and their old lives. Even immigrants who moved to the US for education and business opportunities are moving back to their home countries en mass where they can enjoy a better standard ...

  States that he will not allow people to be overcome by fear.At a celebration with troops from the 2nd Military Region in Baja California, President Felipe Calderón said that on behalf of those who have given their lives for Mexico, Federal Government will continue to fight for a better future for the country and restore security for ...

   Mayor Hugo Torres: A Committed Vision for Rosarito Beach and BajaBy Ron RaposaSaturday, July 31, 2010 In the 1980s's Hugo Torres led the tough 12-year campaign to make Rosarito its own city, independent from Tijuana. When voters made that a reality in 1995, he was appointed the city's first mayor. When Torres' term ...

  This seaside resort area 30 miles south of San Diego just had its best weekend of the summer, with most major hotels at or near ...

PRELIMINARY SIGNS OF GROWTH SEEN, BUT BUSINESS STILL DOWN  Restaurateur Susanne Stehr, who owns Susanna's, is one of many American expatriates who run businesses and live in Rosarito Beach and are having trouble because of the decrease in tourism. "We're dying down here because people are afraid to come, and it's as ...

Hello everyone, It's very important that everyone who can make it, attend the meeting pasted below.  More so that by then the Election for Mayor will have taken place so we need to know where we stand with the new Mayor and our safety issues. Though the notice was sent to those of us who hold CCAT cards, it's intended for ...

As you all know, our destination is Rosarito, Baja California but the children of Ensenada and Tijuana also benefit greatly from this charity event. There have been lots of changes made not only to enhance our experience but also to make Rosarito in general a much safer place to visit and there is no doubt in my mind that this year's event ...

City leaders praise Mexican generalBy Sandra Dibble, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 6:21 p.m. Gen. Alfonso Duarte MugicaROSARITO BEACH — Saying the Mexican military’s battle against drug gangs has led to a decrease in crime in their communities, civilian authorities paid homage Tuesday to a military general ...

(Transcript of June 16 Speech to the Nation) Citizens of Mexico: Today I would like to talk to you about a problem which I know concerns Mexican families, the lack of law and order. I am aware of citizens' demands to put an end to crime throughout the country. Which is why, since the first day of my government, we have forcefully combated ...

  Monday, May 24, 2010   U.S. and Mexican Presidents Issue a Joint Statement The White House   President Felipe Calderón and President Barack Obama reaffirmed the strategic partnership between the United States and Mexico and underscored their commitment to improve the lives of all citizens in both our countries, ...

For a video of our President Felipe Calderon's address to the Joint Session of the US Congress, please click here.  It is almost 40 minutes long but it was excellent! Saludos, Velia Amparo

  Taking a vacation in a high crime city!  No way.By Patrick Osio You're planning a vacation trip; you want to stay relatively close to home, no overseas travel, not this year. Maybe Mexico or in the U.S. - but it has to be affordable and with plenty to do. So you're reading about some cities. You find one of interest, but ...

  This bit of news is from the Los Angeles Times and it was sent to me by the Secretariat of Tourism of Baja California for distribution.  To see the picture accompanying the report, please go to the link at the bottom of the page. Saludos, VA       Los Angeles Times   Tijuana club scene revs up as ...

  This email is UNCLASSIFIED    From:Kashkett, Steven B Sent:Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:23 PM Cc:Radetsky, Amy S; Crook, Joseph L; Quiros, Myrtha F Subject:Fifth Binational Mayor's Summit: Message from U.S. Consul General in Tijuana  Dear Mayors:             I am ...