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VOL. 3 ED. 08 • JUNE 13TH, 2016 • NO BAD NEWS
When the brush drys out, and when the goats have eaten all the tasty
stuff near the ground, they get creative in seeking their dinner further
up the food chain. Well, actually, further up the bush. Contrary to the
misperception that goats fly, they actually climb up the branches. It’s the
pigs that fly. Hence the term when pigs fly.
U.S. Consulate On
Passport Issue Issues
If your passport expires before you do, don’t
be caught with your pants down
BY REN DRAKE HILL
You’re living in Mexico and
you discover your passport is
about to expire. What do you
do? What DO you do? Recently,
Thalia Jimenez of the Passports
and Citizenship Office of the
American Consulate spoke to
the FRAO (Foreign Residents
Attention Office) constituency at their monthly breakfast
meeting, telling us what to do in
just such a situation.
Americans with a still-valid
passport have the option of re-
newing it in the U.S. at a post office or passport office any time,
or at the American Consulate in
Tijuana, by appointment.
But if your passport has
expired, you must reestablish it
through the Consulate if you’re
in Mexico . Walk-ins are accepted Monday – Friday mornings,
but appointments are strongly
suggested. Show up with your
current passport and two correctly sized photos (details at
http://tijuana.USConsulate.
gov). Don’t fret if you don’t have
the photos; there is a photographer onsite. The process takes
about two weeks. Your new
passport will be delivered by
DHL to your local DHL office
in Mexico, or mailed to your
U.S. mailing address. If you are
requesting a passport book and
card, the process takes about 3
½ weeks. Why? I don’t know. It’s
the United States government.
They don’t need a reason.
If you currently possess a
valid passport booklet and want
to request just the card, bring
in your passport and photos.
The original booklet will be
returned to you on the spot.
A ten year card will be mailed
to you. This process is much
faster when handled through
the Consulate, as there is
an official adjudicator
on the premises, and
not so with the U.S.
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Turning 65 Overseas
Requires Attention
Sign up for Medicare or you get penalized
for the rest of your life!
BY ORLANDO GOTAY
You probably know that
Medicare is a federal health insurance plan for people who are
age 65 or older. Medicare has
four parts—A, B, C, and D. Part
A is free for people with social
security benefits, and helps pay
for inpatient hospital care. Under
the vast majority of circumstances, most of the
time, Medicare will
not be avail-
able to cover medical expenses
when living outside the U.S.
Part B helps pay for doctors’
services and outpatient care. It
is voluntary. Sort of. If a person
chooses not to enroll when first
eligible, the premiums are increased permanently by 10 percent based on the number of 12
month periods the person went
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May 30th, 2016
Que Pasa in Baja?
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BY OLIVER QUINTERO
Money fight! So what else is
new? The federal high court has
ruled in favor of the hoteliers of
Tijuana and Tecate regarding the
runaway hotel tax money. If you
remember, (and why wouldn’t
you?) we told you that the state
hijacked the funds raised by the
3% room tax from all the cities
in the state. Before that every city
managed the money it raised.
The money grab was pushed
by our state tourism honcho,
Oscar Escobedo, who said it
would save big bucks in duplicated overhead which could
now go toward promoting the
entire state.
Of course the local hotel
associations were pretty pissy
about this because they lost
control over the money raised
in their jurisdiction. Now the
courts have given hope to them
that they will get that money
back, because their rights were
violated when they were not given enough time to fight against
the measure in court.
This doesn’t mean that the
money will revert to local control again, but it’s a step towards
that. For now it’s back to the
courts for more of this cat fight.
Big investments in Baja. Baja
California is one of the main
foreign investment destinations
in the country according to the
National Economy Office, at
least in the first quarter of 2016.
We managed to snag about
481 million USD in investments
this past quarter, a 75% increase
from the same period last year.
This increase positioned Baja
as the fifth state in the country
with the most foreign investment and the second from the
United States.
Although this is good news
for Baja, we can’t say the same for
the country, because the money
invested nationwide was actually
15% less than the investment in
the same period last year.
Where is the money coming
from you ask? Well as you may
have guessed, the U.S. leads the
chart with 66.4%, South Korea
gets second place with 14.4%.
The remaining 19.20% is distributed between Spain, The
Netherlands, Israel, Japan, Hong
Kong and other countries.
This investment has helped
Baja bring the unemployment
rate down to 2.84%, the lowest
rate since 2008. The average unemployment rate for the country
is 3.8%. Yes, way lower than the
United States’ 5%. Under employment is Mexico’s problem,
not unemployment. That means
jobs are plentiful but the work
force is not paid well.
Bypass on its way again.
After being on hold for several
months, construction on the
Ensenada bypass is resuming
“soon”. Alfonso Padres, head of
the federal Transportation and
Communications Office (SCT)
in Baja, said the project had
been put on hold because the
construction company had run
amuck.
The original project was to be
39 feet wide but the construction
company decided to make it 69
feet wide because they felt if it
had to be enlarged later it would
be too risky since big rocks had
to be blown away with dyne-omite. So they just took it upon
finish the first section before
the year ends. The first section
starts in El Sauzal and ends at
Ruiz Street in Ensenada, close
to the dam.
Deadly Baja 500 race. This
year’s off road race was saddened
by the death of an 8 year old
American child from California
who was watching the race with
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Sigh.
The process of this decision
was not done right, (no shit), so
the construction was put on hold
until it was all sorted out.
About $5.4 million is being
invested on the bypass this year
and Padres says the goal is to
her mom when a trophy truck
lost control and careened into
the crowd. The child died almost
instantly and her mom survived
with broken bones.
People, it’s not safe to watch
the race so close to the cars! This
has happened before.
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What’s Going On
In This Country?
Pemex thievery. Last year,
Pemex filed 5,600 complaints
with the Attorney General’s office for illegal taps into their
gas pipes, thefts that totaled at
least 6.9 million barrels of fuel
and represented a loss to the oil
company of US $591 million. It’s
not getting any better.
During the first four months
of this year, 1,871 illegal pipeline
taps were detected throughout
Mexico. The states with the highest incidence of the crime are
Guanajuato with 400, followed by
Puebla with 389, Tamaulipas 244
and Veracruz 197. It is estimated
that about a quarter of the gas
you buy at the pump has been
bought from his back door, by
your friendly corner gas station.
Stupid chick tricks. A woman was caught bringing $3,000
worth of drugs over the border
in fake burritos. The woman was
hired for $500. Instead of being
stuffed with cheese and chicken,
they were stuffed with heroin.
She was caught by an alert dog
who smelled the difference between drugs and burritos. Must
have been a Mexican chiwawa
Heavy load. An 18 year old
turtle was drafted into a project
Jesús González Díaz Mirón explained that the transmitters
costing $1,800 are part of a project to determine the mama turtle’s natural capacity for responding to large scale oil spills in the
Gulf of Mexico. Should there be
Donald Trump’s proposal to
make Mexico pay for a border
wall, but his own administration
is spending $75 million for border security on Mexico’s southern
border.
Since 2013, the Obama ad-
illegal immigrants (a category at
the time limited principally to
Chinese workers as well as felons,
paupers and the insane), and it
wasn’t until 1924 that Congress
formed the Border Patrol. ,
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million helping Mexico secure
its southern border, according
to a nonpartisan Congressional
Research Service report. With
U.S. support, the Mexican government has been implementing
a southern border security plan
since 2013 that has involved the
establishment of 12 advanced
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that not only seeks to protect
turtles but ensures that compensation is paid in the event of an
accident that causes environmental damage. The Kemp’s ridley sea
turtle, after depositing 88 eggs on
the beach in Veracruz, was briefly
detained by staff at the Veracruz
aquarium while they attached a
satellite transmitter to its shell.
Then turtle was tossed back into
the sea.
Aquarium biologist Raúl de
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their eggs in Mexico. There was
no compensation paid to Mexico
for possible turtle harm following
the accident because there was no
information available regarding
the movement of the sea turtles.
The project has funding for
about 100 transmitters which will
be divided up between four species, all classified as endangered
species.
More border wars. President
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that stretch more than 100 miles
north of the Mexico-Guatemala
and Mexico-Belize border. The
State Department has provided
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Their physical address is Paseo
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Passport questions can also
be answered through Google,
but be aware that lots of those
answering are selling a passport
service you don’t have to pay for
if you go direct to Uncle Sam.
Lastly, to report safety issues, robberies, delayed police
response times, etc, email the
office at [email protected].
They want to hear the bad and
the good news about your experiences living here in the Baja.
Well, maybe they don’t care so
much about your ranting on
about good stuff that happens,
their only concern is problem
solving.
FRAO meets at 10:00 am
on the third Thursday of each
month at the Rosarito Beach
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Red Cross Update
Busy, busy, busy!
BY REN DRAKE HILL
Cruz Roja welcomes Sergio C.
Hernandez as their new hospital
president, relieving Raul Zapata
who has worked tirelessly as hospital president for many years.
Sergio is not new to Cruz
Roja, and he attends every Cruz
Roja event. He has previously
been the secretary their hospital
board. He was raised to support
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He explained that no hospital
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sooner here than Cruz Roja.
Sergio will take office after
his official inauguration date in
July. It isn’t widely known, but
this position is unpaid. It’s a true
gift of love to occupy this
demanding position.
Sadly, we bid
adieu to Rosie
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Vo l u n t a r i o s
President, who
has had to relinquish her position due to personal
issues. Rosie will,
however, remain
very
active with the Damas and hospital affairs so they may continue
to “save lives by the second.” Stepping up to the presidency is Paul
Flowers, current vice-president
of the Voluntarios.
The Primo Tapia chapter of Cruz Roja Volunteers is feeling growing
pains, as they’ve had
to double the size of their
thrift store to accommodate all
of the donations, (which means
doubling their rent costs), and
there are still four garages holding items. (But please continue to
donate your gently used items!)
The money raised at this location helps to ensure ambulance
service; the alternative being a
45 minute wait for an ambulance
being dispatched from Rosarito.0
Rosie Pena told us there were
471 calls in April to the Cruz Roja
hospital for ambulance service,
which is free to the injured, but
costs the hospital an average
$40 per call. Most expats being
transported want to be driven
to the border after stabilization
of the injury or illness. Whether
one is a member or not, ($100
ambulance cost vs $200 fee for
non-members), payment is not
discussed at the time of injury
or transport. Not everyone who
gets hit by a car while out for a
walk carries their credit card with
them. Payment may be made at a
later date. Try that in the United
States!
Recently, members of the
Cruz Roja special rescue unit
risked their lives for more
than 24 hours searching for a hiker who
had fallen down
a steep rocky
cliff in Canon
del Tajo. After locating
the climber (or
would that b e
“tumbler”?), the rescue workers stabilized
his leg and transported him to
the Rosarito Cruz Roja hospital.
This year’s collecta and donations raised nearly one million
pesos and was matched
by the Mexican
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If you don’t see the rack at your
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Cruz Roja volunteers’ recent
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QUE PASA IN BAJA?...
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Everyone seems to be blaming the spectators for standing
too close and putting themselves
at risk, but the blame should be
shared by the organizers and local authorities as well.
If the event were held in the
States, proper security measures
would be taken to make sure
nobody goes near the course, at
least at the start. Of course that is
precisely why the race isn’t held
in the United States.
The driver may not be so
much to blame, as accidents
happen in this dangerous sport
and they know it. But anyway the
47 year old American driver was
immediately taken into custody
according to Mexican law and
was released a day later when
the parents of the boy signed a
pardon. Of course this was after
$55,000 changed hands.
Later in the race two American motorcyclists died in different accidents.
In related news. This year
the Baja 500 race brought about
100,000 people to the city, filling
the hotels to100% occupancy.
The state tourist office said the
race brought about $2 million
into the local economy. $2 million, three people dead.
Election results. As you may
already know elections were
held this last weekend, voting
for city mayors and diputados
in the 5 municipalities of Baja.
Overall 3 municipalities were
won by the PAN party and 2 by
the PRI. From the 17 congress
seats available, 12 were won by
the PAN and only 5 by the PRI.
In Rosarito Mirna Rincon
Ask a Mexican
1. Ismael Chavez.
From Coahuila. Living
in Baja for 11 years. Security guard. The fact
that so many foreign
people choose to retire
in Baja can be translated
as, “Baja is a place that
offers security and a tran-
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quil environment.” So, I
do feel very pleased and
proud and even more
love for my city that offers
peace to everybody. The
Gringos treat me very respectfully, so that invites
me to treat them as well,
too. I really enjoy their
smiles and their good
manners.
2. Michel Eloy. From
Cuba. Living in Baja for
three years. Musician. The
foreign people who live
in Baja are not a troubled
people, especially those
from the second generation. They are polite and
have good manners. You re-
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ally can communicate with
these types of people. Also
being a Mexican neighbor
means that they spend their
money here: paying taxes,
and buying stuff like houses,
furniture, and food. It is a
good investment to generate the Baja economy.
3 . R a m ó n Ag u i l a r
Fregoso. Living in Baja for
50 years. Retired. Mexico
is a warm country. We really
welcome everybody. We like
people no matter what color
or race. I think it is good
having foreigners living
here in Baja. They generate work for young people
or for people who work as
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housekeepers or gardeners.
That means that they generate money for our state. Let’s
let them live their own lives,
as long as they have decent
behavior.
4. Navil Castro Navarro. Living in Baja for
24 years. Merchant. It is
okay that not only Gringos
have their residences here
won city mayor with 35.40% of
the votes, defeating Laura Torres (daughter of owner of the
Rosarito Beach Hotel and former
mayor of Rosarito, Hugo Torres),
who got 25.75% of the votes. Sra.
Rincon is going to be the first
woman mayor in Baja.
Although during the camCONTINUED ON PAGE 7
This Week’s Question is:
How do you feel about all the
Gringos living in Baja?
in Baja, but also Canadians
and people from other parts
of the world. They give
work to people who need
it if they have a business
here or houses that need
maintenance. We are not a
racist country. Here the foreign people can walk freely
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in the streets, and they do
not have to show their I.D.
papers with no reason. Only
if they do something wrong
against the Mexican law will
their papers be requested
of them.
5. Ramón Antonio.
From Sonora. Living in
Baja for seven years. Fisherman. I think it is good
that the Gringos live here in
Baja. That helps our economy grow a little more.
We Mexicans are better
neighbors to them than we
are to the Guatelmatecos
(people from Guatemala).
On our southern borders,
we are really much harsher
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to migrants when they try
to get into our country than
the Gringos are with the
Latino people. I think that
we Mexicans are more racist or maybe more jealous
of people of our same race.
6. Gabriel Gallardo.
From Mazatlán. Living in
Baja for 18 years. Timeshare street snagger. I do
like having the Gringos
as neighbors, but I would
like them to have perspective whether they were
invited to our town, or
came on their own to a
find better place to live.
They should show us
honor and respect as a
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country that gave them
a warm and welcoming
hand. We work hard, and
sometimes they seem
to be annoyed with us.
They must know that
we have been trained by
our bosses, and they are
Americans or Canadians.
We are working. We are
decent people. ,
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Fish Report
Ensenada
cently when several local fleet
Ensenada had fairly calm boats (pangas) scored on smallseas. Bottom fishing conto-medium-sized yeltinued to go off with
lowtail up to 18
high counts of
pounds.
rock cod, lingThe bait
Exercise?
I
co d, s a lmon
barge just got
thought you said a fresh load of
grouper, red
snapper, a few
medium-sized
extra fries
sculpin and
sardines. The
sheepshead.
price? Just $20
Yellowtail were
dollars per scoop.
sparse until reColonet
Some pretty decent fishing
for 15- to 25-pound yellowtail!
Terry Byrns,
The Colonet High Spot in
who has
owned a home
in Bajamar
for nearly 30
years has been
living here
permanently
for the past 12
years.
He was fishing
off the gas plant
just south of
Bajamar when
he caught a 50
lb yellowtail.
Here he is with
his 87 year
old uncle Joe
Rogers
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Coronado Islands
Word is, the water at the Islands has rolled over and is now
green and chilly.
Yellowtail fishing is slow. You
still might be able to get one at
the Ribbon Kelp or farther down
at the Rockpile though.
The San Diego reports they
are giving up on the Islands, at
least for a few days, to fish outside the Islands for bluefin tuna
and kelp paddy yellowtail.
Super Special!
BY GARY GRAHAM
Ph. (664) 686 2550 • US (619) 446 6635
[email protected]
28 Fathoms is the location. The
boats are finding the fish on
sonar, then drifting over them
while dropping down yoyo
iron. The 6X full-size is hot,
with scrambled egg, blue/white
and the Bait Wraps sardine being productive colors. Some of
remain the lingcod and other
rockfish.
San Felipe
The recent hot spell with
temps up to 110 degrees sent
folks scrambling to the beach. At
least one had a fishing rod and
was landing corvina very close
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Bahía de los Ángeles
Yellowtail continue to be the
favored target for most visitors.
Most of the action is centered on
the surrounding islands. Anglers
are also scoring limits of bottom
fish.
Cedros Island
White seabass bit well and
the yellowtail fishing is picking
up along the South end of the
Island. Red crab are still around
but lots of bait has also moved in.
Calico fishing is good-to-great
in 5-feet to 30-feet of water. Fish
are getting ready to spawn and
are eating aggressively, taking
plastics, hard jerk baits like the
Daiwa SP minnow and Rapala
Xrap.
Barracuda and bonito
schools are roaming the Island
as well along the front side near
the Marina. And a side note: the
shipping boat which travels from
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US CONSULATE ON PASSPORT...
continued from page 3
Hotel and is open to all Americans. There is always interesting
news you can use, and anyway,
it’s fun to meet others who live
here. The FRAO office is located in the Rosarito government
building, first floor, Monday –
Friday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
The American Consulate
is also interested in American
Expat’s health, welfare, security and safety…but NOT your
legal issues and problems, land
quarrels, or civil disputes. My
next article will detail the STEP
(Smart Traveler Enrollment
Program) service, brought to
you by the Bureau of Consular
Affairs and the U.S. Department of State. If my editor will
let me. She thinks the program
is a conspiracy to keep tabs
on Americans for nefarious
reasons, including tax collections. ,
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If you still work and are covered by an employer provided or
national health plan (like IMSS)
you are able to delay Part B enrollment until you are no longer
covered. Since Seguro Popular is
not employer based, you may not
be able to count on it as a health
plan that allows you to delay
penalty free Part B enrollment.
It turns my stomach to pay a
premium for coverage that could
be useless where one resides.
On the low end, it could be
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Medicare choices are critically
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peace of mind of having stateside
outpatient coverage. Don’t leave
the choice to chance!
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paign Mirna Rincon was heavily
criticized for not actually living
in Rosarito, but only owns a
house here, it looks like people
still decided to go her way, possibly because voters are tired of
the PRI. The PRI, party of the
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President of the Republic, took
a bath in this election and that
was widely seen as caused by
voters weary of corruption and
the safety problems that brings
with it.
Ensenada saw a closer election for mayor, as the PRI won
with 25.40% of the votes. The
PAN had 21.79% and Omar Garcia, an independent candidate,
on my boss to pipe up with her
favorite dicho: People generally
get the government they deserve.
TJ boom. Tijuana is seeing
a boom in construction and
by next year will add 700 new
condominiums in at least 30
projects.
In the development of what
has become known as the Alta
Baja, the investment will to-
gathered more than 21.66% of
the votes. People seem to be so
tired of the corruption in political parties that they supported
a young independent candidate
who almost took the election. It’s
pretty unusual for a candidate
not backed by a major party to
win.
The winner in Ensenada is
Marco Novelo, owner of Las Rosas hotel and part of the Novelo
family that owns the Estero
Beach Resort south of the city.
Let’s just hope that he does well
by the American community
and tourism which he is highly
familiar with.
The biggest losers this election were, as it has been for
some years here in Baja, the
non-voters. Only 33.06% of
people actually bothered to cast
their vote.
If you do the math this means
that only about 11.68% of the
people actually voted for the
new mayor in Rosarito and just
about 8.38% of them chose the
new mayor in Ensenada. This
is where we can always count
tal $188 million, and generate
about 10,000 direct jobs, said the
president of TJ’s economic development council. The 30-plus
condominium projects are concentrated in Tijuana’s exclusive
Golden Zone, and represent to
date an investment of $100 million. “Tijuana doesn’t even have
30 such buildings now. We’re
building more [condominiums]
right now than in the last 126
years. By 2018, there’ll be more
buildings in town than ever,”
said real estate expert Héctor
Bustamante.
Besides the condominium
buildings, Alta Baja will also
include a five star hotel, high
end shopping malls, and private
hospitals that will cater not only
to the domestic market but to
foreigners too.
The municipal government
estimated the construction project would generate 8,000 jobs
per year.
The profile of the typical buyer remains national, with about
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
ROSARITO BEACH
Eden Restaurant, (next to Cruz Roja Thrift Store). PubEvery Sunday 4pm. Cultural Sundays in the park, lished and unpublished writers welcome! Bring samples
featuring local Mexican and American dancers and musi- (3-7 pages) of your work to share. For more information,
cians. At the IMAC in Abelardo L. Rodriguez park, west contact Marsh Cassady: [email protected].
Every Thursday. 830am. Local Board of Realtors
of Banamex. Different themes every Sunday. Sometimes
(APIR)
meets at Oceana Grill. If you are a Realtor in Baja,
food booths, other times vendors with food carts. Faceor
thinking
about it, meet Realtors to network with. Good
book IMAC Rosarito. Free.
place
for
buyers
or sellers to find a Realtor
Every Monday 10am Vinyasa Yoga with Phillip (YoEvery
Third
Thursday. 10 am. General Meeting for
gaMon) Aldana at Las Gaviotas Clubhouse
FRAO,
Foreign
Residents
Assistance Office. Open to the
Every Monday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Beginning Spanpublic.
Usually
held
at
the
Rosarito Beach Hotel, with
ish at Club Marena clubhouse, taught by Susana Schinkel.
parking
validated.
Sometimes
held at other local sites.
$6 donation. [email protected].
Breakfast
occasionally
provided,
but always available.
Every Monday, 10:45 am, duplicate bridge at the Baja
Usually
about
10
am.
Different
speakers
brought in to
Gold Bridge Club, KM 42 on Tijuana Ensenada Libre
inform
or
address
issues
of
concern
to
foreigners
living
at the Rosarito Beach Christian Church. bajagoldcoastin
Mexico.
[email protected].
[email protected].
Every Friday. 4pm. Spanish class main library, by
Every Monday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm, Advanced Spanish
IMAC,
in Abelardo Rodriguez park behind BanaMex.
reading/comprehension class at Club Marena clubhouse,
Beginner
level class with Sylvia. Free but donation aptaught by Susana Schinkel. $6 donation. sschinkel@yahoo.
preciated.
com.
Every First Saturday. 10am. United Society of Baja
Every Second Wednesday (except December). 2pm.
California
(USBC) general meeting at Casa Blanca ResFriends of the Library meeting at main library of IMAC
taurant,
Rosarito
Beach Hotel. Good info for the English
building next to Abelardo Rodríguez Park. Promotes
speaking
community
of charitable, community service and
reading and literacy in Rosarito. www.friendsofthelibrary.com.mx. Carmen Dominguez, 661-6123659. [email protected]
Every Tuesday and Thursday. 10am. Pilates
mat class at Las Gaviotas Clubhouse. $6 UDS per
class. Bring a yoga mat and hand towel. Instructor
is Terri Van De Sande
Every Tuesday. 830am. Board Meeting for
Federal law requires drivers in Mexico to have a
Yo Amo Rosarito at the Corona Plaza Hotel. See
minimum of $300,000 Liability Insurance
what events are under consideration or volunteer
1Year Liability Ins.
3 Days Liability Ins.
to help plan and run upcoming events. Great way
Only $189 dlls
Only
$39
dlls
to become involved with you community.
Every Third Wednesday (except December).
www.insuranceinbaja.com
10am. Flying Samaritans meeting at Villas del Mar
Ph. (664) 158-0472 • In the Rosarito Beach Hotel
clubhouse on free road 2 miles south of Rosarito.
strip mall on Benito Juarez Blvd.
Volunteers provide free health services and clinics.
www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org. Susan Smith, 661-100social organizations. www.unitedsocietyofbaja.org. Judy
6066, U.S. 858-240-2360. [email protected]
Every Wednesday 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Intermediate Westphal, 661-614-1113. [email protected]
Every Saturday 10am Vinyasa Yoga with Phillip (YoSpanish class at Club Marena clubhouse, taught by Susana
gaMon)
Aldana at Club Marena Clubhouse
Schinkel. $6 donation. [email protected].
Every
First Saturday. Noon-sundown. Open Studio
Every Wednesday, 1:00 – 2:30 pm. Intermediate SpanArt
Walk,
a free tour of galleries in Rosarito Beach Hotel
ish Conversation class at Club Marena clubhouse, taught
commercial
center. Meet artists at work in their studios.
by Susana Schinkel. $6 donation. [email protected].
[email protected]
Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm. Writer’s Workshop at
Every Third Saturday. 1pm. USBC, United Society
Eden Restaurant, (next to Cruz Roja Thrift Store). Pubof
Baja
California, monthly Potluck dinner, held at La
lished and unpublished writers
welcome! Bring
Maroma Sports Bar, across from
samples (3-7 pages) of your
Burger King. Different theme
work to share. Marsh Casevey month. 50/50 raffle. Live
sady: marshcassady@yahoo.
entertainment at most events.
com.
Free
for members and guests.
Every Third Wednesday
Membership
only $15 USD
(except December). 2-4pm.
per
year.
Beverages
ordered
Bingo at Oceana Grill &
from
the
Bar
at
reduced
Club
Cafe, Blvd. Benito Juárez
prices.
#907-24. Great prizes, 6 difSaturdays in Tijuana –
ferent games. Benefits Flying
12:30
pm, Free walking tours
Samaritans. www.flyingsaof
downtown
Tijuana. Meet
maritansrosarito.org. Susan
under
the
clock
monument
Smith, 661-100-6066, U.S.
on
Avenida
Revolucion.
Wear
858-240-2360. susansmithz@
comfy
shoes
and
clothing.
Pay
hotmail.com
attention
to
the
weather
forecast
for
the
area.
Bring
fluids.
Every second and last
Wedne s d ay,
1:00 – 3:00 pm Cruz Roja Primo
Tapia Bingo at El Estimated walking time is 90 minutes.
Every single day. AA Grupo Gringo meets daily in their
Pescador Restaurant, km 44, (just north of Puerto Nuevo).
meeting
hall, #16 Mar Meditteraneo (two blocks behind
Raising money for an ambulance in Primotapia.
Hotel
Brisas
del Mar). Meetings: Saturday, 3:00; Sunday,
Every Second Thursday. 10am. Cruz Roja volunteers
Monday,
Thursday:
10:00 am; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday:
general meeting at Rosarito Beach Hotel. Provides assis6:00
pm.
Additional
meetings in Cantamar (just south of
tance in case of accidents or disasters. www.cruzrojarosarithe
footbridge)
Tuesday
and Friday, 10:00 am.. For more
to.org.mx. Rosie Pena, 664-976-0613, U.S. 619-621-0292.
information,
661-614-1678.
[email protected]
June 14, Tuesday, Rosarito Theatre Guild Annual
Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm. Writer’s Workshop at
Membership Meeting and election at the Theatre, 76
Benito Juarez Boulevard. Nominations must be received
by June 4. Irene O’Brien [email protected], phone
664-631-2447. Experience in marketing, fund raising,
set design, theatre, and/or computer skills helpful. www.
rosaritotheatre.org.
June 15. Wednesday. Payment deadline for Aug 25
Bus Trip to Del Mar Races, $42USD. Contact person:
Dorothy Southern.
June 15. Wednesday. Flying Samaritans General
Meeting and Bingo. Susan Smith 661-100-6066 or 858240-2360 or [email protected] or flyingsamaritansrosarito.org Bingo at Oceana Grill at 2pm.
June 16. Thursday. 10am. FRAO breakfast meeting at
Rosarito Beach Hotel, breakfast menu available, parking
validated.
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, Thursday, 5:00 pm, Wateke Social Mixer
at K-42 Restaurant and Bar. $5 admission gets you
free margarita and appetizers 5:00 – 6:00 pm. To
support the Baja Sand festival this August. Live entertainment until 10:00 pm. www.facebook.com/ Baja
Sand Festival del arte.
June 18. Saturday. 1pm. USBC Potluck at La
Maroma Sports Bar, across Benito Juarez from the
Burger King. Plat The Oldlywed Game with your
host Dorothy Southern. Bring eight servings of your
dish; A-I – sides and salads; J-Q – main dishes; R-Z
– desserts. Dorothy Southern at [email protected],
or US phone 1-619-370-6285.
June 18. Saturday. 4pm. Winefest Valle de Guadalupe 2016 at Vinicola Castillo Ferrer.
June 23, Thursday, 5:00 pm, the monthly USBC
restaurant tour visits Cocina Sylvestri Prime Steak House
and Wine Bar at Calafia. Tickets: $20 and must be purchased in advance. Sandy Eddahbi at [email protected]
phone 1-213-787-5091.
June 25. Saturday. Texas Hold ‘em Benefit Poker Tournaments at TBD
June 25 to 26. Saturday to Sunday. International Beach
Volleyball Tournament — Papas and Beer. Free.
June 25. Saturday. 7am. Mar Tejeda Surf Memorial
Classic at Club Bombay.
June 26. Sunday. 12pm. Best Bartender Contest at Club
Iggy’s. Entry fee $50. to benefit Rosarito Boys and Girls
Club. Trophies and awards. General Admission $3.00. A
percentage of all drink purchases and general admission
sales will also benefit the Rosarito Boys and Girls Club
June 29. Wednesday. Ladies Let’s Lunch at Almazara
in Valle de Guadalupe. Contact Bo Bendana.
June 29. Wednesday. 1pm. Bingo at El Pescador to
benefit Cruz Roja Primotapia.
June 30. Thursday. Chocolate Mousse Fluff-Off at
K42 Pub and Grill. Blind tasting. 5 local chefs competing.
$20 and a glass of wine included. Tickets available from
any of the competing restaurants or from any Friend of
Casa Hogar Jazmin Elizabeth. Many raffle prizes. Danielle
Williams.
June 30, July 1, 7, & 8, Thursdays and Fridays, 7:00
pm. and July 2, 3, 9, & 10, Saturdays and Sundays, 2:00 pm,
Rosarito Theatre Guild presents The Taffetas, a musical
comedy $25. www.rosaritotheatre.org. 20% discount on
your meal at Susanna’s Restaurante when booking these
performances. [email protected],
phone: 664-609-3451.
July 1 to 3. Friday to Sunday. 8th Clamato and Ceviche
Festival at Playas de Tijuana. Gloria Niebla 664 232 2568.
July 2. Saturday. Boy George and the Culture Club
Don’t Risk Jail Time in Mexico!
Why does Superman
stop bullets with his
chest, but ducks when
you throw a revolver at
him?
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Calendar of Events
All prices are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.
kicks off the celebration by opening up the brand new
6,000 seat amphitheater at BajaMar. 664-104-7021 664104-7024.
July 2. Saturday. 2pm. Tijuana Street Food + Craft
Beer. 3 street food stops + 3 Tijuana craft brewery visits +
tastings + traditional mezcal service onboard + RT transportation in a private, chauffeured vehicle.
sarito. Victor Loza’s birthday! $5 admission gets you free
margarita and appetizers 5:00 – 6:00 pm. Supports Baja
Sand festival in August. Live entertainment until 10:00
pm. www.facebook.com/ Baja Sand Festival del arte.
July 28, Saturday, 4:00 pm. Documentary: “Cozumel,
a paradise in the Mayan Caribbean,” A documentary
about the riches of Cozumel Island. In the multimedia
tent of the Rosarito Art Fest. Free.
July 28, Saturday, 5:00 pm, “Bright Land,” a
documentary showing the spirit and creative
capacity of three artisans living in
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. 619-2074325. [email protected] 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.
[email protected]
Every Friday 7:30 pm. Live music at El Callejon Colectivo Culinario; Floresta #320, Fracc. Acapulco, Ensenada.
Alex Orendain, [email protected], 646-120-8004; www.
elcallejoncolectivoculinario.com.
June 1 to 5. Wednesday to Sunday. 47th Baja 500.
sculpture featuring international sand castle artists and
amateurs too. Dinner and show outdoors, two days of
music, dance, art exhibits and food, and of course, the
completed sand sculptures. Takes them up to two weeks
to build each piece. Free
August 31. Wednesday. 6pm. Sabor de Baja. All-white
attire requested for thefancy party at the beachfront gardens of the Rosarito Beach Hotel. Pairings of some of the
July 2, Saturday, afternoon-evening;
best local chefs with local wines.
Fourth of July celebration at Campo Rene’s
September 4. Sunday. Fandango in La
(behind Rene’s spiffy new casino, formerly the
Mision, for the benefit of BECA scholarrun down cru mmy Rene’s bar. KM 28 on free
ships.
road) to benefit the Cruz Roja Rosarito hospital and
September 23 – 25, Friday through Saturambulance service. Yolanda Ortiz yolyortiz@yahoo.
day, Playas de Rosarito Sister Cities International
com 619-709-9503.
Convention and Conference at the Puerto Nuevo
July 2, Saturday, 7:00 pm concert featuring the
Hotel in Puerto Nuevo. Workshops, social gatherBeatles and The Rolling Stones cover bands to benefit
ings, and more. Meet delegates from Rosarito’s Sister
DIF Rosarito. Tickets at Roma pharmacies. 661-612Cities around the world. Information: www.chpro6077 or 661-612-6082. Venue to be announced.
sarito.org; email: [email protected]; phone:
July 2. Saturday. 4 to 11pm. 4th Annual 4th of
extension 1080.
th
8 annual Chili Cook Off Saturday August 6th, 2016 661-614-9600,
July Celebration at Campo Rene’s to benefit Cruz
September 24. Saturday. 10am. Rosarito to
Roja Rosarito. Overlooking the beach, free. Live DJ,
Ensenada Bike Ride. 50 mile bike ride along the
1st, 2nd & 3rd cash prize plus people choice
music, food, mariachis, fireworks, raffle.
ocean and up through the hills toward the wine
Raffles to benefit the local Food Bank and La Mision Childrens Fund.
July 3. Sunday. Annual July 4 BBQ and fireworks
country, and into the seaport of Ensenada.
Starting @ 11:00 AM Judging @ 3:00 $20 Team entry fee
show, presented by the Flying Samaritans. Food,
October 1. Saturday. Fundraising event for Baja
Sign up & pick up rules at LA SALINA CANTINA Km. 73
music, annual fundraiser. $8. Fireworks off the pier
California Spay and Neuter Foundation.
FB: /LaSalinaCantina Ph. (646) 155-8179
at the Rosarito Beach Hotel Gardens Benefiting the
October 9, Sunday, Second Annual Tecate to
Flying Samaritans clinics. Food, raffels, entertainEnsenada Bike Race/Ride through the wine country.
ment, fireworks. VIP seating $15; General seating $8. Rosarito.Multimedia tent of the Rosarito Art Fest; free. Registration $50 through July 3, $80 race day. Prizes by
www.flyingsamaritansrosarito.org; MX – 661-100-6066;
August 5 to 21. Friday to Sunday. Olympic Games age class. www.bajabikerace.com.
US – 1-858-240-2360.
from Rio de Janeiro. Not broadcast by either Televisa or
October 12 to 15. Wednesday to Sunday. 7th Annual
July 4. Monday. 5pm. Three Month Toy Drive Begins! Azteca.
Int’l Mariachi y Ballet Folklorico Festival at Rosarito
- Christmas in July! Organize a party or potluck and ask
August 17, Wednesday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm, Intro- Beach Hotel. Three days of workshops for voice, instrueach guest to bring an unwrapped toy for children in duction to acting class beginning to intermediate at the ments and dance, followed by concerts on Friday on Satgroup home. We pick up. Marilyn Widd.
Rosarito Theatre Guild, on the boulevard behind Comex. urday nights. Mariachi Mass on Sunday. Family-friendly
July 4. Monday. 5 to 11pm. Campo Rene 4th of July Ages 12 – adult. Covers speaking, movement on stage, the event. Tickets prices for all budgets.
Extravaganza. More later.
script, developing expressions and gestures, interpretaOctober 16. Sunday. Cruz Roja Soup’s On
July 7 - 10, Thursday Sunday, The Taffetas at Rosarito tion and more. Advance payment required. Members:
October 28. Friday. Susanna’s pairing luncheon at
Theatre Guild. Evenings and matinees. www.rosarito- $25, non-embers $30.00, youth 12 – 17: $20 omelton@aol. Susanna’s Restaurant in Rosarito Beach. Benefit Baja
theatre.org.
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August 19 to 21. Friday to Sunday. Baja Blues Fest at [email protected]
be crowded, as bad as during Spring Break.
the Rosarito Beach Hotel.
Pearl Harbor Day. Wednesday. Flying Samaritans
July 23. Saturday. 3pm. Fundraising concert for La
August 20 to 21. Saturday to Sunday. 4th Annual Luncheon/White Elephant Gift Exchange at Las Rocas.
Mision Children’s Fund at La Salina Cantina, with Straw- Rootstock - Baja Reggae Camping and music fest
December 9 to December 10. Friday to Saturday.
berry Alarm Clock, Wanted, and the Baja Sand Dogs. $20
August 25. Thursday. Dorothy Southern Bus Trip to Cruz Roja Rosarito Thrift Store: Annual Christmas Sale,
USD advance $25 at door.
Del Mar Races, $42 USD
9am-5pm
July 27, Wednesday, 5:00 pm, Wateke Social Mixer at
August 26 to 28. Friday to Sunday. Baja sand castle
December 10. Saturday. Holiday Home Tour for
the Alley Bar, on Calle Tijuana, down from Electra in Ro- gala 2016 at Rosarito Beach Hotel, north of pier. Sand Friends of the Library. ,
score-international.com for tickets and more information.
June 4. Saturday noon. Kawaii Fest Ensenada 2016
at Plaza Pueblo Antiguo.
July 1 to 3. Friday to Sunday. Guadalupe Valley Fest.
July 2. Saturday. Culture Club kicks off the celebration
by opening up the brand new 6,000 seat amphitheater at
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July 23. Saturday. 5 to 11pm. Summer Fest 2016 at
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Boy’s And Girls Club
Opens New Digs
It’s a little out of the way but there’s room to grow
BY BARBI DHAL
The new and very much improved Club de Ninos y Ninas,
(that’s the Boys and Girls Club to
you Gringos), has opened with
much pomp and circumstance.
Armed with driving instructions and a very vague street map I
set out to find the party. I followed
arrows to what I assumed was
overflow parking only to run into
a very big earth mover (and he was
driving a bulldozer). At this time
there is not a lot of parking space,
but this won’t be a problem most
days. The Club will be super nice
when it’s finished. But big machines
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Supper Club, and daddy dearest,
Hugo Torres). Years of fund raising,, including all proceeds of the
popular October Mariachi Fests,
have made this newly expanded
club possible.
The Mariachi Divas provided
musical entertainment to the several hundred people in attendance,
highlighted by the playing of the
new Boys and Girls Club song.
A contest garnered 19 entries for
a chance to grab the $1000 prize
sponsored by B&G Club super
supporter Jerry Lester. The winning song was penned by Dolores
ful costumes regaled the audience
with traditional Mexican dances,
followed by the older students
dancing to music from the Broadway hit Grease. The staff was introduced, and framed photos were
bestowed upon some of the more
generous benefactors. In addition
to Mexican favorites, there were
burgers and ice cream.
A high point of the evening
was when Nancy Solomon, a script
supervisor for “Fear the Walking
Dead” which is currently filming
season three in Rosarito, presented
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and workmen are going to be very
much present for quite a while.
The main building is a weather
worthy ginormous cinder block
quonset hut, but clearly unfinished.
Several rooms were labeled, including a huge kitchen area (thanks
much to Bo Bendana of Mi Casa
Moreno of Nogales. Second place
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will be used as the local theme song.
The Club’s own ninas in beauti-
a check for $10,000 U.S. from the
AMC Network, to sponsor the
teenagers’ dream room with brain
games, comfy areas to sit and
dream, and counselors to help teenagers find their way to the university or to becoming entrepreneurs.
In the future there will be a
library, dance hall, and creative
activities room. Other rooms under
construction are administrative
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New Bar Opens
We can never have too many of those
BY REN DRAKE HILL
A bar with a new concept
opened its doors in May. The
Alley Bar, located at the former
Footprinters Clubhouse on Calle
Tijuana. It’s just off the toll road
exit before the Pemex/dairy; or
from the free road, turn inland at
Electra).
The Alley is not merely a sports
bar, but a venue that is eager to
support our local charities.
For now they will be open
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
moms and students so they can
take care of their families, while
she currently doesn’t take a salary.
The Alley offers 12 signature
drinks, created by 12 local charitable organizations, with a portion
of the drink price donated to that
charity. This amount varies but
last week she gave 20% of drink
money to the charities. Not all 12
slots have been claimed yet, so you
can rush down and represent your
favorite charity. The groups who
have responded
are the Hearts
of Baja children’s Home
Network (the
B aj a - t i n i ) ;
Baja Spay
and Neuter
(Salty Dog);
Baja Sand
(Sand in Your
Shorts); VIVA,
the Volunteers
for Indigent and
Vulnerable Animals (Baja Blend Margarita); and
Casa Hogar Jazmin/Elizabeth (the
JAZZ, a non-alcoholic beverage).
Drinks are priced $4 - $4.50, with
some of that going to your fave
The pharmacist asked
me my birthday again
today. Pretty sure
she’s going to get me
something.
noon to 2:00 am, and
Sundays 10:00 am to 8:00
pm but plan to open additional
days/hours during the summer.
The Alley does not have a des-
be one of the 12 chosen groups to
arrange an event. Maryam Malak
celebrated her birthday there already. And Sara wishes everyone
would consider the Alley Bar as
their meeting place.
There is a small bar menu featuring nachos ($3.50 – 6.); Fries,
plain or with carne asada or chili
cheese ($5 – 6); 8piece chicken
wings with BBQ or ranch ($6
– a real deal!) and for the superhungry, a hot dog or chili dog with
tons of toppings ($3-4). I’ve heard
this is a real joyful experience to
eat. The chili is homemade, no
Hormel here.
Transactions are cash (dollars
or pesos) only, and there is free
Wi-Fi. Facebook friends of The
Alley receive notices of all sorts
of specials.
Sara can be reached at [email protected] , or
better yet, just drop into the Alley
bar and say Hi! ,
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Opening night at the Alley
ignated happy hour, because as
co-owner Sara Vega says, “We’re
always happy, so it is always happy
hour!”
There are many promotions
and specials in effect. Currently,
if you purchase an Alley T-shirt,
you get a free Kamikaze shot every time your wear it into the bar.
You can also score a Kamikaze
shot if you tag yourself at the bar
on Facebook while you’re there.
Groups of five or more ladies will
be offered a free nacho appetizer,
so ladies, grab your girlfriends and
head on over. Need a fifth? I may
be persuaded to join you!
There is live music performed
on many evenings, because Sara
finds it important to support local
musicians, and she hopes the public comes to support them as well.
Sara has also given jobs to single
organization. Indigent animals?
They don’t have pockets, aren’t all
of them indigent?
The Alley is available for events
of any kind, and you don’t have to
Tortuga to the Island bringing
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Island and water is blue.
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB...
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new home and excited to show it
off.
Directions to the club: going
north on the free road, pass Pabellon center and turn right at the next
stop light (Calle Diego Esquivel);
go all the way to the end and turn
right on Sharp Blvd.; Take the first
left (it is a dirt road) and travel up
the hill about a quarter of a mile.
You can’t miss it.
For information or to donate to
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phone: 661-100-2449, or 661-8501773, or visit www.ClubRosarito.
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offices, an auditorium/theatre, and
nurse station. The proposed computer lab will be able to help up to
60 children an hour, and there will
be a library and math lab.
A lot of money is still needed.
Banners posted around the property pled for additional funds needed
to finish the buildings.
Ready for use are the soccer
field and volleyball court, which
are on a leveled dirt pad. Grass is
planned.
If you haven’t inspected the
property yet, it’s well worth the
visit, and they are giving guided
tours, as everyone is proud of their
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Comment On The
Baja 500 Tragedy
BY ORLANDO GOTAY
duty to provide a safe event for
spectators. I’m not breaking new
ground here. In a 2008 California
Court of Appeals opinion, where
SCORE was sued over injuries
to a spectator in another race in
the Baja, the Court of Appeals
held that SCORE had a duty to
organize and conduct a reasonably safe event with respect to
race spectators. At that time,
SCORE claimed it had no control
over spectators, yet the courts still
ruled that nonetheless, SCORE
had a duty to minimize risks to
those spectators.
The matter of liability aside,
there is the broader question of
the general way in which inherently dangerous activities such as
these are allowed to unfold, and
whether events that are inherently
dangerous to spectators are in the
best interests of tourism. To be
sure, the most recent death has
received worldwide coverage. The
Times of London even reported
on it.
Is it worth it?
One particularly tart commenter said “[w]e cannot change
the way races proceed anymore
than we can change any other part
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Others spoke of “traditions”
and my mind raced to think of
“old traditions” and “institutions”
we have found to be repugnant
as our mores and enlightenment
evolve. Recently, bullfights are
in the cross hairs of those who
think that activity is no longer
acceptable. With respect to races,
perhaps it is time to meaningfully
reassess spectator safety, so that
these events may be allowed to
continue in a way beneficial to all.
I don’t think races are repugnant,
but indifference to life certainly
fits the bill.
Orlando Gotay is a tax attorney
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Barely a mile from the start,
the 2016 Baja 500 race in Ensenada claimed the life of an 8 year old
that had come to watch the race.
The child’s mother was injured as
well. Video circulating in social
media shows an event vehicle careening off a bank toward spectators. In the audio portion, an unseen witness by the videographer
can be heard repeatedly saying “te
lo dije” (“I told you so”).
It is a tragic incident indeed.
There is no disagreement on that.
What has fueled debate, however,
is the question of who are the responsible parties here, and what,
if anything can be learned from
this sad turn of events.
On social media, the battle
lines were immediately drawn.
Some blame the child’s parents
for “putting him” in harm’s way.
Others point at the possibility
that safety measures in a crowed
race departure in downtown were
inadequate, insufficient, or non
functional at best.
What troubles me the most is
that some seem to believe that an
“anything goes” safety free attitude
is essential to the character of
races in Baja, for otherwise, they
would be adrenaline free, like ones
north of the border.
It is one thing to have much
sympathy for a spectator that darts
out, past race monitors into the
racecourse itself and ends injured.
What is clear to me is that
race event organizers have both
a moral and very likely, a legal
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