Baja armed robberies

I have to admit, I was skeptical the first time I read SurferMags story, “I’ll Never Go to Baja Again” aka Carjacked in Baja. Three surfers losing everything in Baja to a group of professional and heavily armed carjacker-thieves sounded like the truth was a bit stretched. Bribes are not unheard of, but this was …

The newest Baja police corruption crackdown

The LA times has a story on the latest attempt to root out corruption in the Baja police force: They’re installing cameras to catch extortion attempts, publicizing that people can pay tickets with credit cards and transferring corrupt cops. They’ve deployed a squad of female traffic officers to offer courteous help to tourists. They’ve even …

Chicano Park and a Tijuana Bullfight

(Photos from this entry can be found here: Chicano Park 35 years, Tijuana Bullfight.) First things first. Two weeks ago Anna and I went to the shindig for 35 years of Chicano Park. It was as we expected; lowriders, music, and street fair vendors. In other words, a good time. While there we ran into …