
Sandra Dibble
Writer at Freelance
Creator of Border City podcast for San Diego Union-Tribune. Write Border Report for Voice of San Diego. https://t.co/sRvazTkTeV
Articles
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4 days ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Sandra Dibble
Three weeks after Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda announced the cancellation of her U.S. visitor visa, many questions linger. But one thing is certain: The incident has put an uncomfortable spotlight on the governor, who has been an up-and-coming politician in Mexico’s ruling MORENA Party. The Trump administration began to put travel restrictions on Mexican politicians it believes are connected to “drug corruption” as early as last month, ProPublica reported.
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3 weeks ago |
mexiconewsdaily.com | Sandra Dibble
With a U.S. levy on imported Mexican tomatoes set to start in mid-July, Mexico’s growers are lobbying intensely against a measure they say would harm both countries, joining forces with U.S. partners and President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administrationOne grower acknowledged it’s an uphill fight.
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1 month ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Sandra Dibble
Law enforcement officers in San Diego, and beyond, are mourning the violent death of a Baja California state police commander who helped detain U.S. fugitives in Mexico. U.S. officers rushed to the scene where Abigail Esparza Reyes lay fatally wounded in Tijuana this month in a shootout with an escaped California inmate. They filled the pews two days later during her funeral mass at Tijuana’s Metropolitan Cathedral. And they have been raising money to help the son and daughter she left behind.
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2 months ago |
voiceofsandiego.org | Sandra Dibble
Tariffs and immigration crackdowns have taken center stage in recent weeks as President Donald Trump pushes border tougher restrictions. But there has been another issue also playing out: water. This month for the first time, the United States denied Mexico’s request for a special delivery of Colorado River water to Tijuana. Though not required in the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water treaty, these voluntary deliveries have been quietly taking place since 1972.
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Mar 3, 2025 |
voiceofsandiego.org | Sandra Dibble
As a girl growing up in Tijuana and San Diego, Joanna Loaiza read adventure stories, swam laps at her local pool, and dreamed of one day becoming an engineer. Today, the 22-year-old is preparing to graduate from CETYS Universidad in Tijuana with a degree in computer engineering. She’s learning about electronic chips, or semiconductors, the small devices essential for everything from cell phones to fighter jets.
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“When you become a liaison officer, you become part of a big family on both sides of the border, and it never goes away.” https://t.co/K06I2XtB4b

RT @tijuanapress: Oldest migrant shelther in Tj may close services due to cuts from USAID. https://t.co/FDa8AXQEEC

RT @OtayMark: US Rejects Mexico’s Emergency Water Request For decades, special deliveries of Colorado water to Tijuana have been routinely…