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Alexandra Mendoza

Reporter · US

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alexandra Mendoza

    Otay Mesa border crossing reopens after ‘suspicious package’ prompted shutdown (opens the original)

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    The discovery of a suspicious package prompted the temporary closure of the Otay Mesa port of entry for vehicles and pedestrians crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday morning but officials had it reopened more than an hour later, officials said. San Diego police spokesperson Lt. Cesar Jimenez said a package was found by federal authorities and that, out of an abundance of caution, traffic was being diverted while authorities investigated the issue. The closure affected northbound and sout

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alexandra Mendoza

    Ex-husband of Baja California governor among those sanctioned by U.S. in Sinaloa cartel crackdown (opens the original)

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    The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions on Tuesday against nearly 50 individuals and entities for allegedly serving as “leaders or facilitators” of the Sinaloa cartel in Baja California, including the ex-husband of the Baja California governor and others with political connections. The designations announced by the agency come more than a year after the U.S. Department of State revoked the nonimmigrant visas of Baja California Gov. Marina del Pi

  3. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Alexandra Mendoza

    Mexico breaks ground on new desalination plant in Rosarito to bolster region’s water supply (opens the original)

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    Mexico kicked off construction Friday on what officials are touting as the largest desalination plant in Latin America, a $850 million project that aims to bolster the water supply for the cities of Tijuana, Rosarito and Ensenada. The desalination plant, being built in Rosarito and financed with public funds, will help reduce dependence on the Colorado River, the region’s main water source. Construction is expected to take about three years. “Baja California couldn’t rely solely on water from th

  4. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Alexandra Mendoza

    Nearly 500 bicycles ridden in the desert at Burning Man to be donated in Mexico (opens the original)

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    From a vast array of colorful bicycles lined up in a San Ysidro parking lot, an eager group of volunteers each picked one and rode it across the border into Mexico. Their goal was to deliver nearly 500 donated bikes to those who need them. Not so long ago, those same bikes were ridden through the Black Rock Desert by Burning Man attendees in northwestern Nevada before being abandoned. The nonprofit World Bicycle Forum 12 Mexico, which advocates for cycling as a means of transportation, approache

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Alexandra Mendoza

    Hundreds rally in City Heights condemning recent ICE operations (opens the original)

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    Community members and leaders demonstrated in City Heights on Wednesday afternoon to condemn heightened immigration enforcement operations throughout the county, including reported arrests near schools. “It makes me angry. It makes me sad,” San Diego City Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera told the crowd at the corner of Fairmount and University avenues. “No community should have to endure what these families are enduring.” Wednesday’s rally and march came as community groups that monitor U.S. Immigr

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