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Saturday, September 29, 2018

Hurricane Rosa ! - Earthquake In Mexicali - H20 Shutdown Tijuana & Rosarito - Narco Tunnel Jacume Pics from Proceso - UPDATES: 09/29 3:00pm Hurricane Rosa Updates - Frontera Reports 190 Dead in TIJ @ 8:18am YTD Total for TIJ=1,855 Dead - Daca Bob's Girlffriend Suzie - Latest Reports on Kavanaugh, Immigration

Taking a break from the drug war violence and the Kavanaugh  and other Trump nightmares with current Hurricane Rosa updates.


Here she comes:




 ETA:






From The National Hurricane Center - with lots of maps to play with:

Key Messages for Hurricane Rosa 


**********

From The National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Rosa Public Advisory 


**********

So in our location Rosa will hit as a Tropical Storm.  The authorities are ready and prepared, schools will be shut down Monday and Tuesday. 

Weather permitting, Tuesday (10/02) @ midnight the main aqueduct valve will be shut down as previously planned affecting 460 colonias in Tijuana and Rosarito Beach.  There will be no water until Friday the 5th.  

So, if you don't have a pila, well you know how the story goes.  Here, I'm doing laundry like crazy so we don't drain the pila - Paris needs her blankies washed, she insists. The last time we went through this, when the H20 came back on it blew pipes and there was massive flooding in homes and on the streets.  We installed a pressure regulator, hope it works. Hope we don't have to replace the roof again. Yep, Rosa is creating a SSE swell, but I wouldn't go out in the water, nope. Late yesterday afternoon you could feel the humidity building.  Get out your candles, if the electricity stays on at SADM it will be nothing short of a milagro.


From Frontera:

ACTUALIZACION: Seran 460 Colonias Las Que Se Quedaran Sin Aqua En Tijuana y Rosarito 


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UPDATE/edit @ 3:00pm:

Here is the latest on Hurricane Rosa which has been significantly downgraded, particularly for our region.  I could not find information if the schools south of Ensenada and San Felipe will still be shut down this coming Monday & Tuesday.   So, we are still expecting rain and most likely the electricity will go out here at SADM:

From The National Hurricane Center  with current graphics:


Hurricane Rosa







Hurricane Rosa Forecast Discussion:


**********


In Tijuana, the projections for the most affected colonias and areas and emergency numbers for all Municipalities:

From Frontera: 09/29 @ 11am

'Rosa' Llegan Como Tormenta Tropical a BC:  Proteccion Civil 


end edit.


**********



Meanwhile, an earthquake out in Mexicali:

More pics & info here.
Oh soory, that's the narco tunnel out in Jacume across from Jacumba Hot Springs from a few days back courtesy Proceso...they are reporting it was very sophisticated .
More pics & info here.





Here's the quake:


4.9 @ 7:17pm so far no reported injuries



 From Frontera:

Sacude Temblor de 4.9 a Mexicali Con Epicentro En El Valley
Por, Carlos Lima - 09/28 @ 7:29pm 

********** 

UPDATE/edit 09/29 3:09pm:

I said I wasn't going to this, but here are links for all the latest on the Kavanaugh  disaster.  At The Intercept, hoping they will bundle all of their reports on this recent travesty.  Meanwhile do not miss the comments and links within the comments:

The Intercept 


Latest on Immigration Disaster:


The War On Immigrants 


Of course, Democracy Now ! 

Under Hot Topics you will find Kavanaugh, Immigration, Climate Change...the works.

**********

Local drug war events:

It looks as though we will actually be able to say the executions have slowed down this past month of September, the body count for TIJ is 190+ dead - which is less than previous months. YTD total killed just in TIJ=1,855. 

 However, it is always unclear if these lulls are due to the cartels reloading.  You might want to keep your eye out not only on local events, but National events where there have been huge clashes between the cartels and the authorities.

 - From Frontera:

Contabilizan 7 Ejecutados en 7 Horas
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez - 09/29/18 8:18am

Frontera Policiaca

Zeta Tijuana 

Proceso 


Stayed up until 5:00am trying to capture Daca Bob's girlfriend Suzie so we could take her into Dr. Silva's  for shots and to be fixed...otherwise I'm going to wind up with kittens.  Completely unsuccessful, will keep trying - but she really is a sweet little thing.


end edit.

**********

 see y'all later. 


 
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind cries Mary from Simbelmyne on Vimeo.

Hurricane Rosa ! - Earthquake In Mexicali - H20 Shutdown Tijuana & Rosarito - Narco Tunnel Jacume Pics from Proceso - UPDATES: 09/29 3:00pm Hurricane Rosa Updates - Frontera Reports 190 Dead in TIJ @ 8:18am YTD Total for TIJ=1,855 Dead - Daca Bob's Girlffriend Suzie - Latest Reports on Kavanaugh, Immigration

Taking a break from the drug war violence and the Kavanaugh  and other Trump nightmares with current Hurricane Rosa updates.


Here she comes:




 ETA:






From The National Hurricane Center - with lots of maps to play with:

Key Messages for Hurricane Rosa 


**********

From The National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Rosa Public Advisory 


**********

So in our location Rosa will hit as a Tropical Storm.  The authorities are ready and prepared, schools will be shut down Monday and Tuesday. 

Weather permitting, Tuesday (10/02) @ midnight the main aqueduct valve will be shut down as previously planned affecting 460 colonias in Tijuana and Rosarito Beach.  There will be no water until Friday the 5th.  

So, if you don't have a pila, well you know how the story goes.  Here, I'm doing laundry like crazy so we don't drain the pila - Paris needs her blankies washed, she insists. The last time we went through this, when the H20 came back on it blew pipes and there was massive flooding in homes and on the streets.  We installed a pressure regulator, hope it works. Hope we don't have to replace the roof again. Yep, Rosa is creating a SSE swell, but I wouldn't go out in the water, nope. Late yesterday afternoon you could feel the humidity building.  Get out your candles, if the electricity stays on at SADM it will be nothing short of a milagro.


From Frontera:

ACTUALIZACION: Seran 460 Colonias Las Que Se Quedaran Sin Aqua En Tijuana y Rosarito 


 **********

UPDATE/edit @ 3:00pm:

Here is the latest on Hurricane Rosa which has been significantly downgraded, particularly for our region.  I could not find information if the schools south of Ensenada and San Felipe will still be shut down this coming Monday & Tuesday.   So, we are still expecting rain and most likely the electricity will go out here at SADM:

From The National Hurricane Center  with current graphics:


Hurricane Rosa







Hurricane Rosa Forecast Discussion:


**********


In Tijuana, the projections for the most affected colonias and areas and emergency numbers for all Municipalities:

From Frontera: 09/29 @ 11am

'Rosa' Llegan Como Tormenta Tropical a BC:  Proteccion Civil 


end edit.


**********



Meanwhile, an earthquake out in Mexicali:

More pics & info here.
Oh soory, that's the narco tunnel out in Jacume across from Jacumba Hot Springs from a few days back courtesy Proceso...they are reporting it was very sophisticated .
More pics & info here.





Here's the quake:


4.9 @ 7:17pm so far no reported injuries



 From Frontera:

Sacude Temblor de 4.9 a Mexicali Con Epicentro En El Valley
Por, Carlos Lima - 09/28 @ 7:29pm 

********** 

UPDATE/edit 09/29 3:09pm:

I said I wasn't going to this, but here are links for all the latest on the Kavanaugh  disaster.  At The Intercept, hoping they will bundle all of their reports on this recent travesty.  Meanwhile do not miss the comments and links within the comments:

The Intercept 


Latest on Immigration Disaster:


The War On Immigrants 


Of course, Democracy Now ! 

Under Hot Topics you will find Kavanaugh, Immigration, Climate Change...the works.

**********

Local drug war events:

It looks as though we will actually be able to say the executions have slowed down this past month of September, the body count for TIJ is 190+ dead - which is less than previous months. YTD total killed just in TIJ=1,855. 

 However, it is always unclear if these lulls are due to the cartels reloading.  You might want to keep your eye out not only on local events, but National events where there have been huge clashes between the cartels and the authorities.

 - From Frontera:

Contabilizan 7 Ejecutados en 7 Horas
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez - 09/29/18 8:18am

Frontera Policiaca

Zeta Tijuana 

Proceso 


Stayed up until 5:00am trying to capture Daca Bob's girlfriend Suzie so we could take her into Dr. Silva's  for shots and to be fixed...otherwise I'm going to wind up with kittens.  Completely unsuccessful, will keep trying - but she really is a sweet little thing.


end edit.

**********

 see y'all later. 


 
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind cries Mary from Simbelmyne on Vimeo.

Monday, September 24, 2018

Brett Kavanugh (spelled wrong on purpose) Got Some 'Splanin To Do - Updates 09/24: Frontera Reports @ 8:13am 154 Dead in TIJ - YTD Total in TIJ Is 1,818



Extremely behind here due to three trips up to the States last week; Paris was at VCA once again, but she has finally recovered from a weird bug she picked up.  Yesterday I was able to give her a bathers and she had her first full meal (Mike cooked her a New York). This is a problem with Bassetts - they are hounds and always have their noses down sniffing around getting into everything...plus they are ultra sensitive. Bob the Daca cat is by her side.




 In between times we have been following the Kavanaugh saga with the accusations from Dr. Christine Blassey Ford (whom we both believe) while Trump and his idiot son minimize and dismiss her charges along with most Republicans.  Now when I see Mitch McConnell I want to vomit.
He was always a turtle head.


Y'all remember this guy...the flasher !


Yesterday late afternoon more charges emerged regarding Brett Kavanugh  (I spelled that wrong on purpose) from yet another woman:

From the New Yorker:

Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, From Brett Kavanaughs College Years
By, Ronana Farrow & Jane Meyer - 09/23/18 


Stormy Daniel's attorney Michael Avenatti adds more fuel to the fire (keep in mind though that Ryan Grimm has noted this story may be going nowhere in so many words).  But still...

 From The Hill:

Avenatti Says He Has Witnesses Who Can Back Sexual Assault Claims Against Kavanaugh
By, Aris Folley - 09/23/18 

 **********

Next, as far as we know, Kavanugh & Dr. Blassey Ford with both be testifying on Thursday 27th, and Diane Feinstein (oh finally she does something right) calls for a postponement of the the key Judiciary Committee vote.


More up to date interviews and opinions:

Democracy Now (and don't miss all the news) 

Brett Kavanaugh|Democracy Now 


**********

Unfortunately, Mexico who is famous for their Novelas has not at least locally been covering the Kavanugh story - and it would make a great Novela.



*********

Locally it has been horrible, PGJE building attacked in Tijuana, another Police Officer murdered, many killings throughout Ensenada , Pabillon's in Rosarito has become a shooting gallery, drug tunnel located out in Jacume across from Jacumba, and the executions just keep mounting in Tijuana. Taking care of Paris kept my mind distracted, but the truth is, people are scared.  AMLO was in town - thousands turned out to greet and cheer him on...he looked worried to me.  I'll be back tomorrow with those updates and latest reports on Immigration Atrocities thanks to Donald Trump.

UPDATE/edit 09/24:

 - We are past the midmark of the month, so it is difficult to say if September will continue the trend of hitting at least 200 dead from the drug war in Tijuana.  In order to understand or get a sense of how the Mexican people are feeling about the violence, here is the latest survey:

From Frontera:

Ocho de Cada Diez Tijuanenses se Sienten Inseguros: Encuesta
Por, Said Rodriguez 

Pasted For You:

Eight out of ten Tijuanenses feel insecure: Survey
By: |
TIJUANA, Baja California (GH)
Eight out of ten (81.2%) Tijuanenses feel insecure, as reflected in the last citizen perception report of the Metropolitan Center of Economic and Business Information (Cemdi) regarding the first semester of 2018, this statistic exceeds the national average that is set in 79.7%.

The director of Cemdi, Rubén Roa Dueñas pointed out that 84.6% of the women surveyed feel insecure when driving on the streets, it is the highest rate registered, however in the case of men there is also a high percentage that does not feel sure to be walking on the roads of the city with 77.8%.

It may interest you: Low perception of insecurity in Tijuana up to 5%, according to Inegi

"Our function is to generate transparent statistics, we are not going to tire of publishing the findings that the citizenship gives us and the impacts to the economy, we want CDT to do well and promote investment, and this is a way to give clarity to the authorities the thinking of the people, "he said.

ATMs with 77% are still the places where people take the most precautions, followed by transportation with 65.4% and with 57.6% the public road as the most insecure places in Tijuana according to the public perception.

The state and municipal police do not generate confidence
The state police was the lowest in the index of trust on the part of the citizens in Tijuana with 3.4%, while the municipal police also came out with a very low 3.6%, while the Federal Police registered a 7.8% and the armed forces like army and navy have a confidence of 19.3%.

You may be interested: Perception of insecurity decreases 12.8% in Tijuana: Cemdi

In the face of the homicides that continue to plague the city, there was a 10% increase in the witnessing of the sale and consumption of drugs with respect to the last quarter (48.9%), something that draws attention and for what the CDT urged to combat the crime prevention.

"We must work more in the prevention of crime and all technological tools to ensure the safety of citizens," he said.

Finally, Roa Dueñas mentioned that it is irrelevant to ask if the delinquents, aggressors or even victims are from Tijuana or from abroad, since the city has historically been nourished on the basis of migration.

"The city has been very kind because of the geographical location and its proximity to the North American market, it would be pointless to delve into the origin of the criminals." concluded.

***** 

 - On 09/20/18 Frontera reported the number of murders in Tijuana exceeded the numbers from last year (same time period).  At this point, the YTD total for Tijuana was 1,789 dead:

From Frontera

Impone 2018 Nuevo Record En Homicidios
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez - 09/20/18

***** 

 - Today, Frontera reports @ 8:13am there have been 154 homicides in Tijuana, giving the city a YTD figure of 1,818 people dead from the drug war.  Since then, I am counting three more.

From Frontera:

Balean a 2 En Puntos Distintos de Tijuana
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez

To follow the conflict, including attacks on Police, one Municipal Police  and another wounded, PGJE Offices attacked in the Zona Rio, the narco tunnel just across from Jacumba Hot Springs in Jacume (although we are not receiving much information on this tunnel as far as how sophisticated it was and if it went under the "Fence" - only that it was discovered by the PEPO's on a tip and used for both drug and human smuggling), the body parts,burned bodies, narco-mantas, chopped off heads left in containers, and attack on USBP personnel and vehicle off of Avenida International (arrest made in this case),weapons and drug busts go here where you can also click portada for the other daily news & great editorials:

Frontera

Frontera Policiaca|twitter


 - A bit later this afternoon, Zeta reported  21 people assassinated over this last weekend including one this morning putting the monthly total in Tijuana @ 160 dead: 

From Zeta:

21 Asesinatos Durante el Fin de Semana, en Tijuana 

Also, alert out for using ATM's in Ensenada...so be careful:

Alertan Por Robos en Cajeras Automaticos de Ensenada
Por, Lorena Lamas


*****

Of course, Zeta for daily updates and editorials, political and national events:

Zeta Tijuana


*****

Speaking of Ensenada , check here for most recent events of the drug war - as you can see there have been several killings:

From El Vigia:

911 

*****

 - You will remember local Carmen Guiterrez from many years back reporting the drug war, corruption and social anomalies  - she has the Rosarito beat at Frontera and keeps us all informed.  Here's a rundown of drug war events so far this last month in Rosarito Beach:

08/31: 

Ataque Armado al Interior de Restaurante de Mariscos en Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez 

09/06:

Hombre Recibe al Menos Cuatro Disparos en Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez

09/10:

Localizan Mujer con Tres Impactos de Bala en Corredor 2000 Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


09/15:

Localizan Cadaver con Varias Disparos en Playa de Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


09/15:

This was the shooting at the Love Bar in Pabellons which left  one dead and two wounded; and another man wounded by gunfire in the parking lot of the Home Depot:

Balacera Deja 1 Muerto y 2 Lesionados Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


09/21:

Matan a hombre a Tiros en Colonia Constitucion de Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


More Rosarito Reports here, although backlogs not included  for previous months.


end edit thank god.


**********
Oh, and Reuban noted we have had four blackouts here at SADM in just the past few weeks,one of which  I think blew out my speakers on the computer so I can't listen to this but you can....one for Kavanugh( aka Mean Mr. Mustard) the flasher although now we are learning through Democracy Now ! that he did more than flash it, he put it in her face. I didn't see that in the USMSM, wow.


Brett Kavanugh (spelled wrong on purpose) Got Some 'Splanin To Do - Updates 09/24: Frontera Reports @ 8:13am 154 Dead in TIJ - YTD Total in TIJ Is 1,818



Extremely behind here due to three trips up to the States last week; Paris was at VCA once again, but she has finally recovered from a weird bug she picked up.  Yesterday I was able to give her a bathers and she had her first full meal (Mike cooked her a New York). This is a problem with Bassetts - they are hounds and always have their noses down sniffing around getting into everything...plus they are ultra sensitive. Bob the Daca cat is by her side.




 In between times we have been following the Kavanaugh saga with the accusations from Dr. Christine Blassey Ford (whom we both believe) while Trump and his idiot son minimize and dismiss her charges along with most Republicans.  Now when I see Mitch McConnell I want to vomit.
He was always a turtle head.


Y'all remember this guy...the flasher !


Yesterday late afternoon more charges emerged regarding Brett Kavanugh  (I spelled that wrong on purpose) from yet another woman:

From the New Yorker:

Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, From Brett Kavanaughs College Years
By, Ronana Farrow & Jane Meyer - 09/23/18 


Stormy Daniel's attorney Michael Avenatti adds more fuel to the fire (keep in mind though that Ryan Grimm has noted this story may be going nowhere in so many words).  But still...

 From The Hill:

Avenatti Says He Has Witnesses Who Can Back Sexual Assault Claims Against Kavanaugh
By, Aris Folley - 09/23/18 

 **********

Next, as far as we know, Kavanugh & Dr. Blassey Ford with both be testifying on Thursday 27th, and Diane Feinstein (oh finally she does something right) calls for a postponement of the the key Judiciary Committee vote.


More up to date interviews and opinions:

Democracy Now (and don't miss all the news) 

Brett Kavanaugh|Democracy Now 


**********

Unfortunately, Mexico who is famous for their Novelas has not at least locally been covering the Kavanugh story - and it would make a great Novela.



*********

Locally it has been horrible, PGJE building attacked in Tijuana, another Police Officer murdered, many killings throughout Ensenada , Pabillon's in Rosarito has become a shooting gallery, drug tunnel located out in Jacume across from Jacumba, and the executions just keep mounting in Tijuana. Taking care of Paris kept my mind distracted, but the truth is, people are scared.  AMLO was in town - thousands turned out to greet and cheer him on...he looked worried to me.  I'll be back tomorrow with those updates and latest reports on Immigration Atrocities thanks to Donald Trump.

UPDATE/edit 09/24:

 - We are past the midmark of the month, so it is difficult to say if September will continue the trend of hitting at least 200 dead from the drug war in Tijuana.  In order to understand or get a sense of how the Mexican people are feeling about the violence, here is the latest survey:

From Frontera:

Ocho de Cada Diez Tijuanenses se Sienten Inseguros: Encuesta
Por, Said Rodriguez 

Pasted For You:

Eight out of ten Tijuanenses feel insecure: Survey
By: |
TIJUANA, Baja California (GH)
Eight out of ten (81.2%) Tijuanenses feel insecure, as reflected in the last citizen perception report of the Metropolitan Center of Economic and Business Information (Cemdi) regarding the first semester of 2018, this statistic exceeds the national average that is set in 79.7%.

The director of Cemdi, Rubén Roa Dueñas pointed out that 84.6% of the women surveyed feel insecure when driving on the streets, it is the highest rate registered, however in the case of men there is also a high percentage that does not feel sure to be walking on the roads of the city with 77.8%.

It may interest you: Low perception of insecurity in Tijuana up to 5%, according to Inegi

"Our function is to generate transparent statistics, we are not going to tire of publishing the findings that the citizenship gives us and the impacts to the economy, we want CDT to do well and promote investment, and this is a way to give clarity to the authorities the thinking of the people, "he said.

ATMs with 77% are still the places where people take the most precautions, followed by transportation with 65.4% and with 57.6% the public road as the most insecure places in Tijuana according to the public perception.

The state and municipal police do not generate confidence
The state police was the lowest in the index of trust on the part of the citizens in Tijuana with 3.4%, while the municipal police also came out with a very low 3.6%, while the Federal Police registered a 7.8% and the armed forces like army and navy have a confidence of 19.3%.

You may be interested: Perception of insecurity decreases 12.8% in Tijuana: Cemdi

In the face of the homicides that continue to plague the city, there was a 10% increase in the witnessing of the sale and consumption of drugs with respect to the last quarter (48.9%), something that draws attention and for what the CDT urged to combat the crime prevention.

"We must work more in the prevention of crime and all technological tools to ensure the safety of citizens," he said.

Finally, Roa Dueñas mentioned that it is irrelevant to ask if the delinquents, aggressors or even victims are from Tijuana or from abroad, since the city has historically been nourished on the basis of migration.

"The city has been very kind because of the geographical location and its proximity to the North American market, it would be pointless to delve into the origin of the criminals." concluded.

***** 

 - On 09/20/18 Frontera reported the number of murders in Tijuana exceeded the numbers from last year (same time period).  At this point, the YTD total for Tijuana was 1,789 dead:

From Frontera

Impone 2018 Nuevo Record En Homicidios
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez - 09/20/18

***** 

 - Today, Frontera reports @ 8:13am there have been 154 homicides in Tijuana, giving the city a YTD figure of 1,818 people dead from the drug war.  Since then, I am counting three more.

From Frontera:

Balean a 2 En Puntos Distintos de Tijuana
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez

To follow the conflict, including attacks on Police, one Municipal Police  and another wounded, PGJE Offices attacked in the Zona Rio, the narco tunnel just across from Jacumba Hot Springs in Jacume (although we are not receiving much information on this tunnel as far as how sophisticated it was and if it went under the "Fence" - only that it was discovered by the PEPO's on a tip and used for both drug and human smuggling), the body parts,burned bodies, narco-mantas, chopped off heads left in containers, and attack on USBP personnel and vehicle off of Avenida International (arrest made in this case),weapons and drug busts go here where you can also click portada for the other daily news & great editorials:

Frontera

Frontera Policiaca|twitter


 - A bit later this afternoon, Zeta reported  21 people assassinated over this last weekend including one this morning putting the monthly total in Tijuana @ 160 dead: 

From Zeta:

21 Asesinatos Durante el Fin de Semana, en Tijuana 

Also, alert out for using ATM's in Ensenada...so be careful:

Alertan Por Robos en Cajeras Automaticos de Ensenada
Por, Lorena Lamas


*****

Of course, Zeta for daily updates and editorials, political and national events:

Zeta Tijuana


*****

Speaking of Ensenada , check here for most recent events of the drug war - as you can see there have been several killings:

From El Vigia:

911 

*****

 - You will remember local Carmen Guiterrez from many years back reporting the drug war, corruption and social anomalies  - she has the Rosarito beat at Frontera and keeps us all informed.  Here's a rundown of drug war events so far this last month in Rosarito Beach:

08/31: 

Ataque Armado al Interior de Restaurante de Mariscos en Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez 

09/06:

Hombre Recibe al Menos Cuatro Disparos en Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez

09/10:

Localizan Mujer con Tres Impactos de Bala en Corredor 2000 Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


09/15:

Localizan Cadaver con Varias Disparos en Playa de Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


09/15:

This was the shooting at the Love Bar in Pabellons which left  one dead and two wounded; and another man wounded by gunfire in the parking lot of the Home Depot:

Balacera Deja 1 Muerto y 2 Lesionados Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


09/21:

Matan a hombre a Tiros en Colonia Constitucion de Rosarito
Por, Carmen Gutierrez


More Rosarito Reports here, although backlogs not included  for previous months.


end edit thank god.


**********
Oh, and Reuban noted we have had four blackouts here at SADM in just the past few weeks,one of which  I think blew out my speakers on the computer so I can't listen to this but you can....one for Kavanugh( aka Mean Mr. Mustard) the flasher although now we are learning through Democracy Now ! that he did more than flash it, he put it in her face. I didn't see that in the USMSM, wow.


Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Los Updates: Zero Tolerance & The Separation of Families - AMLO - Denisse Dresser on the Legalization of Drugs in Mexico - Current Drug War Stats for TIJ: From Zeta 07/24 @ 3:23pm There Have Been 176 Murders/Executions Month of July

Simply put, we loved him

 Once again I was side tracked by this awful heat which makes me sick and last night we watched the first part of "Bobby Kennedy For President" documentary which Mike had downloaded.  I was in tears, puddles of them reliving the past.  I mentioned to another person that I could not believe we were so naive back then and it never occurred to most of us at that time that "they" would get rid of Bobby eventually.  If you get a chance, watch this documentary -  five stars out of five stars.






Let's start off with.....

Zero Tolerance & The Separation of Families in the USA


The United States Government has until this Thursday to get their shit together and reunite the families of immigrants they outrageously separated.  I don't think they are going to make the deadline - they might squeak through then pat themselves on their backs and say "Look how great we are !" What will happen to the hundreds who have been deported back to their countries while their kids remain locked up in the USA? Even the so-called move to ban and dismantle ICE fell apart at the last moment due to political reasons, that is how spineless our government is.


  For weeks, the Corporate MSMedia has been spot on with outstanding coverage of the atrocities, here are just some the most recent, of course these are just the tip of the iceberg:

 - From CNN  - 07/24/18

Exclusive: Listen to Separated Moms Beg For Their Kids in Court
By, Tal Kopan & Nick Valencia


 - From MSN  -  07/24/18

CBS News  - 07.24/18

Migrantes Describe Frigid Hungry Days In ""Ice Boxes" and "Dog Pounds"
By, Graham Kates


 - From ABC News - 07/24/18

Government, ACLU Differ on Wait Time For Asylum Seekers
by, Elliot Spagat, AP


 - From Reuters -  07/24/18

U.S. Urges Judge to Allow Quick Removals of Reunited Families
 By, Tom Hals


*****


  Not exactly MSM:

 - From TeleSur -  07/24/18

Traumatized Children Drugged Without Consent at US Immigrant Shelter: Report

*****


Probably the most concise coverage which has been receiving widespread MSM attention:

 - From The Intercept:

"As the Trump administration has ratcheted up its vicious crackdown on immigrants, The Intercept has been reporting from the front lines and the borderlines — exposing the lies and the inhumanity of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies."

The War On Immigrants

And more in details & coverage with interviews:

 - From Democracy Now !

Immigration|Democracy Now ! 

*****

BTW, Frontera reported yesterday that 120 of their fellow countrymen including  25 children have fled the states of Michoacan and Guerrero seeking asylum in the USA.  They are being cared for by the civilian group Movimiento Juventud 2000 AC in Tijuana who will be helping them with the process and acting as intermediaries with the Mexican INM.

Here is the Facebook site for the Movimiento Juventud 200 AC with directions if you want to take supplies to help them out:

Movimiento Juventud 2000 AC


**********

AMLO UPDATES

Clearly the US Corporate - MSM has not been giving President-elect AMLO coverage. Assuming that this could be about the lunatic Trump taking center stage, keep this in mind from The Canary.

 It has been a whirlwind of activity and probably the best and easiest way to summarize these events would be to give you the Telesur link which is in English and covers the stories with video: (note the latest killing of journalist in Cancun)


The re-Negotiation of NAFTA

The Proposed Legalization of Drugs

The Creation of Truth Commissions for Disappeared People

Zapatista's Reject Padre Solalinde and AMLO 

AMLO Cuts His Salary by 60%

Pope Francis to Participate in Mexico's Peace Process

Public Peace Forums

The Legislative Agenda

An End to Mexico's Energy Dependence  - Especially on USA

The Women of AMLO's Cabinet 

Regional Policy on Venezuela

AMLO & Mexico's Business Sector

Military Off The Streets

No Presidential bodyguards 

You have to do a little work, type AMLO in the search box and click search Telesur - AMLO 

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Perhaps the reasoning behind the non coverage of AMLO by the US MSM is that these issues are rattling the US Military-Industrial Complex and making the United States look like something from out of the Dark Ages (which it is).

 Here's a look at an editorial by Denise Dresser on the legalization of drugs from a couple of days ago - and even more people are talking about the legalization of poppies.

Frontera.info
Columnas - Ideas y Palabras

Toca Regular
Por, Denisse Dresser

Denisse Dresser





"Here are the reasons to support the process of pacification announced by the government at the door, which includes the decriminalization of marijuana:
 
1. Because the futility of the war on drugs - as it is done today - is becoming more and more obvious. More evident. More painful It has not contributed to combating violence, it has exacerbated it. It has not deactivated organized crime, rather it has contributed to its encystment and expansion. It has not resolved the historical problems of political corruption and government complicity; it has only helped deepen them.
 
2. With the new government, Mexico has the opportunity to determine its own destiny and make decisions that strengthen its national security, regardless of what the US government demands. Political stability and social cohesion are at stake, as the last ten years have shown to do the same, only with worse results.
 
3. It would be the way to break the addiction of the predecessors of AMLO to a failed drug policy that has led to devoting more and more resources, more money, more weapons and more troops to a war that can never be won.
 
4. If we do not move to a new paradigm, it will be another six years of militarization and death, but with an increasingly weak and inefficient state. The deterioration of the security situation will continue to be progressive and lethal.
 
5. The decriminalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal use could become an instrument -among others- able to face a market too powerful to be overcome by any government. Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón tried to dismantle it and failed. The legalization, accompanied by a robust state regulation, could break the economic structure that produces huge profits for unstoppable mafias. And that would be a first step to reduce violence, contain corruption and pacify Mexico.


6. There are already successful examples in many countries and states of the American Union that can be emulated, where decriminalization progresses and regulation works. The collection of taxes on their marketing provides substantial resources to governments that use them to provide public goods.

 
7. The turnaround motto should be like that of the state of Colorado and others that have decriminalized: "let's do business, not war." Based on the government regulation of cannabis in 2012, taxes on its marketing have generated income dedicated to the construction of schools and public services. The profits do not go to organized crime but to society, producing multiple benefits, including the reduction of the population imprisoned for the possession of a drug whose use would no longer be considered a criminal act.

 
8. The major challenge, as it has been raised by Lourdes Cárdenas in the book Marijuana; the trip to legalization, would be to create strong and reliable institutions that can withstand what would involve the legalization of cannabis, regulate its production until its sale, passing through the payment of taxes, the granting and monitoring of private crops, control of consumption among minors, the prevention of addictions, among many other topics. This scenario is difficult to see due to the regulatory and revenue weakness of the Mexican State. As many have warned, the process would probably have to be gradual, supported by scientific information, in the objective collection of data, in the clarification of social opinions and in the construction of solid institutions that lead the process.

 
9. The decriminalization and regulation of marijuana would free the Armed Forces from tasks that do not touch them, while it strengthens and professionalizes police officers committed to daily crime, which is not linked to drug trafficking, which most affects the population.

 
10. The post-election conjuncture has created an important space for innovation and a mandate for change. This is the time for a foundational rethinking. Forward to the ideas proposed by experts, academics, analysts from different latitudes. Welcome the turn promised by Olga Sánchez Cordero at the head of a Ministry of the Interior whose attention would be centered where it corresponds: on routes to ensure peace and not continue with the war, in new strategies and not in old mistakes. Tap regular."

 
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Current Drug War Fatalities For Tijuana for the month of July:

The Drug War continues despite the overall exuberance over the AMLO victory.  We will all have to wait until he is actually sworn in 12/01/18, so there are four months and a few days left; it is unclear at this point if the new President-elect will have a calming effect on the battling cartels during the interim.

Frontera reported on 07/23/18 @ 8:00am that there had been 151 murders/executions in the city giving Tijuana the YTD figure of 1,337 dead.

Frontera - 07/23/18 @ 8:00am

Acumula Julio 151 Asesinatos
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez


This afternoon, Zeta reports 14 more in a little over twenty four hours giving a larger number of 176 for the city of Tijuana with no arrests on these.

Zeta - 07/24/18 @ 3:23pm

14 Ejecutados En Las Ultimas Horas en Tijuana


Rosarito, Ensenada, Mexicali and Tecate have also had more executions, plus the narco mantas and threats and kidnappings are back, I'll return to those.


Meanwhile, to stay abreast of the situation here are a couple of links for you:

 
Frontera Policiaca twitter


Zeta Tijuana 



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Los Updates: Zero Tolerance & The Separation of Families - AMLO - Denisse Dresser on the Legalization of Drugs in Mexico - Current Drug War Stats for TIJ: From Zeta 07/24 @ 3:23pm There Have Been 176 Murders/Executions Month of July

Simply put, we loved him

 Once again I was side tracked by this awful heat which makes me sick and last night we watched the first part of "Bobby Kennedy For President" documentary which Mike had downloaded.  I was in tears, puddles of them reliving the past.  I mentioned to another person that I could not believe we were so naive back then and it never occurred to most of us at that time that "they" would get rid of Bobby eventually.  If you get a chance, watch this documentary -  five stars out of five stars.






Let's start off with.....

Zero Tolerance & The Separation of Families in the USA


The United States Government has until this Thursday to get their shit together and reunite the families of immigrants they outrageously separated.  I don't think they are going to make the deadline - they might squeak through then pat themselves on their backs and say "Look how great we are !" What will happen to the hundreds who have been deported back to their countries while their kids remain locked up in the USA? Even the so-called move to ban and dismantle ICE fell apart at the last moment due to political reasons, that is how spineless our government is.


  For weeks, the Corporate MSMedia has been spot on with outstanding coverage of the atrocities, here are just some the most recent, of course these are just the tip of the iceberg:

 - From CNN  - 07/24/18

Exclusive: Listen to Separated Moms Beg For Their Kids in Court
By, Tal Kopan & Nick Valencia


 - From MSN  -  07/24/18

CBS News  - 07.24/18

Migrantes Describe Frigid Hungry Days In ""Ice Boxes" and "Dog Pounds"
By, Graham Kates


 - From ABC News - 07/24/18

Government, ACLU Differ on Wait Time For Asylum Seekers
by, Elliot Spagat, AP


 - From Reuters -  07/24/18

U.S. Urges Judge to Allow Quick Removals of Reunited Families
 By, Tom Hals


*****


  Not exactly MSM:

 - From TeleSur -  07/24/18

Traumatized Children Drugged Without Consent at US Immigrant Shelter: Report

*****


Probably the most concise coverage which has been receiving widespread MSM attention:

 - From The Intercept:

"As the Trump administration has ratcheted up its vicious crackdown on immigrants, The Intercept has been reporting from the front lines and the borderlines — exposing the lies and the inhumanity of U.S. immigration enforcement agencies."

The War On Immigrants

And more in details & coverage with interviews:

 - From Democracy Now !

Immigration|Democracy Now ! 

*****

BTW, Frontera reported yesterday that 120 of their fellow countrymen including  25 children have fled the states of Michoacan and Guerrero seeking asylum in the USA.  They are being cared for by the civilian group Movimiento Juventud 2000 AC in Tijuana who will be helping them with the process and acting as intermediaries with the Mexican INM.

Here is the Facebook site for the Movimiento Juventud 200 AC with directions if you want to take supplies to help them out:

Movimiento Juventud 2000 AC


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AMLO UPDATES

Clearly the US Corporate - MSM has not been giving President-elect AMLO coverage. Assuming that this could be about the lunatic Trump taking center stage, keep this in mind from The Canary.

 It has been a whirlwind of activity and probably the best and easiest way to summarize these events would be to give you the Telesur link which is in English and covers the stories with video: (note the latest killing of journalist in Cancun)


The re-Negotiation of NAFTA

The Proposed Legalization of Drugs

The Creation of Truth Commissions for Disappeared People

Zapatista's Reject Padre Solalinde and AMLO 

AMLO Cuts His Salary by 60%

Pope Francis to Participate in Mexico's Peace Process

Public Peace Forums

The Legislative Agenda

An End to Mexico's Energy Dependence  - Especially on USA

The Women of AMLO's Cabinet 

Regional Policy on Venezuela

AMLO & Mexico's Business Sector

Military Off The Streets

No Presidential bodyguards 

You have to do a little work, type AMLO in the search box and click search Telesur - AMLO 

*****

Perhaps the reasoning behind the non coverage of AMLO by the US MSM is that these issues are rattling the US Military-Industrial Complex and making the United States look like something from out of the Dark Ages (which it is).

 Here's a look at an editorial by Denise Dresser on the legalization of drugs from a couple of days ago - and even more people are talking about the legalization of poppies.

Frontera.info
Columnas - Ideas y Palabras

Toca Regular
Por, Denisse Dresser

Denisse Dresser





"Here are the reasons to support the process of pacification announced by the government at the door, which includes the decriminalization of marijuana:
 
1. Because the futility of the war on drugs - as it is done today - is becoming more and more obvious. More evident. More painful It has not contributed to combating violence, it has exacerbated it. It has not deactivated organized crime, rather it has contributed to its encystment and expansion. It has not resolved the historical problems of political corruption and government complicity; it has only helped deepen them.
 
2. With the new government, Mexico has the opportunity to determine its own destiny and make decisions that strengthen its national security, regardless of what the US government demands. Political stability and social cohesion are at stake, as the last ten years have shown to do the same, only with worse results.
 
3. It would be the way to break the addiction of the predecessors of AMLO to a failed drug policy that has led to devoting more and more resources, more money, more weapons and more troops to a war that can never be won.
 
4. If we do not move to a new paradigm, it will be another six years of militarization and death, but with an increasingly weak and inefficient state. The deterioration of the security situation will continue to be progressive and lethal.
 
5. The decriminalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal use could become an instrument -among others- able to face a market too powerful to be overcome by any government. Enrique Peña Nieto and Felipe Calderón tried to dismantle it and failed. The legalization, accompanied by a robust state regulation, could break the economic structure that produces huge profits for unstoppable mafias. And that would be a first step to reduce violence, contain corruption and pacify Mexico.


6. There are already successful examples in many countries and states of the American Union that can be emulated, where decriminalization progresses and regulation works. The collection of taxes on their marketing provides substantial resources to governments that use them to provide public goods.

 
7. The turnaround motto should be like that of the state of Colorado and others that have decriminalized: "let's do business, not war." Based on the government regulation of cannabis in 2012, taxes on its marketing have generated income dedicated to the construction of schools and public services. The profits do not go to organized crime but to society, producing multiple benefits, including the reduction of the population imprisoned for the possession of a drug whose use would no longer be considered a criminal act.

 
8. The major challenge, as it has been raised by Lourdes Cárdenas in the book Marijuana; the trip to legalization, would be to create strong and reliable institutions that can withstand what would involve the legalization of cannabis, regulate its production until its sale, passing through the payment of taxes, the granting and monitoring of private crops, control of consumption among minors, the prevention of addictions, among many other topics. This scenario is difficult to see due to the regulatory and revenue weakness of the Mexican State. As many have warned, the process would probably have to be gradual, supported by scientific information, in the objective collection of data, in the clarification of social opinions and in the construction of solid institutions that lead the process.

 
9. The decriminalization and regulation of marijuana would free the Armed Forces from tasks that do not touch them, while it strengthens and professionalizes police officers committed to daily crime, which is not linked to drug trafficking, which most affects the population.

 
10. The post-election conjuncture has created an important space for innovation and a mandate for change. This is the time for a foundational rethinking. Forward to the ideas proposed by experts, academics, analysts from different latitudes. Welcome the turn promised by Olga Sánchez Cordero at the head of a Ministry of the Interior whose attention would be centered where it corresponds: on routes to ensure peace and not continue with the war, in new strategies and not in old mistakes. Tap regular."

 
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Current Drug War Fatalities For Tijuana for the month of July:

The Drug War continues despite the overall exuberance over the AMLO victory.  We will all have to wait until he is actually sworn in 12/01/18, so there are four months and a few days left; it is unclear at this point if the new President-elect will have a calming effect on the battling cartels during the interim.

Frontera reported on 07/23/18 @ 8:00am that there had been 151 murders/executions in the city giving Tijuana the YTD figure of 1,337 dead.

Frontera - 07/23/18 @ 8:00am

Acumula Julio 151 Asesinatos
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez


This afternoon, Zeta reports 14 more in a little over twenty four hours giving a larger number of 176 for the city of Tijuana with no arrests on these.

Zeta - 07/24/18 @ 3:23pm

14 Ejecutados En Las Ultimas Horas en Tijuana


Rosarito, Ensenada, Mexicali and Tecate have also had more executions, plus the narco mantas and threats and kidnappings are back, I'll return to those.


Meanwhile, to stay abreast of the situation here are a couple of links for you:

 
Frontera Policiaca twitter


Zeta Tijuana 



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Sunday, January 21, 2018

The Escalating Mayhem - UPDATE 01/22/18: CCSP Crime Report Tijuana - Another Attack on Municipal Police in Ensenada

Sorry...let's see how late am I ?  About three weeks ?  Just overwhelmed here with everything. Despite the Government Shutdown, Mike still has to go to work as "essential personnel" which isn't good for me because I need him here to get some work done on this house. Paris is doing better every day, she goes to VCA this week then not again until the end of next month - we are hoping Dr. Jackson will give the all clear for old time walkies (except that I'm still wearing the boot) ! So let's focus on some stats.



Courtesy Zeta: Tijuana Executions 2017



According to Zeta whose numbers are higher than those of the Mexican authorities and the U.S. corporate media, at the end of the day on 12/27/17 Baja California registered 2,244 executions which is a 83.78 % increase over last years total.  By the end of December 2017 there are discrepancies over the actual number of executions in the Municipalities.

Zeta
El Ano Mas violento Del Sexenio
Por, Rosario Mosso Castro


Even if we accepted the official numbers rather than Zeta's, in Tijuana alone with the official count for 2017 at 1,744 executions there was a 90 % increase in the killings compared to 2016:

Frontera
Aumentan en Tijuana 90 % Homicidios en el 2007
Por, Luis Gerardo Andrade




Update/edit -  01/22/18:  Today Zeta posted the CCSP Crime Report for Tijuana whose homicide figures are more like Zetas, with much higher number than we are receiving from the Mexican authorities and the US corporate media.  In Tijuana, 2017 ended with 1,780 homicides according to the CCSP, a well respected and accurate source.  Here is that report :


Zeta - 01/22/2018
En 2017 Aumentaron Robos y Homicidios: CCSP

end edit


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 In the United States, we constantly read in the corporate media the same "reasons" for the violence in Mexico however we rarely if ever read proposals to improve social conditions. It would be insane to expect a public discussion of supply and demand during the Trump era, don't ever expect it. In Mexico the social fabric has become unraveled and the prospects for social improvement in the United States which is also in shreds will remain grim.


 But we are expected to swallow the cough syrup like good children and resign ourselves to social breakdown.  Forinstance, I keep reading reports from the United States that Baja California (Tijuana in particular) is not witnessing the same type of violence which took place here back in 2008; the restaurants are full, Tijuana is busy they say, authorities are not being assassinated, business owners are not being kidnapped (even though others certainly are) - all this in order to dispel any notion of chaos on the border.


According to the US corporate media, 2017 saw few if any bodies hanging from bridges as in 2008.  What they did not mention were the burned bodies, the decapitated bodies, the mutilated bodies thrown into the public streets and main highways or stuffed into suitcases and tambos or left in front of schools.  Still, the hanging bodies just might be making a comeback:


Courtesy Zeta



01/12/18:

Zeta
Cuelgan Cadaver con Narcomensaje en Puente 

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According to the US corporate media, few if any authorities are being attacked.  Strange, Lorena Lamas addresses the authorities attacked and killed in Ensenada (aside from those in Tijuana last year) along with the executions and one hundred and eleven "deprivations of liberty" (kidnappings):

Zeta
186 Ejecutados en Ensenada 
Por,  Lorena Lamas


01/14/18:


Courtesy Zeta


 - PEPO patrol attacked by five gunmen driving a Suburban in Playas de Tijuana.  Three of the gunmen are captured, one was the owner of the suburban and member of the "Shelltown" gang of San Diego.

Zeta
5 Hombres Atacaron a la PEP en Playas
Por, Isai Lara Bermudez


(Note:  Unknown if this was the reason for the huge traffic backup all the way back to Vons on Dennery a couple of days later due to CHP checkpoint checking vehicles going into Mexico at El Chaparral. In the past, we heard a lot about San Diego gang activity here.)



Update/edit - 01/22/2018: Another attack on Municipal Police in Ensenada today, one officer was injured:

Zeta
 Disparan Contra Policias en Ensenada; en Trayecto a Hospital Chocan Contra Conductora
 Por, Lorena Lamas

end edit.


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According to the the US corporate media, the executions are only taking place in the most impoverished neighborhood communities of Tijuana. But, most of the neighborhoods or communities of Tijuana are poor.  79.8 % of Tijuana's population - an increase of 12.5 % over the previous year consider Tijuana to be an insecure city :

01/10/2018:
Zeta
El Ano Pasado, Empresas Mexicanas Perdieron 42 Mil 210 Millones de Pesos Por La Delincuencia
Por, Carlos Alvarez

"A survey conducted by the firm Sí Consultores, found that companies in Mexico had economic losses of 42 thousand 210 million pesos during 2017, due to robberies, kidnappings of cargo, or of motor transport equipment, as well as extortion, among other criminal acts.

 
The data obtained in the study were obtained through a survey of 30 thousand businesses in 58 cities affiliated with organizations such as the National Association of Self-Service Stores (ANTAD), the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin), the Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Canacintra), the National Chamber of Cargo Autotransport (Canacar) and the National Confederation of Mexican Transporters (Conatram), among others.

 
The survey showed that the highest losses for Mexican companies for acts of organized crime were reported in Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, Baja California, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi and Michoacán.

 
The greatest economic losses from crime for businessmen were reported in Mexico City, with 5 thousand 700 million pesos; the State of Mexico, with 4,800 million; Guerrero, with 2 thousand 800 million; Guanajuato, with 2 thousand 500 million; and Tamaulipas, with 2 thousand 400 million pesos.

 
In addition, the study by Sí Consultores showed that the expenses of Mexican companies in terms of security have also increased, reaching 120 billion pesos. Only ANTAD reported having allocated 30 billion pesos in prevention measures against acts of organized crime during the past year."


01/18/2018:

Frontera
Percepcion de Inseguridad Aumenta 12.5 % Durante 2017
Por, Angel F. Gonzalez


Most importantly is the formation of citizen "neighborhood safety committees" which have received no US corporate media attention.  I suppose if the US corporate media actually reported on this social development they would be in essence admitting there is a huge problem here:

01/08/2018:

Zeta
Vecinos Organizados Contra Inseguridad y Violencia
Por, Manuel Ayala

Pasted so you don't miss it:

"Urged to generate harmony in the face of the growing wave of violence and homicides that left a historic figure in Tijuana in 2017, and given the lack of effectiveness of the police bodies, residents of different colonies have chosen to form community groups organized to overthrow the criminal indices autonomously, even putting their lives at risk. Given the situation, municipal authorities have responded by institutionalizing these groups. There are 60 registered vigilance committees
 
After the end of 2016, with the highest number of homicides -909 cases- until then registered in Tijuana, residents of different neighborhoods and subdivisions began to form autonomous citizen groups to protect their safety, with the activation of rondines to monitor their own homes and those of your neighbors.
 
Some formed communication strategies on social networking platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp , and even undertook tactical strategies and actions with rotations and established schedules to monitor the streets of their neighborhoods and colonies, whether they were places with a certain socio-economic status or in areas that were somewhat marginalized as the East Zone, where these groups acquired certain popularity and began to replicate.
 
As the thefts of businesses and bystanders increased, as well as the murders in the city, these groups began to attract the attention of the media for their repeated interest in changing the ways of doing surveillance in their colonies, which also called attention of the municipal authority and of Public Security. They began to co-opt the citizen groups through campaigns such as "Neighbor Vigilante" to institutionalize them and formalize them as Citizen Security Committees.
 
Although in the Municipal Public Security Secretariat (SSPM) and representatives of the Public Safety Citizen Committee of Tijuana (CCSPT) agree that this has been showing some positive results, neighbors of the committees see reticence with these authorities, because although they work hand in hand with them, they believe that there is still some control on their part, which does not allow them to implement strategies for better results.

"A WAVE OF EQUAL VIOLENCE HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN"
 
The civil association La Cacho Comunidad was created with the purpose of legal and social representation for the settlers, its president, Juan Carlos Fernández Pavón, explained to ZETA that the people in that colony began to take an interest in the issue of insecurity when at the beginning of the The current administration, led by Mayor Juan Manuel Gastélum, between December 2016 and January 2017, uncovered insecurity in a way never seen before.
 
They report that there were intruders stealing houses at two or three in the afternoon, cars waiting for the delinquents, women attacked while on their way to their homes and above all armed robbery in the homes; The terrible situation of insecurity and violence led them to seek alternatives for their safety in the face of the deficient work of the Municipal Police, after they continually called 911 and did not attend them, or the patrol arrived half an hour later.
 
The neighbors of this colony, as well as those of La Juárez and Gabilondo, agree that when they decided to meet, they initiated the actions to protect themselves. The first thing was to create a group of young people to carry out rondines in the streets, to show a vigilant presence in the streets, a dissuasive action.

In the Cacho, through a Facebook page created exprofeso, they began to recognize each other and have confidence to perform surveillance tasks in the evenings and early mornings. The neighbors began to support and generate an interaction between them, so they realized that every day and night there were acts of violence.
 
Fernández Pavón explained: "As soon as we began to take those reins, the miscreants went back and did not show up as before, a situation that began to be taken into account in the media, because insecurity was growing and did not I saw an answer from the authorities, it was something so positive that after the authorities turned to us and started to take us into account ".
 
FIRST AUTHORITIES QUESTIONED AND THEN SUPPORTED
 
Beyond the authority fully enter to support and help these groups to achieve security in the colonies, questioned why they did that kind of action and if they were some kind self-defense, to which they replied that they were only groups of neighbors that "they had looked for an alternative to confront the situation before the nil operative police capacity of then".
 
Pavón stressed that not because of the fact that they had organized and begun to carry out this type of action, they supported them, at least in the Cacho, but in that colony the support also became a result of an amparo and right of petition that they filed with the City Council. Tijuana, in which they requested a recreational park, a police booth and a moratorium for shops and buildings for vertical constructions.
 
This is how they managed to install the booth and the solidification of the group of rondines, because now it is well established in the social network WhatsApp , with citizen representation that is in charge of being in direct communication with the officer in charge of the colony. which has caused that from that institutionalization the response of the police bodies is much "more immediate and attentive".


CURRENTLY THERE ARE 60 CITIZEN SECURITY COMMITTEES
 
Marco Antonio Sotomayor, secretary of Municipal Public Security in Tijuana, confirmed to ZETA that in many cases the neighbors were the ones who formed these vigilance committees, which to date are 60 registered and established, and who have direct contact with the supervisor of Police in the area through WhatsApp groups.
 
The official considers it convenient to carry out this type of correlation with the neighbors because in this way people can also provide information that allows them to react immediately or prior to the occurrence of a criminal event, while working on preventive issues, from the recovery of public spaces, talks to avoid being victims of some crime and that young people fall into addictions, to evade being co-opted by organized crime.
 
With these strategies, they seek to make communities safer and promote anonymous reporting, which is why the strategy is prioritized in areas with a high incidence of crime such as El Pípila, Mariano Matamoros, Sanchez Taboada, Zona Norte and Playas de Tijuana.
 

Sotomayor explained that this model of citizen security has to do with having people who want to participate in this, to see how they link them and how they make the operation of the police in the sector more efficient, in addition, that they are more linked to the communities.

THEY ASSURE THERE ARE NO GROUPS "COLLAPSE OF INSECURITY"
 
Regarding the formation of these groups on their own initiative and before the increasing wave of violence and ineffectiveness of the police forces, Genaro de la Torre Quintanar, president of the Citizen Committee of Public Security of Tijuana (CCSPT), explained to this Weekly that they are indeed groups organized, although there are still some who have not approached, but "are not on the verge of collapse because of insecurity", nor to the extent of what was seen long ago in the Altiplano, where neighbors wanted to organize to lynch the delinquents.
 
He stressed that such situations are precisely what they are trying to avoid with the action of institutionalizing the committees, to let the police do their work and the population their work of "citizen intelligence", because what is involved is of not putting them at risk. Opinion that also shares the Secretary of Security, who says that without doubt must recognize the solidarity between them, who even often take risks to help a neighbor, but recommended not to do so and let the police do it.
"(Citizens) They have to be aware of the situations, because many are not worth any material loss to put our health and our lives at risk, so we ask them to immediately inform the emergency number in case of an anomalous situation. or crime in flagrante delicto, and leave the part of the police intervention to us, because these are elements that are prepared and, depending on the type of danger, act in such a way, "he explained.

REDUCE THE BLACK FIGHT, ANOTHER PURPOSES
 
In addition to not exposing citizens, De la Torre Quintanar justifies that one of the objectives is to reduce the black figure that is generated when crimes are not reported to the authorities and, therefore, do not enter the official statistics; Currently, this black figure represents 90 percent of the events and only 10% are being registered, therefore, of the 60 committees registered with the SSPM, they as Citizens Committee are already working with 15 in that situation.
 
Mainly through the program "Neighbor Vigilante" in colonies such as Colinas de Agua Caliente, Jardines de Agua Caliente, Lomas de Agua Caliente, Hippodrome, Chapultepec, Cacho, Juárez, Playas de Tijuana, Libertad, Fraccionamiento Las Californias, Magisterial Otay, 10 de May, Lomas Residential Complex, Las Huertas, Las Palmas and Santa Fe.
 
He added that what they seek is for people to denounce, since it is very important to "shoot down the black figure" and it is necessary that the statistics really come out what is happening, otherwise, the figures are often "incredible" with the reality, and assured, without a doubt these groups "of course" have come to pay to the work against the insecurity, because it is a correspondence task with the Police.

STILL SOME CERTAIN RETICENCY
 
To conclude, Juan Carlos Fernández Pavón stressed that although they have achieved things and organized well, they know well how to do these things and help against crime, there is still some reluctance on the part of the authorities.
 
That is to say, "although the groups are amalgamated with the authorities, in the end they do not allow these groups or the citizens to grow ... it seems that these groups are not intended to acquire greater strength or stand out in such a way because it is replicated in other colonies, and it is thought that they can acquire a certain autonomy that can be counterproductive against the authority ".

Criminal incidence in Tijuana on the rise

During 2017, crime incidence figures in Tijuana were on the rise. According to the statistics provided by the Public Security Secretariat of the State (SSPE), which covers up to December 15 of the same year (because the cut of the last month do so until January 15), the total of robberies to houses was 2 334, of which 153 were violent and 2 thousand 181 only taking valuables.
 
This same statistic showed that a total of 2, 283 robberies were committed to passers-by on public roads, of which 1,521 were perpetrated with violence (gun or knife) and 762 without violence; in terms of business robbery, the figure was 3, 566, of which violence was used in 2 thousand 787 and 779 were without violence, which gives a total of 8 thousand 183 robberies in these three areas that permeate directly in the society.
 
Derived from this situation, businessmen from Tijuana undertook campaigns such as the installation of 26 mobile police booths, also last year, mainly in colonies in the Eastern Zone such as Camino Verde and Mariano Matamoros, where the greatest number of crimes are presented, and others such as Francisco Villa y la Libertad, with the idea of ​​inhibiting criminals, according to ZETA informed the president of the Employers Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex) in Tijuana, Gilberto Fimbres.
 
Each of these booths has a municipal police officer in charge and intelligence services such as cameras for monitoring, computers, radio communicators, telephone, information system, transportation, health services, among other things. In addition, they are interconnected with C2, that is, they act as "mini commanders" very close to the community and have an approximate cost of 200 thousand pesos each.
 
In addition, on Thursday, January 4, the business sector began the campaign " Denúncialos Tijuana ", which will be screened throughout this year with the gradual installation of 33 spectacular in different parts of the city, in which the faces of the people who have committed more than five crimes to businesses and have arrest warrants.
 
Mario Escobedo Carignan, president of the Chamber of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Canaco-Servytur), explained that it is about inhibiting criminals and involves citizen participation with their complaints, in order to regain confidence in the authorities because they as businessmen they will be vigilant that everything is carried out anonymously and the complaints reach the corresponding instance in order to punish the offender.
 
According to the head of Canaco Tijuana, they have identified around 130 alleged criminals throughout the city, therefore, they will be sharing the faces of the "delinquents" according to the areas where they usually commit their crimes.
 
As for the neighborhood safety committees, there is a police officer assigned to each of the 60 that make up this program."

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Courtesy Frontera


Meanwhile, this mornings headines from Frontera - in twenty days, there have been more than 100 homicides in Tijuana:

Frontera
Registra TIJ Mas de 100 Asesinatos en 20 Dias
Por, Luis Gerardo Andrade


Luis Gerardo Andrade puts the number more like 106, but that was early this morning.  We'll see how it goes.

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