Mexico

East Bay firefighter crosses border to share skills, needed resources

San Ramon firefighter Erik Falkenstrom visited Mexico and found their fire stations lacking equipment they need. When he got home,…

3 years ago

Nearly 30 years later, man pleads guilty to murder of 14-year-old girl

A Castroville man has pleaded guilty to the 1990 murder of a teenager and the attempted kidnapping in 1993 of…

5 years ago

Mexican Independence Day rally heightens demand to ‘close the camps’

On Mexico’s Independence Day Monday, hundreds of protesters marched from the 24th Street BART station to San Francisco City Hall…

5 years ago

Judge sentences contractor in forced labor case to prison term, orders restitution

A Hayward construction contractor was sentenced in federal court in Oakland Tuesday to eight years and seven months in prison…

5 years ago

Watsonville homicide suspect extradited from Mexico

A suspect in the 2004 homicide of a 17-year-old boy has been extradited to Watsonville from Mexico after police first…

6 years ago

New park unveiled in former Mission parking lot

A new park has opened at 17th and Folsom streets in San Francisco's Mission District on the site of a…

7 years ago

The first brick in Donald Trump’s border wall

President Donald Trump's administration announced a $600 million bidding contest late Friday night to kick off construction of The Wall

7 years ago

NFL fans flock south for Monday­ Night Football

Raider Nation made its presence felt Sunday in Mexico City, as they are sure to do Monday night against Houston.

7 years ago

Mexico tops MLS Homegrown stars with 2-0 win

21-year-old Luis Marquez scored both goals against the MLS Homegrown team in a 2-0 win at Avaya Stadium.

8 years ago

Southwest looks to add Oakland-Mexico nonstops

Southwest Airlines announced it was making efforts to add flights from Oakland to areas in Mexico not otherwise directly served…

8 years ago

Smuggled iguanas settle in at Oakland Zoo

A pair of exotic iguanas that were illegally smuggled into the U.S. are now on exhibit at the Oakland Zoo.

8 years ago

Activists rally for strawberry boycott

Workers in San Quintin, Baja Mexico, began striking in mid-March and have been waging intermittent strikes.

9 years ago

Point Reyes bus ride offers glimpse of nature

Shuttle bus service begins Friday to bring visitors to see migrating Northern Elephant seals and Pacific gray whales.

9 years ago

Mexico draws Chile in scoreless Levi’s friendly

A packed crowd cheered on the first international soccer friendly at Levi's Stadium.

10 years ago

Mexico and Chile to play fútbol in Levi’s

Mexico and Chile will face each other at Levi's Stadium on Saturday, September 6.

10 years ago

World Cup Group A: Home sweet home Brazil

As if they needed extra advantage, Brazil have a group lacking in world-class competition.

10 years ago

Mexico may impose Richmond-style soda tax

Hold the Jarritos — our neighbor to the south is declaring war on waistlines with a possible 1-peso tax on…

11 years ago

Exposing Mexican cartels’ ties to South Bay

The Santa Clara district attorney's office is linking several large drug busts and violent crimes in Silicon Valley with Mexican…

12 years ago

Photography in Mexico comes to SF

SFMOMA's exhibition of Photography in Mexico includes some images you might expect to see, and some you wouldn't.

12 years ago

Mexican Tourism rising after long decline

While its drug cartels frequently make headlines all over the world for their bloody disputes, Mexico's tourism is actually on…

12 years ago

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