Border City is a new L.A. Times Presents podcast from the San Diego Union-Tribune. It's a story about beauty, violence and belonging in Tijuana. Enjoy this sneak peek, and be sure to listen and follow wherever you listen to podcasts.
Border City is a new podcast from the San Diego Union Tribune, presented by the Los Angeles Times.
I'm Sandra Dibble, a journalist who left my job and family in Washington DC to report on Tijuana, Mexico.
It's my story about beauty, tragedy, and belonging in one of the world's most violent cities.
A second journalist was shot and killed in Tijuana, both murders taking place in less than a week.
I expected to stay a year, maybe two.
But my plans changed as I.
I discovered the many different worlds that converge at the US Mexico border.
Where would you go or what would you eat when you're here?
Because I've got to go out to dinner tonight and I don't know where to go.
No disrespect to San Diego.
There's a lot of great restaurants here.
I personally would drive over to Tijuana and that will rock your world.
Whenever I catch the news these days, I see stories about the US Mexico border.
And so many times I'm struck by one thought.
They don't capture the heartbeat of the place where I've lived and worked for almost 28 years.
New report ranks Tijuana as the most violent city in the world.
Porterfield State park closes at sundown.
And just before it, some folks made a dash for the US border from the other side.
They're not coming into this country.
They might as well turn back.