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Have any of you heard of a news story of a girl that worked at adelitas bar being shot by boyfriend?

Hi Everyone. I could sure use your help. I would like to move to tijuana and work in the san diego area. Can anyone recommend a safe area to look for an apartment?
I am on a low budget as I am unemployed at the moment. My plan is to find an apartment and then find some kind of work on the US side.

Hello everyone. This is such a great site. I have a question I hope someone can help me out.

I am thinking about moving to tijuana. I have been unemployed for almost a year and can't seem to find work here in the Long Beach, Orange County area. I was thinking of moving to Tijuana to simplify my life and start over. If the only jobs available are minimum wage, I might be able to live in tijuana but definitely not here.

My question to you is, can I make it on a minimum wage salary working on the US side but living in tijuana?

A little bit about me. I am a single 40yo. male who is casually familiar with tijuana. I have been going to tijuana for the past 15 years off and on only to Revolution Ave., Adelitas, and Plaza Fiesta. I am mexican american who can speak spanish fluently.

Also, with the bad economy, will I be able to find any type of work in San Diego or the nearby cities?

Any input would really be appreciated.
Thanks.

Hello everyone. I have been reading a lot of the posts on this website and I think you all have very interesting experiences. I am looking to move to tijuana because I have been laid off from my job and would like to find a more affordable place to stay. I do not know TJ very well. I have gone several times but only to go clubbing in the Ave. Revolucion and have been to playas de tijuana. I would like to find a job in san diego or nearby tijuana and commute back and forth. Is this plan doable? I am a little hesitant and afraid to make the move after hearing what is going on in Tijuana. But, I really would like to live there.

I was born in Tijuana and moved to Los Angeles when I was five years old. I speak fluent spanish. Can someone recommend a good, relatively safe area where I can look for an apartment. Since I would be crossing to the states on a regular basis, somewhere near the border would be fine. I think I am going to look around this weekend. I had a friend who moved to playas de tijuana this past summer and only managed to live there for a month because he got scared after someone broke into his apartment and stole his tv and personal belongings. It so happened that it was his neighbor downstairs and some of his shady friends. They were cholos from the U.S. They were not local mexican residents. Do you notice that there are a lot of thug gangbangers from the U.S. down in Tijuana?

I would like to start a new chapter of my life in tijuana and hopefully meet a beautiful Mexican woman and settle down with. Do you think this is a good idea or should I just rough it out here in Los Angeles? I would really appreciate any input or answers to my questions.

Thank you.