TIJUANA — If it's Christmas, Tijuana journalists know it's time for El Brindis, the yearly toast to the season with the public officials they cover.
On Tuesday morning, the press corps crowded inside the state government offices with Baja California Gov. Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan, nibbling on
small sandwiches and raising glasses of apple cider to the coming year.
The governor took questions on a wide range of issues, but took off before the rifa, a lottery where journalists won gifts such as bottles of wine.
On Wednesday night, several dozen gathered for dinner at Tijuana's upscale Club Campestre at the invitation of Carlos Bustamante Anchondo, Tijuana's
new mayor.
As the journalists raised glasses of whisky and beer, Bustamante avowed his commitment to government transparency. The mayor then left just as dinner
was being served: It had been a long day, as heavy rains left many areas of Tijuana with flooding and mudslides.Woooosh - 12-24-2010 at 09:42 AM
What do sheep drink? I hope the door prize was a flack jacket and set of guervos. While the gov't lost control of the region last year and TJ fell
close to coming under marital law- the UT was still putting on a happy-baja face and actively promoting tourism here. They were completely
irresponsible in not reporting the real dangers in the area and peeed away their journalistic integrity with each missed opportunity to tell the
public the truth. This makes Bustamante, a millionaire cross-border businessman- very appreciative. It's no wonder he bought them dinner, but at
least he didn't lower himself to actually sit and eat with them.
[Edited on 12-24-2010 by Woooosh]woody with a view - 12-24-2010 at 09:48 AM
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Bustamante avowed his commitment to government transparency.
