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When the American media covers Tijuana, the headlines tend to be salacious or focused on violence. But those who live in the border city know another side.

Border City podcast part 2: The kidnapping of a prominent maquiladora executive — and the threatening presence of the Arellano drug cartel — overshadow the city’s ambitious effort to boost its image. But like many Tijuana residents, Sandra feels little personal danger as she settles into her new life and explores the city.

KPBS Midday Edition asked several San Diego climate activists to respond to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on mitigation of climate change released this week. After, votes are in for California’s 80th Assembly District special election, which will fill in the seat vacated by former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez earlier this year. Later, the San Diego City Council established the city’s first privacy advisory board Tuesday. Plus, ride share and delivery drivers fa...

Tijuana has been the subject of stereotypes for over a century — but it's a far more complex city. In a new podcast, a reporter explains her quarter-century relationship with the border town.

Former San Diego Union-Tribune border reporter Sandra Dibble reflects on more than 25 years of reporting in Tijuana in a new podcast called 'Border City.'

Sandra Dibble expected to stay in Tijuana a year. Instead she found herself drawn into the worlds that intersect at this crossroads of the Americas. Journalists. Migrants. Artists. Drug gangs. Tijuana is a place where paths converge, often in unexpected ways.

I hope my Border City podcast opens a window for people who have ever wondered about Tijuana, about Mexico.

Many Americans’ understanding of Tijuana extended little beyond the tourist bars and souvenir shops of Avenida Revolución.

I was fortunate to be able to share the visual feast that is the border region with our readers.

There are many ways to see the sprawling city of Tijuana, including through the eyes of journalists on both sides of the U.S.