Smart Border News Today

For the first time ever, the two leading candidates for president are women. And, though they have very different ideas on how to lead Mexico, both prioritize cross-border relations.

Customs and Border Protection officials plan to reopen the Pedestrian West border crossing January 4.

A K-9 detected the drugs in a tractor-trailer shipment at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in California, officials say.

Long wait times to travel north across the Tijuana-San Diego border is an ugly fact of life we've all gotten used to, but now, traffic is jamming up for people going south. In other news, U.S. Representative Darrell Issa is introducing legislation that could make it easier to prosecute fentanyl deaths as homicides. Plus, Queen Bee's Art and Cultural Center is a lively community space and a beacon for artists in North Park, and this month it celebrates its 15th anniversary with a party ...

The Fast Lane program was originally designed for medical tourism but has expanded to business visitors. The addition of students still must be approved by the Baja California Congress.

An overpass construction project in Mexico near the border is impacting southbound traffic. The Viaducto Elevado project will connect Playa de Tijuana to the airport

San Diego's public encampment ban has been in effect for four months. On Roundtable, we take a look at the effort to connect homeless San Diegans with housing. Also, the city is looking to change affordable housing rules for developers.

More than 140,000 people cross the U.S.-Mexico border every day — more than 40,000 cross by car.

We look at how the closure of the PedWest border crossing in San Ysidro is affecting the local economy. In other news, California’s decision to sue five major oil companies is welcome news for environmentalists, but the state isn’t breaking new ground. Plus, an area of La Jolla popular for watching sea lions will not be reopening to the public this fall.

Customs and Border Protection abruptly announced Thursday that it will close one of two pedestrian crossings in San Ysidro indefinitely. Local business leaders say it will make a bad situation worse.