Baja California
State of Mexico
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| 2024 | In the state election, Morena gained an additional seat in the State Congress, further consolidating its political presence in Baja California. |
| 2024 | San Felipe is scheduled to conduct its first municipal elections, marking a significant milestone in its local governance. |
| February 17 2024 | A special Valentine's Day themed train run is scheduled. |
| January 27 2024 | The Tijuana-Tecate Tourist Train resumes operations as promised by the governor. |
| 2023 | A shootout in Ensenada results in ten people being killed. |
| December 2023 | Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda announces the return of the Tijuana-Tecate Tourist Train. |
| 2022 | The Marineros de Ensenada baseball team wins their fifth championship in the Liga Norte de México. |
| January 1 2022 | The transitional administration began its operations under the leadership of José Luis Dagnino López. |
| January 1 2022 | San Felipe was officially inaugurated as the newest municipality in Baja California, Mexico, creating a new administrative region south of Mexicali. |
| 2021 | Baja Studios continued to host 'Selena: The Series' with Part 2. |
| 2021 | Baja California generated 57,550 new jobs, representing 15.2 jobs per 1000 inhabitants. This made it the 5th highest job creation state in Mexico and the second highest among border states, with most jobs created in Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Playas de Rosarito, and Tecate. |
| 2021 | In the Mexican legislative election, Morena candidates won six of the eight federal deputy seats representing Baja California, with the Labor and Ecologist Green parties winning the other two seats. |
| 2021 | Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda became the first female governor of Baja California, winning the election by a margin of 17.49% as part of the Morena-led Juntos Hacemos Historia coalition. The coalition won 13 of the 25 local deputy seats and all 5 municipal mayoral positions. |
| August 2021 | A transitional administration for San Felipe was appointed by the state government, led by José Luis Dagnino López. |
| 2020 | The studio hosted the production of 'Selena: The Series' Part 1. |
| 2020 | Baja California Railroad stopped paying the annual $1 million lease to SDMTS, effectively breaking their lease agreement. |
| 2020 | Tourist train operations are suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | The Mexican Census reported San Felipe's population as 17,143 inhabitants, providing an official demographic snapshot of the coastal city. |
| 2020 | Census reveals that 1.71% of Baja California's population identified as Black, Afro-Mexican, or of African descent. |
| 2019 | Baja Studios was used for filming Season 3 of the TV series '9-1-1'. |
| 2019 | Jaime Bonilla Valdez of the Morena-led Juntos Hacemos Historia coalition won the state governor election by a margin of 27.58%. The coalition also secured 21 out of 25 state deputy positions and all 5 municipal mayoral positions. |
| 2018 | The studio hosted the production of 'Chappaquiddick'. |
| 2018 | A resurgence in filmmaking occurs with streaming platforms like Amazon, HBO, and Netflix, improving prospects for the studio. |
| 2018 | Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the Morena party won the presidential vote in Baja California by a landslide of almost 44%. Morena candidates secured 5 out of 8 federal deputy seats, with Social Encounter Party and Labor Party candidates winning the remaining seats. |
| 2018 | Ensenada reached a population of 279,765, becoming the third-largest city in Baja California. |
| 2018 | The Marineros de Ensenada baseball team wins their fourth championship in the Liga Norte de México. |
| June 10 2018 | A desalination plant with a specified capacity began operation to support the city's water infrastructure. |
| 2017 | The Marineros de Ensenada baseball team wins their third championship in the Liga Norte de México. |
| 2016 | Baja Studios was used for filming Season 2 of the TV series 'Fear the Walking Dead'. |
| June 2016 | Baja California Railroad secured a 100-year lease with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS) to rehabilitate and operate an additional track segment between Campo and Plaster City, California, with plans for a three-phase rehabilitation project. |
| 2015 | The studio hosted the production of 'Little Boy'. |
| 2014 | Baja Studios was used for filming 'Against the Sun'. |
| 2013 | The studio hosted the production of 'All Is Lost'. |
| 2013 | La Jornada and El Frontera newspapers began distribution in Ensenada, expanding the local media landscape. |
| May 2013 | Construction began on the Tijuana railroad yard, aiming to increase track capacity in coordination with the San Ysidro Freight Rail Yard Improvement Project by SANDAG. |
| February 2013 | Local Baja California directors announced a $20 million investment to upgrade the neglected track, with initial focus on the first segment from the Tijuana border to El Florido and Matanuco. |
| 2012 | Baja California Railroad began operations, utilizing the former track of an existing railway line originally constructed in 1910. |
| 2012 | The Marineros de Ensenada baseball team wins their second championship in the Liga Norte de México. |
| 2010 | The Marineros de Ensenada baseball team wins their first championship in the Liga Norte de México. |
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