Baja California

TotalEnergies shipped its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from Mexico's ECA LNG Phase 1 plant in Ensenada, Baja California, directly to Asia. Sempra Infrastructure operates the facility, which loaded and dispatched the cargo without transiting through Panama.

Toyota is moving its Tacoma truck production from Tijuana, Mexico, to a manufacturing campus in San Antonio, Texas. The transition is being handled by Toyota Motor North America, which announced the shift from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Baja California to the Texas facility.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of California Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 12:45 p.m. off the coast of La Paz, Mexico, at a depth of 6.2 miles. No tsunami warnings have been issued.

Two state police officers in Mexicali, Baja California, were killed in separate attacks, which authorities suspect are retaliatory actions linked to operations against the Los Rusos criminal group, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. The officers were off duty during the attacks, and the incidents followed recent security operations that resulted in the death of a high-ranking criminal and arrests.

President Claudia Sheinbaum and Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda inaugurated the González Ortega Combined-Cycle Power Plant, operated by the Federal Electricity Commission, which aims to reduce annual CO2 emissions by 3.23 million tonnes and lower energy bills. The project is part of a 73.9 billion peso federal investment in Baja California’s electrical grid, alongside a 1.485 billion peso electricity subsidy for over 1.37 million residents in Mexicali and San Felipe.

The Mexico-U.S. border spans 3,145 kilometers, ranking 10th among the world's longest international land borders. It connects six Mexican states and four U.S. states, with 50 official crossings and significant trade activity, including 7.58 million trucks and 76.05 million personal vehicles entering the U.S. from Mexico in 2025. Migrant encounters at the border dropped by 84.5% in fiscal 2025 to 237,538.

Mexico's Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works (MIP) plans to invest $12 billion in infrastructure projects. The investment will focus on developing roads and highways, such as the Tijuana Elevated Viaduct highway in Baja California. This project aims to improve Mexico's transportation network.

A newly discovered prehistoric mammal, Cimolodon desosai, may explain how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The 75-million-year-old species, found in Baja California, had traits like a small body and varied diet that likely improved survival odds, with its lineage aiding mammal endurance through Earth's deadly extinction event.