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“Rosarita is basically a retirement community, but people can’t help but do things,” she told me. Karen Berger, center, of the United States, touches a cat that is beginning to wake up from anesthesia during a spay and neuter in the community of Ojo de Agua, Tijuana, Mexico, on August 7, 2022. On Sunday, the group united with the village Small steps to changea non-profit organization based in San Clemente that offers a spay/neuter clinic for residents of the community of Ojo de Agua in eastern Tijuana. Robin Guenther, 65, who moved to Rosarito Beach 15 years ago from Phoenix, founded Baja California Spay Neuter Foundation noticing the large population of stray dogs in the city. Robin McKenzie, 70, owner of Rosarito Winery and Tasting Room, volunteer fundraiser for Pretty Horses Rescue of Bajaa non-profit organization that takes in neglected and abused animals at its ranch south of downtown. Danielle Williams, 81, a retired language teacher who moved from Marina del Rey, is raising money to buy propane for those in need. “I think there’s a little bit of everything, but I know a large percentage of people who always want to help.”ĭee Dee Olson, 76, a retired military nurse from Minnesota, volunteered with Flying Samaritans clinic and delivers sandwiches to firefighters.
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“has grown, is growing and will continue to grow,” said Arturo Hernandez, who until recently headed Office for work with foreign residents, a small municipal office on the second floor of City Hall. When some local Mexican families saw their homes burned down in 2019, one expat started a non-profit organization and funds were collected for the restoration of five houses. They join general promotions and toy donations. Others collect funds for orphanages and student scholarships.
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Some continue to work in spaying and neutering clinics for dogs, cats and even neglected horses. A few days later, LA Times columnist Gustavo Arellano offered his perspective in a column titled: “A new generation of smug expats in Mexico must face the truth.”īut in Rosarito Beach, I found another story to tell – that of an older generation of US citizens who have forged strong bonds with the community. The Los Angeles Times wrote about the rise of resentment against a the flow of young immigrants from the United States moving to Mexico City, clustering in elite areas and increasing rents. The New York Times piece is dedicated there is a growing number of San Diego residents moving to Tijuana for a lower cost of housing. The picture they paint is not exactly flattering. I met Westphal and other US expats when I was driving down the coast last week after reading several news stories about a new generation of US citizens moving to Mexico for the lower cost of living. Amalgamated Society of Baja Californiafounded in 1983 and one of the oldest expatriate groups in the region. Their volunteer projects “have grown like clockwork since I came here in 1994,” said Judy Westphal, 79, a board member and past president. It’s a diverse population that ranges from retirees living off Social Security to remote workers to weekenders and even multiple business owners. “If we’re going to live here, we want it to be right.”Īn unofficial estimate is that between 15,000 and 20,000 US citizens live in this coastal community of more than 125,000 residents, located a half-hour drive from the US border.
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“We want it to be better,” said Kim, 79, a former president of the Red Cross Voluntarios, a 50-year-old group made up of US expats. css-uqx86q.css-1pywh6c:disabled.Charlie Kim was on the ladder setting up clothes hangers when I met her last Wednesday in a jam-packed Composition of the Red Cross from Benito Juarez Boulevard in Rosarito Beach.įor the past 17 years, Kimm has been a resident volunteer at the store, which helps fund the city Red Crossa nonprofit organization supported by private donations that operates the city’s only emergency room and a small hospital.