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<p>It was a somber day for Mexicans on Wednesday when U.S. President Donald J. Trump, through executive orders, began a crackdown on immigration with a 2,000-mile border wall and threats to pull federal grant money for sanctuary cities in the country.<br>
But across the U.S. border, Tijuana business leaders were not too rattled by the news, which was based on a campaign promise many Mexican officials brushed off as a mere threat from an all talk, no action candidate.<br>

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<p>For some time now, Ed Lopez has slowly been transforming his everyday life into a more energy efficient one. He has installed a solar panel system at his Paradise Hills home, he uses energy-saving light bulbs, and one of the two cars his family owns is an electric vehicle.<br>

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<p>Empresarios locales, junto al Alcalde de San Diego Kevin Faulconer, anunciaron la creación de un nuevo distrito en donde edificios comerciales se comprometen a la creación de espacios de trabajo más sustentables.</p>

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<p>Local business leaders joined San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer to announce the creation of a new district where commercial buildings pledge to create more sustainable workspaces.</p>
<p>San Diego will be the latest city to become a 2030 District – an urban area where the private sector and local building industry leaders commit to sustainability and economic growth. The goal is to have a 50 percent reduction in energy, water and transportation emissions in participating buildings by 2030.</p>

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<p>Efectos de Trump en Tratados Internacionales</p>
<p>Por Marinee Zavala</p>
<p>Sólo fue necesario que Donald Trump diera marcha atrás al Acuerdo Transpacífico de Cooperación Económica (TTP, por sus siglas en inglés) para que el 40 por ciento de la economía mundial cayera en la incertidumbre.</p>

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<p>A days-long deluge took place for&nbsp; almost a week in the San Diego and Tijuana region. As it poured down for days, the weather system claimed the lives of several people, left a trail of damaged infrastructure, downed trees and power lines in many neighborhoods, and toward the end brought a sprinkle of snow in parts of Tijuana.<br>