Morning Report: Chavez, the Business Candidate

Morning Report: Chavez, the Business Candidate

In our final installment of Q&A’s with candidates in the special election for Board of Supervisors, our Jim Hinch speaks to Carolina Chavez, a Chula Vista City Councilmember. Chavez was born in Tijuana in the early 1980s and grew up on both sides of the border. She started her career as a reporter, but then went on to work as an economic development liaison for several Baja California mayors. Chavez has also served on the board of directors for …

TIJUANA, APRIL 3,2025.-The Business Coordinating Council (CCE) of Tijuana carried out its change of board for the period 2025-2026, in which it appointed C.P. Roberto Lyle Fritch as the new president. In its protest message, Lyle Fritch outlined a series of strategic objectives focused on strengthening the representation of the city before the federation, as well as raising the competitiveness of the state and defending the productive sector aga…

The business sector of Baja California foresees a recovery in the flow of foreign investment following Mexico’s exemption from the reciprocal tariffs announced by the United States, which could consolidate the region as a strategic pole of export and manufacturing. During his protest as president of Tijuana’s Business Coordinating Council (CCE), Roberto Lyle Fritch pointed out that Washington’s decision marks a milestone in global trade and coul…

Advances in the field could reduce the tariff margin from 25% to 12%, which will come to minimize the impact on industry.