Your Weekly Baja Report for 08/25/2011

The Baja Report, your Baja peninsula community new and event weekly. The Baja Report is a publication of the Baja Good Life Club. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Feature of the Week New Taxes Regulations for Americans  Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Regulations  By Benjamin Eugene, exclusively for the Baja Good Life Club With new tax regulations going into effect for Americans living in Mexico, the typical expatriate may be scrambling to understand just how the changes may affect them. As with any tax regulation, regardless of where you live, it can never be as easy as black and white. Tax regulations are inherently complex and the new Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations are proving to be no different. But, with a basic outline of the regulations, most Americans can figure out how exactly they, and their bottom line, will be affected.  READ MORE    |    |   Friend on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend Club Links: Join the Club Discounts Insurance Magazine Books Community Blog / News Your Account: bajagoodlifeclub@gmail.com Update or change your account by clicking here. Baja Calendar  view all events Sept 4th - 7:30am - 11;30am Mariachi Festival Rosarito Beach Submit your event today. It's FREE Baja Community Guide & Directory The Baja Community Guides and Directories are comprehensive guides to living, working, playing and enjoying the Baja peninsula to the fullest. Buy your book TODAY! LIST YOUR BAJA BUSINESS IT'S FREE - Click Here.    OPEN HOUSE Desert Hacienda in San Felipe - This 2,100 sq. ft. home was designed and built with comfort and utility in mind. The outdoor living area is over 9,000 sq. ft. of finished surfaces including pool, spa, shower, full kitchen, five different seating areas, fireplace and lots of privacy. More Info Dear Baja Good Life Reader, Below is your *|RSSFEED:DATE|* edition of The Baja Report. The Baja Report is read by 2,505 opt-in subscribers weekly, and growing. Please forward our newsletter to all your Baja loving friends. Gracias,  Baja Good Life Club Team Rosarito Beach BC San Felipe BC BAJA - Fundraiser for the Sea Turtles Aug 24, 2011 08:27 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: Charity and Service Groups, Baja, All Categories Source: Baja Western Onion Posted: Aug 20, 2011 at 9:07 AM Charity Internet Fundraiser for the Sea Turtles - From Saturday, August 20 to August 30. Endangered Sea Turtles need your Help. Today begins our "Small Charity Internet Fundraising" event. Our goal is to raise enough $ in ten days to cover the cost of gas needed for this season through small internet donations of $20 or less. Please  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   NEWS - Friendship Park Marks 40th Anniversary Aug 24, 2011 05:24 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: BC - Tijuana, All Categories, News and Politics, People and Voices Source: signonsandiego.com by Debbi Baker 10:55 p.m., Aug. 20, 2011 Dozens of people gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico borderSaturday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of historic Friendship Park. The small piece of land, part of Border Field State Park in theTijuana River Valley adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, was dedicated Aug. 18, 1971, by then-first ladyPat Nixon. It was long a  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   SAN FELIPE - Breakfast for Casa de Fe Aug 24, 2011 04:57 pm  |  Baja Good Life Club CATEGORIES: Charity and Service Groups, Calendar and Events, BC - San Felipe San Felipe's Casa de Fe Home for Children Presents: Breakfast at Los Arcos RestaurantDate: Sept. 4th Time: 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM Cost: $10.00 Come enjoy breakfast at Los Arcos Restaurant on Labor Day weekend. The is a fundraiser to help Casa de Fe Home for Children. We invite you and all you friends and family to have a great meal and help our home for children. Come to Los Arcos Restaurant on  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   ENTERTAINMENT - Lady Gaga Surfs in Mexico Aug 23, 2011 06:12 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: All Categories, Mexico, Entertainment Lady Gaga is having surfing lessons while on a relaxing vacation in Mexico. By Bang, Posted: 18/08/2011 Source:entertainment.xin.msn.com The 25-year-old singer is holidaying in the Mexican resort of Puerto Vallarta with friends while she takes a break from promoting her new single 'You and I', and has been taking to the waves on a body-board, where she has been making 'excellent progress'. A  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   ENSENADA - Science & Technology Conference Aug 23, 2011 06:03 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: BC - Ensenada, All Categories, Calendar and Events, ak CONFERENCE FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO "First International Development and Innovation Expo/Forum" August 31, September 1 and 2, 2011www.innovatecbaja.com/english An effort to link the science community with the Mexican and international business communities to capitalize on projects being developed in Baja California's research centers and universities.  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   TODOS SANTOS - Hogar del Niño Orphanage Aug 22, 2011 06:55 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: Charity and Service Groups, BCS - Todos Santos, All Categories Source: Baja Western Onion Back-to-School Help Needed - The Hogar del Niño, our local orphanage, relies on the community for support as this home is not funded by the government. Please stop by to meet Joel and Alicia Hernandez and their staff of volunteers who currently care for 23 boys and girls, mostly placed by DIF. Some of the children are literal orphans while others are in need of  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   NEWS - Mexico Safe for Travel Aug 22, 2011 05:51 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: All Categories, News and Politics, Travel and Tourism, Mexico Chula Vista City Councilmember Declares Mexico Safe for Travel By Dorian Hargrove | Posted July 18, 2011, 3:55 p.m. Source:www.sandiegoreader.com Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Rudy Ramirez says the public's perception that Mexico is unsafe is not supported by real crime statistics. In a July 18 press release, Ramirez reported on a recent meeting with mayors from cities throughout Baja and the  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   LA PAZ - Art Opening in La Paz Aug 22, 2011 04:50 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: BCS - La Paz, All Categories, Calendar and Events Source: Baja Western Onion "Four Points of View" Art Opening in La Paz - Opening reception 7:30 p.m. featuring Fernando Tames, Gloria Santoyo Ruenitz, Yandi Monardo and Patricia Larsen. Thru September 20. Galeria Carlos Olachea next to Teatro de la Ciudad at Unidad Cultural, Navarro and Héroes de Independencia, La Paz. . Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. until 6 p.m; weekends, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   TRAVEL: Is Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) available on Baja? Aug 20, 2011 01:54 pm  |  Baja Amigos CATEGORIES: Travel and Tourism, Camping and RVing Generally speaking ULSD is only available in Northern Mexico and that includes Northern Baja. Some RV Caravan Tour companies tell clients that it is universally available on Baja, this is incorrect, PEMEX in Baja Sur (Southern Baja) imports only LSD diesel fuel from the mainland ! Please note it has been widely reported that LSD is still found at many fuel stations in the US. Also see: http  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   LORETO - Protecting The Sea Turtle Nest Aug 20, 2011 12:33 am  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: BCS - Loreto, All Categories, People and Voices The Sudcaliforniano I August 19, 2011 I By: Raul Villalobos Davis Loreto, Baja California Sur .- It is located over a sea turtle nest in the beach area of ​​Ensenada Blanca in the municipality of Loreto, so we did know the address of Loreto Bay National Park. This happened several days ago during one of the tours this beach, where staff are participating in the program to protect sea  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   SAN FELIPE - IV Bikini Contest Aug 19, 2011 04:56 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: All Categories, Calendar and Events, BC - San Felipe IV Bikini Contest 27 de ago de 2011 The San Felipe Tourism and Conventions Committee is putting on a Fashion Model-Bikini contest on the morning of August 27th. For more information, contact Call COTUCO in San Felipe at (686) 577-2300or emailcotucosf@hotmail.com  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   LORETO - 2011 Billfish Tournament Aug 18, 2011 05:06 pm  |  877-LUV- MEX1 CATEGORIES: BCS - Loreto, All Categories, Calendar and Events The Challenge is in Loreto, the 2011 Billfish Tournament. Date: August 26 Thru 28th Register contact: Hector Alberto Camarena Moncada - hector.camarena@homex.com.mx or phone            +52-613-133-0662       & 63 Ext. 103 Fishing is a guy thing, so, the macho man at the Inn at Loreto Bay and Las Villas de Mexico are organizing a challenging Billfish Tournament August 26 Thru 28th.Don't miss this  Read More  |  Submit a Report  |  Baja Report Archives  Please share Baja with your friends and family:   |    |   I LOVE BAJA - "I Love Baja" Can Cooler - This is great because it are very portable. You can stick your can cooler in your pocket, or in an envelope to mail to a friends as a gift. ONLY - $6.50 Order Today  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Copyright © 2011 Baja Good Life Club, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because of your relationship with Baja Good Life Club, The Baja Report, or Baja California Magazine. This is an opt-in subscribers list. 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