Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Earlier this week, the U.S. State Department issued its latest travel warning for to Mexico. There was some good and somewhat surprising news: The report includes fewer restrictions on the Mexican border city of Juárez.
Britain's Daily Mail recently called it "murder valley," one of the deadliest places on earth. But the murder rate is actually dropping.
And, contrary to the scary headlines, life on the streets has more or less normalized for residents there. City officials now want to lure tourists from across the border.
Monica Ortiz Uribe with KJZZ joins Take Two with more.