The “Tijuanafication” of California Is Likely to Explode Under a Governor Becerra
California isn’t just changing — it’s being remade in the image of its southern neighbor. Call it the Tijuanafication of California: the steady bleed of Mexican border-town culture, informal economics, Spanish-dominant signage, and policy priorities moving northward across what used to be a clear cultural line. If Xavier Becerra, the son of Mexican immigrants with deep family roots in Tijuana and Guadalajara, becomes the state’s next governor, this process won’t slow down. It will accelerate.Becerra’s recent X post gives praise […]
