Mexican governor out to seize Tijuana's Prohibition-era golf course


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  • Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021

FILE PHOTO: Baja California governor-elect Jaime Bonilla looks on during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Luis Cortes/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The Tijuana Country Club and its 18-hole golf course, an oasis of swaying palms and manicured lawns in the crowded Mexican border city, is set for a radical makeover as a public park under a government plan to turn it over to the people.

Baja California state Governor Jaime Bonilla of the ruling party Morena has proposed to convert the club's 120 acres (50 hectares) into a public recreational space for sports and culture, arguing that it is one of the few green areas in Tijuana that can be redeveloped for that purpose, in a city with few parks.

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