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Case studies, updates, and resources to better understand the path toward municipal autonomy.

A street in Todos Santos with piled trash in the foreground and the ocean beyond at sunset
Governance · Sep 7, 2026

Trash: It Depends Where You Live

The law requires collection twice a week in every community. In practice, the service thins out the further you get from the center.

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Aerial view of Todos Santos at sunset with solar panels and the aquifer visible beneath the landscape — illustration
Water · Energy · Governance · Aug 23, 2026

Connecting the Pieces

Three articles. Three solutions. A plan for our water, energy, and future: with costs, phases, and the question of who has the authority to make it real.

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Family near solar panels and a desalination plant with a cross-section view of the underground aquifer — illustration
Water · Energy · Aug 8, 2026

The Sun Changes Everything

BCS has some of the best sun in the world and the highest electricity rates in Mexico. How solar energy makes water solutions affordable for an entire community.

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Aquifer recharge: people at an injection well with a cross-section view of the underground and the sea — illustration
Water · Environment · Jul 23, 2026

Can the Sea Heal Our Aquifer?

Our aquifer is losing nearly 3 million cubic meters a year. We explored managed recharge — what it is, who's already doing it, and what it would take to start here.

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Desalination plant on the Pacific South coast — illustration
Water · Environment · Jul 19, 2026

Seawater to Fresh Water

What we learned visiting Hotel San Cristóbal's desalination plant — how it works, the real risks, and what it means for our community.

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Citizen-led civic gathering in a plaza — illustration
Civic Education · Jun 18, 2026

More Than Signatures: The Real Path to Creating a Municipality

A plain-language explanation of the municipalization process, step by step.

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San Felipe coastal fishing village — illustration
Civic Education · Jun 16, 2026

San Felipe — Baja California's Newest Municipality

A detailed look at the most recent case — how they did it, how long it took, what went well, what was hard, and what it means for our region.

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Three villages connected at sunrise — campaign illustration
Civic Education · Jun 13, 2026

San Quintín Did It — And What It Means for Our Region

One of the more recent cases, the most relevant to us, and the lessons that matter most.

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Coins flowing into a thriving village — campaign illustration
Civic Education · Jun 11, 2026

Three More Towns That Did It — Playa del Carmen, Tulum, and Bacalar

How Caribbean communities turned distance and neglect into independence and growth.

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Before, during, after — campaign illustration
Civic Education · Jun 9, 2026

When Communities Take Control: Los Cabos and Loreto

The first two case studies of Mexican municipalities that separated — and what happened next.

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