On his first day leading the 25th City Hall of Tijuana, mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz announced the appointment of Carlos Torres Torres as new honorary head of the Coordination of Strategic Projects.

During his presentation, the mayor highlighted the importance of working together to bolster the city's development. "Improving Tijuana is everyone's responsibility and in the next few days, we will let you know all about the first strategic projects that we will be promoting," he claimed.

Carlos Torres, husband of Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, has acquired experience in public administration, as he previously was the Coordinator of Regeneration of Public Spaces Projects in the current state administration.

In this new role, he will be focused on boosting the city's emblematic spaces and developing new public spaces. The mayor also stressed that Torres decided not to receive a salary for this job, a gesture he thanked that will be appreciated as an example of his commitment to Tijuana.

"This will be an honorary position, and I will not receive any wages at all, and we will be presenting projects to transform the city. I am very grateful and, humbly, I will give it my all, my wishes, my experience to help our dear Tijuana. Let's do this!" the new honorary coordinator of Strategic Projects said on social media.

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Who is Carlos Torres Torres?

Carlos Torres Torres has a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, a Master's Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Senior Management from CETYS, and a Master's Degree in Political Action and Citizen Participation from Colegio de Abogados de Madrid.

Currently, he is a teacher at the Faculty of Economy in UABC teaching the Local Government and Administration subject.

Carlos Torres was a Delegate at the Secretariat of Social Development (SEDESOL) in Baja California and Director of Seguro Popular in the state. In addition, he was a key part of the rescue of Mexicali's Historic Downtown, which has been recognized nationwide.

Together with Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, he is boosting the creation of two of Baja California's biggest parks: "Laguna México" in Mexicali and "Esperanto" in Tijuana.

Mayor Burgueño underscored that with the honorary participation of Carlos Torres, several different projects that were promised during the campaign could be developed, claiming that this administration will be characterized due to its commitment.

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