The Baja California State Congress has issued a formal directive ordering Rosarito Mayor Rocío Adame Muñoz and the state housing development institute (Indivi) to immediately address years of broken infrastructure promises in eight residential neighborhoods across Playas de Rosarito.
The measure, introduced by a lawmaker from the Workers’ Party (PT), targets developments where families purchased homes with contractual guarantees of electrification, street lighting, street naming, and green spaces. Developers collected payments but never delivered those services, and local government failed to step in.
Eight Neighborhoods Left Without Basic Services
The affected communities include Villa Diamante, Praderas del Mar, Vista del Mar, Mar de Popotla 1, Mar de Popotla 2, Mar de Popotla 3, Misión del Mar 1, and Misión del Mar 2. Residents in these areas have gone years without the basic municipal infrastructure they were promised at the time of purchase.
The congressional directive calls on both the mayor’s office and Indivi to inspect current conditions in all eight developments. It also orders the deployment of public services, including garbage collection and security patrols, without further delay.
Lawmakers Call Residents ‘Victims of Speculation’
The PT lawmaker behind the measure described residents as victims of real estate speculation. The argument centers on a pattern in which developers sold lots and homes in newer subdivisions on the outskirts of Rosarito, collected payment for promised infrastructure, then disappeared without completing the work.
The state must now intervene where both private developers and local government have failed for years, according to the measure’s author. The directive frames the problem as a joint responsibility between Rosarito’s municipal government and the state-level housing institute.
A Recurring Problem in Rosarito’s Growth
Rosarito, located about 10 miles south of the U.S. border with a population of roughly 100,000, has experienced rapid residential growth in recent decades. Much of that expansion has taken place in outlying subdivisions where municipal services have consistently lagged behind development.
The congressional directive is not legally binding in the way a court order would be, but it puts formal political pressure on both Mayor Adame Muñoz and Indivi to act. The measure was approved by the state legislature and sets a clear expectation that conditions in the eight neighborhoods will be assessed and addressed promptly.
This story was first reported by La Jornada Baja California.