As if Tijuana weren’t colorful enough

Flamboyant mayor Jorge Hank Rhon has given street vendors in Tijuana, Mexico, a choice: Wear goofy stuff or leave. A new weekend dress code for vendors has taken effect in a pedestrian mall and will gradually extend across the city. Some outfits include brightly colored ribbons as trim; others are emblazoned with the word Mexico from head to toe. The point of all this is to showcase the city’s melting pot of Mexican cultures, enabling tourists to “feel Mexico,” something apparently no longer guaranteed by simply visiting Mexico.