Guadalajara’s Spanish nationals came out of the woodwork Sunday to show their support for the preservation of Spanish unity in the face of Catalonia’s latest push for independence.

The Benito Juarez fairground at Guadalajara’s annual “State Fair,” the Fiestas de Octubre, provides plenty of Mexican-style fun and games, food and entertainment. 

A new chapter in the political career of Pedro Kumamoto kicked off this week, when the 28-year-old state legislator informed the National Electoral Institute (INE) that he intends to run for the Mexican Senate as an independent candidate in 2018.

The seemingly impossible dream of arriving in Mexico City from Guadalajara in less time than you spend in line at the bank – and without setting foot in Miguel Hidalgo International Airport – hasn’t yet been realized, but it has crept closer to possible fruition.

Lawyers are confident a 2012 murder that shocked Jalisco will finally be classified as a “femicide” rather than “parricide,” thus bringing some closure to family members after a lengthy and traumatic legal process.

The future of private-hire (ride-hailing) car services in Guadalajara such as Uber is up in the air as the state government and legislature weighs new regulatory measures governing the U.S.-based company and its clones.