Three metro area agencies are working to clear tree limbs from wires, clean street drains, fill potholes and keep trash off the streets as the rainy season kicked into gear this week with the first Pacific storm of the season, Amanda.

To keep sexual services out of esteticas masculina (men’s grooming salons), Guadalajara city councilors have turned over their revision from city license inspectors to police officers. According to some reports from sex workers at the salons, inspectors were warning them to get rid of any evidence of a sexual nature before official revisions.

There’s another good reason not to talk on your cell phone while driving – apart from the fact that it’s dangerous and against the law.

Some worldly travelers might think the traffic flow in Guadalajara is relatively smooth in comparison to metropoli such as Mexico City, Los Angeles, or London.

Putting out fires no easy task in GDL

You may have seen a few fire hydrants dotted around Guadalajara but it will come as a surprise that none of them actually work!

Despite the objections of some established businesses and neighbors, Guadalajara city hall is managing to carry out the thankless task of relocating merchants made homeless following the recent fire that gutted the historic Corona Market in the city center.