Guadalajara is reeling under a spate of car thefts.  In the first six weeks of 2012, there were 1,227 complaints of car theft made in the metropolitan area, a 44.35-percent increase from the 850 complaints filed in the same period last year. This equates to 26.6 stolen automobiles per day, more than one every hour.

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has named an experienced pinch hitter to challenge former Jalisco Governor Alberto Cardenas in July’s election for Guadalajara mayor.

Environmental activists placed masks over the faces of three statues in Guadalajara’s Rotunda of Illustrious Jalisco Citizens Monday to highlight deficiencies in federal laws  regulating air pollution in Mexican urban areas.

Kodak’s continuing bankruptcy proceedings have brought the hammer down at last on their Zapopan facility. The manufacturing plant, currently focused on producing disposable cameras, will close in November, cutting 350 employees.

Guadalajara Mayor Francisco Ayon declared Elton John a “Distinguished Guest” of the city prior to his concert at the Omnilife Stadium.

Fresh from the success of the 2011 Pan American Games, Guadalajara has won Mexico’s nomination to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. The city was selected ahead of Monterrey by the Mexican Olympic Committee (COM) last Thursday.