On the evening of Monday, April 1, some 50 firefighters from several brigades were drafted to battle the fiercest blaze to break out this year in the Bosque de la Primavera on the western edge of Guadalajara. 

A new Guinness world record was set Sunday, March 24, when 1,486 people took part in a tequila tasting (cata) at the same time.

Inspectors from Guadalajara city hall will spread out across the municipality this weekend to target nocturnal establishments that contravene newly approved anti-noise regulations, Mayor Ismael Del Toro confirmed this week.

Zapopan Mayor Pablo Lemus has promised that his administration will oversee the planting of one million trees in the municipality during his three-year administration. 

The remaining work on the metro area’s stalled Tren Ligero (subway) line will restart Friday, March 29 after the federal government recently promised funding to finish the project. 

The initial results of a study carried out by the Mexican Institute for Community Development (IMDEC), an independent non-profit, were made public on World Water Day, with a small rally held in Guadalajara’s Plaza Liberacion.