The Chapala City Council has put its stamp of approval on a new set of regulations to simplify and speed up the issuance of building permits for private homes.

The Chapala government is in the process of undertaking road repairs along the highway and north end of Avenida Madero in Chapala.

Lake Chapala rose by 13 centimeters during the first month of the 2020 rainy season.  As of July 22, the lake was at 61 percent of full capacity, with a volume of 4.8 billion cubic meters, according to  Jalisco Water Commission (CEA) calculations.

A long-time Canadian resident of lakeside was the victim of a terrifying home invasion that appears to be the worst of a recent rash of residential burglaries reported in various Chapala neighborhoods this month.

While Chapala authorities have taken a lax approach to enforcing individual use of face masks in public places, they have started cracking down more stringently on businesses that are caught in violation of state sanitation directives issued to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The number one threat to the survival of lakeside area trees is fungal disease that rots the roots or kills foliage, according to Chapala Ecology chief José Jaime.