The Chapala government has taken a quantum leap in its adherence to transparency criteria, according to the latest scores reported by the Jalisco branch of the Colectivo Ciudadanos por Municipios Transparentes (Cimtra).

The October 8 session of Conexiones entre Amigos, the monthly community networking program co-sponsored by the Lake Chapala Society and the lakeside branch of the Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce, attracted a full house for a presentation by management staff from Hospital San Antonio (HSA).

Work on the facility to house a permanent lakeside office for the issuance and renewal of Jalisco driver permits initiated Monday, October 7.

Jalisco mayors from 21 municipalities trotted off to the nation’s capital this week to form a common front with federal legislators to push for robust funding that will permit economic growth and sustainable development for the Lake Chapala region.

Representatives of the Mexican branch of Climate Reality Project, founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, will be featured in a keynote address at the Ecology and Recycling Fiesta taking place Saturday, October 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Lake Chapala Society south campus.

Chapala officials revealed this week that former press chief José Guadalupe Vidrio Oliva has filed a new labor suit against the municipal government.