One would expect the malfunction of traffic lights at the complicated intersection of the Chapala-Jocetepec highway and the Libramiento bypass would cause chaos of epic proportions.

Chapala firefighters extinguished a spectacular fire that broke out in the kitchen of La Paceña restaurant on the night of Sunday, June 6.

At press time, the mayoral race in Jocotepec remains inconclusive, although Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) incumbent José Miguel Gómez López holds a slim 63-vote lead over Futuro candidate Hugo García Vargas, according to results reported Wednesday by the Consejo Electoral in that municipality.

Alejandro Aguirre Curiel and his Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) ticket nailed a decisive victory in the June 6 local election, foiling incumbent Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya Aguilar’s bid to recapture control of the municipal government for a second three-year term.

Persons inclined to consume alcoholic beverages over this weekend might want to hustle to stock up their household bars before the Chapala government imposes temporary restrictions on local liquors sales.  (A ban won’t be in effect in Guadalajara, however!)

A giant banner strung up on the facade of Chapala City Hall shows the local soccer team, which finished runners-up in the May 23 Copa Jalisco final against Cihuatlán.