After finalizing the June 2 election results, Jalisco’s Electoral Institute (IEPC) issued the list of candidates who qualified for seats on the Chapala Cabildo (City Council) in the 2024-2026 administration.

Mayor-elect Hugo García Vargas (“Bombín”) together with three other men and three women will hold the majority of Jocotepec’s council seats for the leftist Morena coalition Sigamos Haciendo Historia.

A real estate developer will face trial on charges of fraud related to the construction of an apartment building in Ajijic, according to a report issued this week by the District V Regional Special Prosecutor’s Office headquartered in Chapala.

Presidentes municipales (mayors) and regidores (city councilors) were up for election in all 125 Jalisco municipalities on Sunday, June 2, including those who will serve the constituents of Chapala’s nearest neighboring communities over the next three years.

Kathie Karancz opened the June 3 meeting of the Artists of Lake Chapala (ALC) group, which is replacing the defunct Artist Alliance of Lake Chapala.

Open Circle

Steve Balfour  presents “Our Broken Relationship with Charities” at the next gathering of Open Circle, Sunday, June 9, 10:30 a.m. in the garden of the Lake Chapala Society.