Seven candidates in the running for election to head the Chapala government formally kicked off their respective two-month campaigns on Sunday, April 29.

In response to concerns over a recent spike in home burglaries, Chapala Public Security Director Adán Dominguez has activated an emergency cell phone number to make direct contact with an English-speaking police officer.

Members of the Chapala City Council rejected a proposal by colleague Juan Carlos Pelayo to revoke the concession granted to Grupo Integral de Recolección y Reciclados de Occidente (GIRRSA), the private outfit contracted to take over the municipality’s solid waste collection service.

Lake Chapala Crime Watch, together with the municipality of Chapala and various law enforcement agencies, will sponsor a Community Safety Meeting on Friday, May 4, 11 a.m. at the Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia, Chapala’s former town hall building. 

Three afternoons a week a group of women get together on the grounds of the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) to learn the skills of hand-embroidery.

A stream of least five federal police pick-ups roll along the Carretera at lakeside this week.