General News

Weapons foroff-duty cops?

Guadalajara Mayor Ismael del Toro says he has spoken with federal legislators about changing national laws to permit off-duty police officers to carry weapons.

Since last October, 668 people have been detained under Guadalajara’s municipal ordinance prohibiting apartalugares, individuals who reserve public spaces with cones and charge drivers to park there.

The Parque Metropolitano is hosting a graphic exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Organizations representing truck drivers have called off a massive protest scheduled for Wednesday, January 15 that would have brought metro-area Guadalajara to a virtual standstill.

Zapopan Mayor Pablo Lemus has waged war on slot machines ever since taking office in October 2015.

The nine-month-old Japanese restaurant Irori is a solid entry in a part of midtown Guadalajara that is already bursting with offerings.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, the operators of the Guadalajara Airport, have turned off the water and electrical supply in the facility’s car park, which has been commandeered by a protesting farmers’ collective (ejido) for more than a month. 

Along with the national holidays that will be observed during 2020, there are a number of noteworthy festivities and special events scheduled over the next 12 months in the Guadalajara metro area.