General News

Uber fares spiked this week after dozens of drivers removed their vehicles from the streets as the state Transportation Department (Semov) launched a crackdown on taxis flouting traffic regulations.

During a visit to the city this week, Transportation and Communications (SCT) Secretary Gerardo Ruíz Esparza announced that sections of metro-area Guadalajara’s much anticipated third Tren Ligero (subway) line could be up and running as early as October.

Tanya Anderson, the U.S. consul general in Guadalajara, has been making her farewells before taking leave of the city this week for pastures new.

The effectiveness of the 911 emergency service has been called into question after a disorientated woman, wandering the lanes of the Guadalajara periferico (beltway) in the middle of the night, was struck and killed by a car, local daily NTR reported this week.

The excellent Guadalajara Zoo is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary but has another valid reason to be jumping with joy.

A series of events has been planned to honor El Parián, one of Tlaquepaque’s most iconic landmarks, which celebrates its 140th birthday this month.

At least seven armed individuals raided the Fabricas de Francia department store in Guadalajara’s Gran Plaza earlier this week, breaking glass cases and making off with a haul of expensive watches and assorted jewelry.

Around a dozen U.S. citizens, some affiliated with the Guadalajara chapter of Democrats Abroad, staged a small vigil outside the U.S. Consulate General Saturday, June 30, to protest the Trump administration’s family separation policy at the U.S. border.