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SIAPA rolls out emergency water measures, bill relief 

Guadalajara water utility SIAPA and the State Water Commission have begun operating mobile water treatment plants in Guadalajara-area neighborhoods affected by months of reports of dirty, foul-smelling or sediment-filled tap water, part of a broader emergency response that this week also won unanimous approval from state lawmakers for bill relief.

Is it safe to eat lettuce in Guadalajara?

Despite an ongoing U.S. investigation into a widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak that has infected more than 4,100 people across 41 states, the shredded iceberg lettuce product initially linked to the illness is not being sold in Guadalajara supermarkets, according to a survey conducted by the local El Informador newspaper.

First openly gay mayor slain in Guadalajara

Benjamín Medrano Quezada, who made history as Mexico’s first openly gay mayor when he led Fresnillo, Zacatecas, from 2013 to 2016, was assassinated in Guadalajara on the evening of July 7. His death was confirmed by authorities on July 10.