The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Negotiating downtown Guadalajara in a car will become more taxing than ever as construction continues on the city’s third Tren Ligero (subway) line. This week saw the partial closure of Avenida 16 de Septiembre to facilitate the start of work on the below-ground “Cathedral” station. The new line will run from central Zapopan to the Tonala bus station. Five of its 18 stations will be underground, all in the city center.
Depending on your point of view, a large sign posted in one upmarket Zapopan neighborhood either shows the disconnect between the haves and have-nots in the world, or is a legitimate attempt to improve security in the zone.
With no party backing, very little funding and nothing in the way of political experience, Pedro Kumamoto’s candidacy for the Jalisco Congress seemed nothing more than a symbolic gesture.
Checks for inebriated drivers in Guadalajara will be extended to all seven nights of the week, the Jalisco Traffic Department (Semov) has announced.
Around 60 people were injured when awnings erected for a reception for delegates from the Congreso Mexicano del Petroleo collapsed during Thursday night’s heavy storm in Guadalajara.
Nine days and a vote-by-vote recount after the June 7 elections in Jalisco, Maria Elena Limon received the official certificate proclaiming her the victor of the mayor’s contest in the Guadalajara suburb of Tlaquepaque.
Guadalajara police officers have captured two carjackers who found their getaway stymied by the city’s congested streets.
A Guadalajara dance troupe presented a bizarre “Nazi” performance for a competition at a University of Guadalajara arena that ended with them unfurling a huge swastika flag.
Downtown Guadalajara merchants wasted no time in applying pressure on mayor-elect Enrique Alfaro, drawing attention this week to the growth of unlicensed street trading, which they say has exploded under the administration of current Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) Mayor Ramiro Hernandez.
