General News

Protestors and police clashed Saturday outside the Jalisco Congress building as legislators approved changes to the Constitution that will open up Mexico’s energy sector to foreign investment.

The Guadalajara municipal government finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place as licensed traders in the city center’s landmark San Juan de Dios (Libertad) market continue to demand the removal of dozens of ambulant vendors who traditionally clog the surrounding plaza and nearby streets during the busy holiday period.

Zapopan authorities could resurrect a plan to install speed bumps around the Glorieta Chapalita after a senior citizen was hit and killed by a city bus last week as she tried to cross into the park.

Some 20,000 nochebuenas (poinsettias) have been planted in the Guadalajara metropolitan area over the past few weeks by municipal gardeners. It may seem a lot but it’s only a tiny percentage of the 20.5 million plants – with a market value of 729 million pesos – that are cultivated in this country each year. 

Jalisco Attorney General Luis Carlos Najera expects criminal gangs to be "terrified" when confronted by the state's new crack law-enforcement squad, the Fuerza Unica Jalisco.

Throngs of readers have poured into Expo Guadalajara for the International Book Fair (FIL) throughout the week to browse mountains of books as well as listen to authors and speakers from around the world.

Illuminating downtown: Guadalajara’s seasonal lighting display is switched on this week.

Such is the high-profile nature of the International Book Fair (FIL) that groups seeking attention now routinely stage protests on the periphery of the event.