General News

The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara continues to work on its regular schedule despite the partial government shutdown in the United States provoked by the budget battle between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Barack Obama. Visa appointment times will remain the same and citizen’s services are not being affected, this newspaper has been informed.

Former Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez spent 2.5 million dollars on studies to build a third Tren Ligero (light-rail) line to the Tlajomulco suburbs that federal officials are now saying they never considered a viable option.

About 200 people took part in a demonstration in Guadalajara on Wednesday to mark the 45th anniversary of the infamous Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City.

Around 100 students from Guadalajara’s many private schools protested the federal government’s proposal to tax private education in the Parque Metropolitano last Sunday.

The Fiestas de Octubre opening parade takes place Sunday, October 6, starting 10 a.m. from the Agua Azul Park and running along Avenida 16 de Septiembre and Alcalde to La Normal traffic circle.

An inebriated driver dragged a motorbike under his vehicle for seven kilometers along busy city streets with Tonala police officers in hot pursuit.

Three Nobel Prize winners are set to grace the halls at this year’s International Book Fair (FIL), the largest literary festival on the continent.

Six street vendors were detained and later released on Wednesday following violent clashes with the police in downtown Guadalajara.