The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
The huge Plaza Liberacion in downtown Guadalajara, wedged between the majestic Metropolitan Cathedral and the Degollado Theater, will be the central focus of this year’s International Mariachi Festival.
Guadalajara authorities have returned crafts that were confiscated from street vendors in a police operation in the Plaza Tapatia on August 6.
Guadalajara city hall wants to double the license fee for casinos to operate in the municipality but judging from the much heavier charges applied in some other parts of the country, local gambling impresarios won’t be overly concerned.
Guadalajara city councilors will vote to increase the cost of permits for the 11 casinos in the municipality from 420,000 to one million pesos in 2014.
The latest move to create a cycling corridor on one of Zapopan’s busiest thoroughfares is being met with vigorous opposition.
Skateboarding is an increasingly popular pastime among young people in Guadalajara, but until now it had never been prioritized by the public programs that aim to promote local youth sports.
Downtown Guadalajara business leaders have asked Mayor Ramiro Hernandez to get tough on prostitutes who they say are affecting their livelihoods.
As this week’s heavy rains tore great chunks out of the city streets, National Action Party (PAN) councilor Mario Salazar Madera accused Guadalajara’s municipal government of not spending a penny of the 38 million pesos it has budgeted for road repairs in 2013.
The federal Attorney General’s Office (PGR) was complicit in the release of Guadalajara Cartel founder Rafael Caro Quintero two weeks ago, according to Mexican weekly Proceso.
Jalisco’s new transport laws came into effect this week, although the tougher penalties for infractions may not come into effect for another 90 days as the new regulation is still being completed.
