Heavyweight candidates begin race for Guadalajara mayor’s job

Former Jalisco Governor Alberto Cardenas of the National Action Party (PAN)
Former Jalisco Governor Alberto Cardenas of the National Action Party (PAN)
A deserted ticket office, padlocked gates and a protest banner is the forlorn scene outside the Parque Rehilete Alcalde, one of the city’s most traditional parks, that includes a small boating lake.
Cops try out their new tricycles.
Be extra careful if you withdraw large sums of cash from a bank. Preferably don’t.
Crimson dye was poured into several metro area fountains Sunday, in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the April 22 sewer line explosions, including the memorial statue (above) in the Analco neighborhood of the city.
Firefighters finally contained a wildfire that had burned for more than 100 hours in the Primavera Forest on the western outskirts of Guadalajara.
Marching with placards, banners, colorful hats and other political propaganda, more than 40,000 union members took to the streets of Guadalajara to mark Dia del Trabajo on May 1.
State authorities have not ordered a Phase One smog alert in Guadalajara even though "very bad" pollution has been recorded in the city over the past 24 hours.