General News

Chapala’s 2012-2015 administration goes out of office next week, leaving behind several high-impact public works and a variety of pre-approved projects for incoming mayor Javier Degollado.

A man gunned down outside his Ajijic home Tuesday, September 22 is believed to be a principal supplier of drugs to expat residents who indulge in illegal substances, the Chapala police chief has told the Reporter.

Instituto Terranova has scheduled its double-header Corre por Ayudar (Run to Help) benefit running contest and the parallel Terra Color recreational race for Sunday, October 4. 

In an effort to stand at the forefront in transparency, the Cruz Roja Chapala Consejo (board of directors) has instituted a new policy to share its financial records with the public.

A Chapala traffic department officer is behind bars while under investigation for a criminal charge of abetting in the flight of a prisoner following a highway collision.

The San José chapel and three private homes were damaged by a flash flood that hit the   upper section of La Floresta early Thursday, September 17. 

A man gunned down outside his Ajijic home Tuesday, September 22 is believed to have been a principal connection for expat residents who indulge in illegal substances, the Chapala police chief has told the Reporter.

In a striking departure from the usual crowing heard year after year at the annual Informe de Gobierno (state of municipaity report), a contrite Joaquín Huerta Barrios confessed he had little to brag about for his final year in office. Instead, his September 14 message on the highlighted his administration’s efforts to rescue the government from the brink of bankruptcy.