The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro took to social media this week to pat himself and his administration on the back after the most recent data from the National Public Security System showed, in his words, “the lowest crime rates in a long time.”
A consequence of Guadalajara’s hydraulic infrastructure crisis is the escalation in the number of sinkholes reported each year.
Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus has recently been boasting that crime—robbery in particular—has fallen during his administration. His data, however, may not be giving constituents the full picture, opposition councilors say.
In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our July editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.
1973
US Criminologist laudits Mexican jails
Problems of garbage collection continue to plague the municipality of Guadalajara. With more than 1,850 tons generated each day, the private concessionary, Caabsa Eagle, is hard pushed to meet deadlines, and mounds of uncollected trash frequently pile up the streets of the metro-area municipality.
Cyclists who navigate the streets of Guadalajara using the Mi Bici bike share program will be enjoying their rides in far greater comfort from now on.
Guadalajara soccer team Atlas has been fined after citing Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels in a tweet following its recent game against New York City FC in the current Leagues Cup tournament involving teams from Mexico’s Liga Mx and Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.
This week, Jalisco’s governor cut the ribbon on its long-term (three years to date) infrastructure remodeling project at Guadalajara oldest public hospital, the Antiguo Hospital Civil, into which it has pumped $US140 million.
The 2023 rainy season has claimed its first victims in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
