General News

An atmospheric environmental “pre-contingency,” which indicates that the level of harmful particles in the air has exceeded acceptable standards, was issued November 7 in the Las Pintas area of Guadalajara, becoming the 45th one this year in the metro area. 

In the first-ever ruling of its kind, a Jalisco judge has sentenced a man to 19 months in prison for suffocating a dog to death.

Almost 4,000 athletes are participating in this week’s Gay Games, with 22 sports being contested at 14 Guadalajara metro-area venues. 

Disaster struck Guadalajara’s Formula One race driver Sergio “Checo” Perez at the Mexican Grand Prix last Sunday when he careened off the track at the first corner while attempting a daring overtaking maneuver.

In this monthly series, we republish a few of the headlines from our October editions 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.

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Tourist tips

• Ferry landing complexes are under construction at Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas in preparation for next year’s opening of scheduled ferry service linking the mainland with the southern-most tip of the Baja California peninsula.

After years of talk, Guadalajara will finally be connected to a major Canadian city with a nonstop flight.

There are several Otis collection centers distributed throughout Guadalajara, one of the main ones located in the pedestrian walkway (La Rambla Cataluña) alongside the Universidad de Guadalajara rectory, on Avenida Juárez. Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Work on the Purgatorio Dam on the Verde River to the north of Guadalajara began in 2013, with the main aim of receiving and storing water from the Zapotillo Dam under construction further upstream.