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Guadalajara police officers are now among the best paid in the nation following a pay rise which takes the basic monthly wage of an entry level officer from 19,000 to 23,050 pesos.

Guadalajara city hall is assisting relatives of missing persons suffering financial hardship with the installation of a food stall corridor outside the Jaime Torres Bodet Theater just east of Avenida Chapultepec Sur, to one side of the Niños Heroes Glorieta, now often referred colloquially as the Glorieta de los Desaparecidos.

Around 70,000 women participated in several marches to commemorate International Women’s Day in Guadalajara on Wednesday, March 8.

A series of whimsical sculptures featuring artist Rodrigo de la Sierra’s genial character “Timeteo” has been installed along the Paseo Alcalde pedestrian walkway in downtown Guadalajara. 

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The 25,000 people gathered in Guadalajara’s Plaza de la Liberacion on Sunday were among thousands more around the country protesting a constitutional amendment that downsizes Mexico’s electoral authority, a move they say weakens the autonomy of the institution, and threatens the nation’s democratic progress.

At least three marches are anticipated in different parts of the Guadalajara metropolitan area, when female activists take to the streets on International Women’s Day, Wednesday, March 8. 

A demonstration is planned in Guadalajara Sunday, February 26 against reforms that opponents say will lessen the independence of the National Electoral Institute (INE), regulatory body that oversees elections.