The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Aristoteles Sandoval made over 20 ambitious pledges and promised to focus on five key areas upon taking up office as governor of Jalisco on Friday, March 1.
“I’m not a conservative,” Jalisco’s governor-elect told CNN Mexico days before he was due to take up office on Friday, March 1. “I’m a liberal in the sense that I think we must be inclusive and tolerant of different forms of religious expression and sexual preference.”
No damage or casualties were reported after an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook western Mexico on Wednesday afternoon.
In one of his last acts before leaving office on March 1, Jalisco Governor Emilio Gonzalez gave out financial rewards for the state police involved in fighting organized crime throughout his tenure.
The federal Attorney General’s Office (PGR) has identified Jalisco as the home of one of Mexico’s largest illicit drug industries.
Specialist personnel from state oil monopoly Pemex put out a fire on Sunday, February 24 at an underground pipeline in eastern Jalisco where thieves had been stealing gas.
Popular Jalisco Police Chief Carlos Najera will be the only member of Governor Emilio Gonzalez’s cabinet to retain his position under Aristoteles Sandoval.
Jalisco has lost 3,000 jobs during the first two months of 2013, according to official figures.
Emilio Gonzalez steps down next Friday, March 1 with public opinion fairly evenly split on his performance as governor of Jalisco.
