General News

Miguel Castro Reynoso, who prior to his current run for governor of Jalisco was a state congressman and mayor of Tlaquepaque, has unveiled an education program he intends to implement upon his hoped-for election. 

A helicopter from the Mexican Navy (Marina) opened fire on five patrol vehicles from Jalisco’s Fuerza Unica rapid response police squad Sunday in an incident that Governor Aristoteles Sandoval later described as “a confusion.”

In yet another shockingviolent incident, the mayor of the small Jalisco municipality of Jilotlán de los Dolores was shot to death last week as he drove alone in his Toyota Prius on the state border with narco-plagued Michoacan.

The 41th International Gastronomy Festival organized by the Jalisco Consular Association (Cuerpo Consular Jalisco) takes place Sunday, April 22, at the Centro de la Amistad Internacional in Guadalajara.

Friday, April 13, despite its traditional unlucky connotations, was an auspicious day for the Anglican Church of Mexico, with the consecration of Ricardo Joel Gómez Osnaya as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Western Mexico, a very large diocese that includes Tijuana in the north and Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta and Ajijic in its southern extremity.

Bill Wolff, a U.S. resident of Jocotepec who disappeared Wednesday, April 4, has been returned safe and sound to his lakeside domicile.

The Festival de la Tierra, whose mission is to promote environmental consciousness through engagement with art and science, is coming to Guadalajara, Thursday-Sunday, April 19-22, with Forums and workshops taking place at various venues around the city.

While those living lakeside won’t be as affected by the following news as those residing in Guadalajara, it nonetheless bears mentioning that Uber, the controversial taxi service – a key player in the equally controversial “share economy” – will be raising its prices in Jalisco starting sometime this month.