The Guadalajara Reporter
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Mi Bici, the eight-week-old public bike share system that is slated to revolutionize non-motorized transportation in Guadalajara, seems to be one of those things that should be about as difficult as cooking a hamburger. But I say this recalling the friend who once asked how to avoid ending up with a burger that’s black on the outside and raw on the inside. So the moral is that if nobody tells you crucial details, you may have problems.
The former administrative director of the Seguro Popular healthcare program in Jalisco has been arrested for allegedly siphoning off funds.
Giving his 2015 state-of-the-state address (informe) Sunday, Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval bragged about his administration’s transparency and cost-cutting policies that have permitted greater funds to be channelled to education, health initiatives and combatting poverty.
Guadalajara set a new Guinness record Sunday with a 2,757-meter cochinita pibil taco, beating the previous record of 1,900 meters.
Guadalajara’s new Centro de Justicia para las Mujeres (Justice Center for Women) is the first of its kind in Jalisco that not only provides assistance and support for women who have been the victims of violence, but also houses a courtroom in which cases can be heard and judged speedily.
Campaña Electroacopio Jalisco, the annual campaign to collect unwanted electronic items organized by the Jalisco Environmental Agency (Semadet), got underway last weekend in Zapopan. While items are no longer being accepted in this municipality, the program will continue through mid-March in 60 other municipalities, including Guadalajara, when collection centers will be open on February 27 and 28.
Jalisco health officials say the concerted vaccination campaign at the end of November and beginning of December is responsible for the dramatic drop in the number of influenza cases reported in the state this season.
The Jalisco Health Department had registered 59 cases up until the start of this week, compared to 380 for the same period in the 2013-14 flu season.
State health authorities aquired two million doses to fight this winter’s flu strains – 800,000 more than last year.
Police raided a company in Zapopan after an anonymous tip-off suggested that Korean bosses were physically and sexually abusing workers. Further investigation established that the claims of exploitation were false and the “gang of suspected human traffickers” was actually a group of Korean engineers.
The public is welcome to enjoy a pancake supper at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Guadalajara to celebrate Shrove Tuesday on February 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The meal will be prepared by the men of the parish and includes bacon, beverages and more. The cost is 50 pesos, payable at the door.
