Briefly - October 20, 2023
Bikers must take driving course
As of November 8, everyone who applies for a new Jalisco motorcycle license will need to complete a mandatory driving course.
The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Bikers must take driving course
As of November 8, everyone who applies for a new Jalisco motorcycle license will need to complete a mandatory driving course.
A volunteer search team comprised mainly of mothers of missing people (Madres Buscadoras) recently received a tip-off about the existence of a clandestine fire pit being used in a shallow ravine bordering the Artesanos neighborhood of Tlaquepaque.
Guadalajara’s annual marathon is on Sunday, November 5. Online sign-up for the race is at maratongdl.com.
In a vote that will please animal rights activists, the Guadalajara City Council agreed October 13 to outlaw the 39 remaining horse-drawn carriages (calandrias) still taking tourists on trips around the city center.
Guadalajara Animal Protection officials, along with police officers, seized a baby crocodile, four canaries and four puppies being offered for sale illegally in the huge Baratillo flea market last Sunday.
Guadalajara Mayor Pablo Lemus will take a leave of absence as of October 30, the day he said he will register as a “pre-candidate” for the Citizens Movement (MC) primary process for the 2024 Jalisco gubernatorial election.
One month before the start of the 2023 Gay Games in Guadalajara, the Jalisco and Guadalajara governments have launched a campaign to provide a “safe space” for the LGBTIQ+ community and protect their integrity, as well as promote affirmative messages about diversity.
The second runway under construction at the Guadalajara International Airport will be ready for operation by mid-2024 at the latest, the director general of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), the airport’s operators, said this week.
Model and influencer Paris Hilton visited the new children’s cancer ward at the Nuevo Hospital Civil in Guadalajara this week, offering encouragement to young patients receiving treatment in the recently upgraded facility.