The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In an interview with Milenio newspaper this week, Jalisco Attorney General Luis Carlos Najera said one his biggest challenges is to convince citizens that they should file reports of crimes.
The probability of some rainfall falling in Jalisco this month is high, says the Universidad de Guadalajara (UdG) Institute of Meteorology and Astronomy (IAM).
A royal battle is brewing after nine Jalisco state legislators visited the historic town of Temacapulín (Temaca), scheduled to be flooded to make way for the 200-million-dollar Zapotillo curtain dam under construction on the Verde River in the northeastern Los Altos region of the state.
The Lake Chapala town of Ocotlan will soon have a new ecological park, complete with a medieval castle.
It’s been a tough year for firefighters in Jalisco. A substantial increase in the number of brush and forest fires has tested the resolve of firefighting forces in the state, as the “dry” season reaches its temperature peaks.
Municipal police officers from Zacoalco de Torres have shot and killed a baby puma as it was trying to protect itself from a forest fire.
Authorities were called after the puma was spotted in a built-up area after apparently taking refuge from a nearby blaze.
When police officers arrived they found the animal trapped by street dogs.
Making good on a campaign promise, Jalisco Governor Aristoteles Sandoval has announced that he will shortly provide details on benefits for the unemployed.
“Those who have lose their jobs will not have to worry about how they are going to feed their children,” Sandoval said. Unemployment insurance will enable those made redundant to enter training and prepare to find work again, he added.
The Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT) has released a 73-page ibook that goes into detail about the state’s Ruta de Tequila (Tequila Trail), as well as providing plenty of useful information and links to all things related to Mexico’s famous liquor.
Jalisco Governor Jorge Aristoteles Sandoval wants to extend mayors’ terms of office in the state from three to four years. He believes three years is insufficient time for municipal administrations to generate plans and put them into practice satisfactorily.
The initiative would not prohibit mayors from taking leave of office to run for higher office, Sandoval said. Sandoval barely served two years of his term as mayor of Guadalajara before stepping down to campaign for governor.
