General News

Guadalajara water utility SIAPA and the State Water Commission have begun operating mobile water treatment plants in Guadalajara-area neighborhoods affected by months of reports of dirty, foul-smelling or sediment-filled tap water, part of a broader emergency response that this week also won unanimous approval from state lawmakers for bill relief.

An investigation has been launched after the discovery of at least 65 dead dogs and cats abandoned on a plot of land alongside the Nuevo Periférico Oriente in the municipality of El Salto.

Benjamín Medrano Quezada, who made history as Mexico’s first openly gay mayor when he led Fresnillo, Zacatecas, from 2013 to 2016, was assassinated in Guadalajara on the evening of July 7. His death was confirmed by authorities on July 10.

Local and state security forces, along with emergency services, carried out a major security drill on Monday, July 13, to test their readiness for the kind of narco-blockades that paralyzed parts of Jalisco in February following the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”.

Guadalajara’s Acuario Michin has announced significantly reduced admission prices for the holiday season.

On July 4, as the United States commemorated the 250th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain, a striking new sculpture was unveiled outside the U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara. 

Just one month after the introduction of 500 new electric bicycles into Guadalajara’s public bike-share system, officials are reporting a massive surge in ridership.

The dangers facing two-wheeled travelers in the Guadalajara metropolitan area have reached concerning levels, with 61 motorcyclists and 9 cyclists killed in traffic accidents between January and late June 2026, according to official data and advocacy groups.