General News

Since appearing at Chapala City Hall on September 10 to reclaim his job and payment of a hefty monetary compensation from a labor suit, former Chapala press and public relations director José Guadalupe Vidrio Oliva has failed to report to work.

Calle Colón, Ajijic’s central north-south thoroughfare, was closed off between Parroquia-Hidalgo and Constitución-Ocampo this week while workmen were busy repairing multiple potholes. 

A throng of spectators crammed the Ajijic soccer field Saturday, September 14 to catch the traditional Regata de Globos where 12 teams of villagers gathered to launch scores of colorful tissue paper hot air balloons hand-crafted in diverse sizes and shapes.

A 52-year-old man fell to his death from his place of residence in Ajijic on Tuesday, September 10.

In a refreshing departure from the usual cut-and-dry format, Chapala Mayor Moisés Anaya Aguilar took over the stage of the Auditorio de la Ribera Saturday, September 14 to deliver his first Informe de Gobierno (state of the municipality report).

Low level employees of the Chapala government gained a major victory this week with the signing of a contract that guarantees the fundamental rights and benefits of 375 workers affiliated with the Municipal Union of Public Servants.

The Chapala branch of the Procuraduria Social, a state agency that provides free legal advice and assistance to people of limited means, is operating in new quarters as of Tuesday, September 10.

Several residents of La Floresta have gone public with their disagreement over the handling of garden wastes collected by the subdivision’s homeowners association (HOA).