Hurricane Simon Paralyzes Towns and Highways in Jalisco Amid Forecast That It Will Make Landfall
With an erratic path, the Category 4 storm keeps the coast shut in under nonstop rain, though no casualties have been reported so far.
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Work on the Mexico City–Guadalajara Train Begins in 2027, Sheinbaum Announces from Jalisco
After decades of abandonment, Mexico is rebuilding its passenger railway: the Mexico City–Guadalajara line breaks ground in 2027, another stretch of a national network being revived to connect most major cities.
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Guadalajara’s Water at Risk of Privatization
Jalisco’s governor floats water privatization amid a contamination crisis on his own government’s watch, joining other right-wing opposition states embroiled in water scandals.
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Feminist & LGBTQ+ Groups Condemn Public Funding for Fearless Congress in Jalisco
They say by granting subsidies, the municipality of Guadalajara violated the separation between Church & State.
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Ultra-right “Masculinity” Congress in Guadalajara
Promoted by government agencies in Jalisco, Guadalajara, and Zapopan and featuring a morbid roster of misogynists, reactionaries & former boy band singer; the expensive two day event has drawn criticism.
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Families Say 8 Mexicans Murdered by US Airstrikes in the Pacific
Mexican government authorities have yet to confirm the information, while US Southern Command reported on February 16th they had attacked two boats in the eastern Pacific.
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Four People Arrested In Guadalajara Fare Hike Protest Released
More than a thousand people protested to demand that the Governor of Jalisco reverse his decision to increase public transport fares.
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CLICKS MARCH 17
Mexico vs Trump, feminist advances, Jalisco’s “extermination camp”, fifis vs chairos, US dumping plastic in Mexico, reducing the work week & more in our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico.
