


Popular Chivas goalie passes away, aged 78
Local soccer fans mourned the death this week of Jaime “Tubo” Gomez, one of Guadalajara’s greatest round-ball luminaries.
A string of grizzly bus accidents in Guadalajara last weekend has fueled criticism that the government has failed to improve safety on public transportation, despite approving a 50-centavo fare hike in March.
A battle to block plans by the country’s second largest railroad to build a siding extension near San Miguel de Allende has ended with an agreement to move the project about three miles south of three communities whose residents launched a protest more than two months ago.
Time magazine’s fifth annual list of the world’s most influential people includes two newsworthy Mexicans from contrasting backgrounds.
Environmental groups have forced port officials in Zihuatlanejo, Guerrero to curtail a shark cull launched in response to the death of an American surfer.
“Our goal is to bring a breath of fresh air to people who want a change,” says Canadian Jeff Doyle, who for the last 17 months has been trying to launch a personal oxygen device in Guadalajara.