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Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding region are undergoing rapid change. However, with new investment and infrastructure comes mounting pressure on public services, transportation, housing and the coastline.  In this week’s roundup, we examine questions surrounding the municipality’s growing payroll, the deeper forces behind Vallarta’s worsening traffic, the long-awaited Amado Nervo Bridge, and the continuing debate over development at Punta de Mita.  The Amado Nervo Bridge connecting Jalisco with Nayarit is 70% complete Questions raised over Vallarta’s growing municipal payroll Puerto Vallarta’s municipal government is facing questions over the size and cost of its workforce after independent councilor Melissa Madero presented an analysis of the city’s 2026 payroll.  According to reporting by Urritia Comunica , Madero stated the municipal council originally approved 2,707 positions for 2026. Her review of current records alleged there were 3,375 active positions, 668 more than a...

Mexico’s National Search Commission for Missing Persons (CNB) has introduced Molly — its first canine member — to help locate missing people in a country where disappearances remain a major national crisis. Molly and her handler form a K9 team the commission said is trained to search on land as well as in and around bodies of water, according to a Monday press release written in the dog’s voice. When Molly’s working, she has her uniform — a tactical harness with a K9 badge and a Mexican flag patch. (CNB) “Starting today, I’m a member of the K9 unit of the CNB, and I have a very important mission: to search for people,” Molly “said” in the release. She said she will contribute her “sense of smell” and other talents. The CNB, a federal body within the Interior Ministry (Segob), coordinates and carries out searches for disappeared and missing people, working with search agencies in Mexico’s 32 federal entities. The commission said Molly will work alongside personnel who...

A man accused of murdering a transsexual sex worker in Mexico City almost 10 years ago was arrested in México state on Monday, authorities said. The case of Paola Buenrostro — who was shot dead in an inner-city Mexico City neighborhood on Sept. 30, 2016 — was the first to be recognized as a transfemicide by the Mexico City Human Rights Commission. Following nearly one decade of activism, Buenrostro’s femicide motivated the creation of a new law in her name recognizing transfemicide as a unique crime and assigning it a prison sentence of up to 70 years. (Graciela López/Cuartoscuro) In 2024, the Mexico City Congress passed a law , known as the “Paola Buenrostro Law,” that made transfemicide a crime with a prison sentence of up to 70 years. Buenrostro’s case thus became even more emblematic for members of the trans community in Mexico , many of whom are victims of crimes themselves. Arturo Felipe Delgadillo Olvera, the man accused of killing Buenrostro after pi...

The Maya Train reported another mishap Monday afternoon in Campeche, described only vaguely as a “track-related incident” but serious enough to force the evacuation of passengers from a train traveling the Cancún–Palenque route.  The state-owned company reported no injuries and stated that protocols for passenger care and service continuity were activated.  #Entérate Se descarrila nuevamente el #TrenMaya #Campeche Una pasajera del Tren Maya compartió en redes sociales un video en el que, según su reporte, se observa un presunto descarrilamiento cerca de la estación San Francisco de Campeche. Debido al incidente, los pasajeros… pic.twitter.com/QT6RWW2qy5 — QuintanaRooNews (@quintanaroonews) September 1, 2026 According to a statement released by the train , the problem occurred around 3:30 p.m. as the train was departing the San Francisco de Campeche station. It involved the train’s last car, which had advanced a mere 50 meters from the railway terminal when it happened. ...

Plenty of San Miguel news has been circulating lately, including continuing talk of another golf course, additional trees for a beloved park, a possible new downtown parking garage and major industrial investments in the city and surrounding region. More details on these and related developments are below. Potential golf course near El Charco sparks petition drive EL Charco del Ingenio is a botanical garden and nature preserve on the northeastern edge of San Miguel. (Credit: Festival de las Artes San Miguel de Allende) Persistent rumors that a fourth golf course is being planned for an area north of the El Charco del Ingenio Botanical Garden on the northeastern edge of San Miguel recently prompted a petition drive opposing the proposal. The petition had 19,050 verified signatures and 183 comments as of Aug. 31, the majority of which appear to oppose the project. Signers cite concerns about threats to the environment and water supply. The golf course plan emerged nearly a year a...

Mexican security forces on Monday shot dead an alleged cartel leader and one other person after they came under fire in the state of Michoacán, authorities said. The alleged cartel leader who was killed was Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, known as “El Güicho” (Wicho) and “R5.” En Tocumbo, Michoacán, elementos de @Defensamx1 y una aeronave de @SEMAR_MX fueron agredidos con disparos de arma de fuego por integrantes de una célula delictiva. Durante el operativo, 2 agresores perdieron la vida, entre ellos Luis Enrique “N”, alias “El Güicho” y/o “R5”,… pic.twitter.com/BDaCAlsmFR — Gabinete de Seguridad de México (@GabSeguridadMX) September 1, 2026 Federal Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said in an X post on Tuesday morning that Barragán had been identified as the leader of the Cártel de Los Reyes (Kings Cartel) and the “main coordinator of extortion against avocado producers” in Michoacán. According to Mexican authorities and the U.S. Departm...

Eleven people, including a policewoman, were injured Sunday night when a car bomb exploded outside a municipal police station in Ojocaliente, a town in the state of Zacatecas. Zacatecas Attorney General Cristian Camacho said Monday that authorities were investigating whether the attack was linked to the capture on Saturday of an 18-year-old man who is allegedly a sicario (hitman) for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). The federal Security Cabinet is collaborating with Zacatecas authorities on the investigation. No arrests had been reported as of early Monday afternoon. The explosives detonated at approximately 8 p.m. on Sunday during a town celebration. (Especial/Cuartoscuro) Rodrigo Reyes, general secretary of the Zacatecas government, reported on Monday that 10 civilians and a female police officer were injured in the explosion on Sunday, which occurred as Ojocaliente residents were taking part in festivities honoring the town’s patron saint. The official said that 1...