Category Archives: Op-Ed

Is Corruption in Mexico Cultural or Institutional

Is Corruption in Mexico Cultural or Institutional

Just recently two people in San Carlos that I know very well were forced to deal with corrupt government officials. These officials were from the the state, not the city of Guaymas. What is interesting is how these two individuals dealt with the corrupt government officials. Both people secretly taped the officials that were preparing… Continue Reading

Who Murdered Pedro Palazuelos?

  It is hard to know where to start regarding Pedro Palazuelos. So I will simply start by saying that it is with the utmost regret that I must send my heart felt condolences to the family of Pedro. I met Pedro many years ago. His grand children went to school with my children here… Continue Reading

Groups Call for New Constitution

Civil Society Group Issues Call to Create New Constitution Arising from the People REFOUNDING MEXICO. From left: Javier Sicilia, Lydia Cacho [journalist], Leticia Gutiérrez, Alejandro Solalinde, Francisco Toledo, Raúl Vera and Dan Gonzalez were some of the participants in the presentation of the Citizen and Popular Constitutional Assembly Photo Roberto Garcá Ortiz La Jornada: Carolina Gómez… Continue Reading

The dead will not be forgotten so quickly

Mexico in Crisis: Peña Nieto As Macbeth La Jornada: Luis Hernández Navarro Translated by Sally Seward The ghost of Lady Macbeth has appeared before Enrique Peña Nieto. For the past four months the extrajudicial killing and the forced disappearance of 43 rural normal school students from Ayotzinapa are following him wherever he goes. And where… Continue Reading

Federal Government Continues to deny role of the state in the dissapperance of the Ayotzinapa 43

Federal Government Continues to deny role of the state in the dissapperance of the Ayotzinapa 43

It is important to understand what the term “forced disappearance” means in the context of international human rights law. A forced disappearance occurs occurs when a person is secretly abducted or imprisoned by a state or political organization or by a third party with the authorization, support, or acquiescence of a state or political organization,… Continue Reading

Costa del Mar HOA: what will the new year bring

Costa del Mar HOA: what will the new year bring

Most gated communities in San Carlos have some form of home owners association or HOA. The HOA over at the Costa del Mar (CDM), located at Algodones beach right next to the high rise condos of Playa Blanca, development is something we have reported on in the past. I wrote a rather extensive piece on… Continue Reading