Politics · Mexico · 3 hrs ago
Morena lawmaker calls for city coordination to tackle crime and service problems
Morena lawmaker Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar announced a national meeting to bring together city governments, lawmakers and civil society.
He said they would seek shared responses to urban problems, including extortion and corruption.
The meeting will also consider urban growth, transport, public services and infrastructure investment.
Representatives from Jalisco highlighted water shortages and poor water quality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
San Pedro Tlaquepaque Mayor Laura Imelda Pérez Segura said her government has filed 15 complaints over illegal discharges and supplies water through tanker trucks and municipal wells.
The meeting is intended to help authorities build agreements on city problems, but no date or specific outcomes were given.
Morena lawmaker Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar called for coordination among municipal, state and federal governments, legislators and civil society to address city problems.
He said a planned National Meeting on Building Cities would focus on security, public services and residents’ well-being.
The agenda includes tackling extortion and corruption, including alleged links between public officials and illegal activity.
Representatives from Jalisco raised concerns about water shortages and poor water quality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
San Pedro Tlaquepaque Mayor Laura Imelda Pérez Segura said her government had filed 15 complaints over illegal discharges and was supplying drinking water through tanker trucks and municipal wells.
- Who
- Morena lawmaker Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar. Representatives from Jalisco also raised local water concerns.
- What
- He proposed coordination among governments, legislators and civil society to address crime and city-service problems.
- When
- He announced the meeting on October 18, 2026. The meeting date is not stated.
- Where
- The proposal concerns cities in Mexico. Water problems were raised in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
- Why
- To develop joint solutions for security, public services and residents’ well-being.
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Representatives from Jalisco described water shortages and poor water quality in the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
Ramírez Cuéllar announced the National Meeting on Building Cities and outlined its priorities.
- Meeting
- National Meeting on Building Cities
- Proposed focus
- Extortion, corruption, security and public services
- Water complaints
- 15 filed by the San Pedro Tlaquepaque government
- Water supply
- Tanker trucks and municipal wells
- Affected area
- Guadalajara metropolitan area
What people are saying
One of the priority issues will be the fight against extortion and protection payments, crimes that affect merchants, workers, families and productive sectors
We cannot allow insecurity, corruption or private interests to be placed above people’s well-being. It is time to act with unity, responsibility and firmness to build safer cities, with water for everyone and better living conditions for families