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12 CDMX Municipalities Face Restricted Water Distribution This Month

PULSE NEWS MEXICO Twelve Mexico City municipalities — Álvaro Obregón, Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Cuajimalpa, Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc, Iztapalapa, Iztacalco, Miguel Hidalgo, Magdalena Contreras, Tlapan and Venustiano Carranza — will have a decrease in water supply for the next four weeks, the capital’s water system announced Saturday, Nov. 12. Due to a technical failure on Friday, Nov. 11, in one of the

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Water Cutoffs Affect 12 Municipalities in Mexico City

By MARK LORENZANA On Monday, Aug. 15, 12 municipalities in Mexico City experienced a reduction in the supply of drinking water due to the low water levels in the storage dams of the Cutzamala System aqueduct. Representatives from the Mexico City Water System (Sacmex) explained early Monday that the water pressure in the capital would be decreased from the usual

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Mexico City Cuts Water Service in Three Municipalities

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In order to replace a valve in along the Ecatepec Aqueduct that feeds the capital’s water supply, Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) on Thursday, March 24. temporarily suspended fresh water service to three Mexico City municipalities, Venustiano Carranza, Gustavo A. Madero and Azcapotzalco. The repair work began at 8 a.m. and lasted into the

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Gas Bienestar Launches in CDMX

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The newly created state-owned natural gas company Gas Bienestar began formal operations on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in Mexico City’s Ixtapalapa Precinct with a starting price 10 percent below the maximum set by the country’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE). Gas Bienestar, a subsidiary of the state-run Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) oil company, will offer residents of some

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With Midterm Vote, Morena Loses Precincts in Mexico City

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Despite extensive campaigns across Mexico’s capital aimed at gaining and maintaining control over its 32 precincts in the midterm elections on Sunday, June 6, preliminary vote counts indicate that the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) lost territory as a result of the polling. Morena, founded by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) as a platform to promote

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Mexico City Meets Covid Vaccine Goal in Miguel Hidalgo

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In an unprecedented effort to inoculate older Mexicans against the covid-19 coronavirus, Mexico City registered a record 81,500 residents over age 60 of the upscale Miguel Hidalgo precinct immunized during a one-week period, city officials announced Sunday, March 14. On Sunday, the capital government completed its vaccination campaign in Miguel Hidalgo, immunizing a total

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Miguel Hidalgo, Azcapotzalco Elderly to Begin Vaccinations

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As of Monday, March 8, Mexico City will begin its Phase 3 administration of covid-19 vaccines, covering elderly residents of the Miguel Hidalgo and Azcapotzalco Precincts, the Mexican Social Security Institute announced Saturday, March 6. As in the case of previous Mexico City precincts, the order for the administration of the vaccines will be

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AMLO’s War on Huachicol Has Several Fronts

By RICARDO CASTILLO     By shutting off the ducts carrying fuel from the state-owned Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in order to stop robbery, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) opened up a Pandora’s box. His problem is now how to shut it closed again. AMLO’s open declaration of war against huachicol (pronounce wa-chee-kol), or fuel theft, is, 17 days since it

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Mexico City Water Wars Reach Tipping Point

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     With the near-citywide water service suspension now entering its second week (with no end in sight) and Mexico’s National Water Commission (Conagua) employees making personal fortunes by selling off tankers of potable water that are supposed to be provided free of charge by the government, Mexico City residents are up in arms and fighting mad. Particularly affected

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