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The newly seated Morena-dominated Congreso Estatal de Guerrero laid out their legislative agenda today, and one of the policies on their list to promote is gender equality including equal rights for same-sex couples. I take that to mean they wish to legalize same-sex marriages in Guerrero. A matter that was raised here recently by my esteemed friend Humberto of Casa Arcoiris. I believe now is a good time to let our elected officials hear from us before the catfights begin and the fur starts flying.
La LXIII Legislatura del Estado de Guerrero

Zihuatanejo currently registers 38 active cases of Covid-19. Hopefully people will start returning in larger numbers to vacation. The lodgings and restaurants have been hard hit by this damn virus, and anyone still with a business is pretty much at their limit.

Lupita and I want to express our most affectionate gratitude to Joaquín of La Porteña restaurant and his marvelous staff for their incredibly well-prepared delicious food, excellent service, lovely music and all around inviting and friendly ambiance today. It remains one of our most favored restaurants.

It is truly criminal to see that the small Plaza de Pescador that used to be in front of La Porteña restaurant with lovely coconut and golden tabebuia trees has been paved over and filled with dozens of stalls for the "shell" merchants (who are actually just invasores that have been allowed to stay). And instead of the 8 to 10 merchants that there used to be in business now there are well over 30 stalls, all made out of cement. There's also a large empty plaza of cement paving stones in front of Casa Elvira, who also now have a limited view of the ocean through some trees that were amazingly allowed to live. The only thing in the plaza is the bronze statue of El Pescador, except he's no longer standing atop rocks or a pedestal. It's going to be HOT there thanks to all the cement. Most of my merchant friends along the waterfront are furious at what's been done to the walkway. The lovely little garden that used to give some frescura and privacy to La Sirena Gorda is GONE along with its exotic plants that had been there for over 3 decades. The "remodelación" is an unsolicited project of dubious necessity that appears more designed to benefit a few politicians and their economic interests than the interests of the neighbors, established merchants or community at large. Truly disappointing to see its progress only get worse and uglier as it progresses. The Gober Precioso responsible will be here October 1st to get his photo taken, his ego stroked and to pat himself on the back before he leaves office on Oct. 15.

We are truly fortunate in our region of the Costa Grande to have such amazingly delicious fresh foods and so many talented people to prepare and serve them.
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If you were up early we were treated to another colorful rainbow over the Bahía de Zihuatanejo this morning.

As if that wasn't pretty enough, turning around towards the rising sun there was THIS!