The front of Madera's came down today. It's still a work in progress. Rob posted elsewhere that they're planning palapas similar to Playa Principal. It's still early days...I can't see it all being done before the end of October earliest.

And those palapas will block the views of all the villas, bungalows, condos, and hotels on the hillside, just like they do on Playa Mochada, I mean Playa Principal. They'll kill all the individual character of the different lodgings. If I owned or operated one of the nicer lodgings, I wouldn't want to look just like one of the cheaper places. I think this is a bad move by the ayuntamiento.

Many thanks in advance!

Everything west (closer to town) of Madera's has been removed. The permanent building that served the bar with the Mexican flag at extreme west of Madera is still standing but its palapa umbrellas have been removed. Still lots going on down there though...

The old M & J Ritchie's (lately Valeria I or II) is gone too?

All the corrugated iron rainbow roofing is gone and the frame is going too it seems. Anybody know what's going on?

I'm guessing you're referring to El Chiringüito, a construction that was allowed to be built right on the beach in front of Bungalows Sotelo in spite of laws to the contrary. Nothing against the owners or workers, but hopefully someone is finally applying the law, though I wouldn't bet on it.

Here's the post from elsewhere, and the Google translation:

#ParaQueEstesInformado
#DenunciaCiudadana
‼️NUEVAMENTE Gobierno de Zihuatanejo HACE DESALOJO ILEGAL CON FUERTE DISPOSITIVO POLICIAL EN PLAYA LA MADERA, DESTRUYE EL RESTAURANTE CHIRINGUITO‼️

* Con fuerte operativo de policías armados gobierno municipal desaloja sin previo aviso ni presentar ningún documento a trabajadores y empresarios en Zihuatanejo.

Zihuatanejo, Gro., 26 de Septiembre.- Hola InformativoDeLaCosta quiero denunciar qué hemos sido víctimas de un desalojo ilegal ya que no presentaron ningún documento ni nada pues tenemos nosotros todo en orden, pero esta mañana se presentó gobierno de #JorgeSanchezAllec hacer el desalojo a el restaurante chiringuito en playa la madera y tiraron todo lo despedazaron completamente sin un previo aviso ni nada es injusto que este gobierno llegue intimidando con la policía municipal que vienen armados y afecten solo a la gente trabajador, quiénes nos esforzamos día a día por llevar el pan a nuestra casa y solo por poder tener el espacio para dárselo a alguien de sus allegados, afectando a muchas familias a trabajadores y empresarios que somos los que damos la cara por Zihuatanejo y este tipo usando y abusando de su poder afecta la economía de muchos Zihuatanejenses.

Deberían de ordenar en playa la ropa, allá donde desalojo cuando llegó a la presidencia y hoy hay hasta dos restaurantes de galeras de madera allá en las gatas también están acabaron hasta con el mangle pero como son trabajadores de Jorge no les hacen nada,es una injusticia señor presidente municipal.

so you are informed #Citizen Complaint ‼️NEW Government of Zihuatanejo MAKES ILLEGAL EVICTION WITH STRONG POLICE DEVICE IN PLAYA LA MADERA, DESTROYS THE CHIRINGUITO RESTAURANT!! * With a strong operation by armed police, the municipal government evicts workers and businessmen in Zihuatanejo without prior notice or presenting any document. Zihuatanejo, Gro., September 26.- Hello, InformativoDeLaCosta, I want to denounce that we have been victims of an illegal eviction since they did not present any document or anything because we have everything in order, but this morning the #JorgeSanchezAllec government presented itself to evict the chiringuito restaurant on playa la Madera and they threw everything away completely tore it apart without warning or anything it is unfair that this government comes intimidating with the municipal police who come armed and only affect working people, who strive every day to bring the bread to our house and just to have the space to give it to someone close to them, affecting many families, workers and businessmen who are the ones who stand up for Zihuatanejo and this guy using and abusing his power affects the economy of many Zihuatanejenses. They should order the clothes on the beach, there where he was evicted when he became president and today there are even two restaurants with wooden galleys there in Las Gatas they have also finished off the mangrove but since they are Jorge's workers they don't do anything to them, it's a injustice sir municipal president.

This isn't a news article, it's a complaint by the establishment's owners (and a terrible translation).

I have to side with the local authorities on this. The place should never have been allowed to be built, but then the mayor himself violated the same law that they are using to tear down Chiringuito when he built the new walkway on the downtown beach covering an average 3 meters more of beach along its length and building concrete posts for the palapas on Playa Mochada (aka Playa Principal). So there's that. It appears that even though the mayor's administration uses the motto "Ciudad de Todos", it becomes more and more apparent that it isn't everyone's city, that in practice it's actually just his to violate and apply whatever laws he wishes. There've been other shenanigans by his administration and its officials recently that underscore this, but I don't want to go into that now.
#PobrePueblo
#MerecemosMejor

Is it only that beach bar on madera that getting torn down or is there others to
Hate to see it go was great place to sit and relax with a cold cerveza

Chiringuito's and another illegal restaurant on La Ropa near Capricho del Rey were torn down. There are more out that way on La Ropa as well as at Las Gatas that should've been but weren't, which leads folks to believe the law isn't being applied evenly.

All the corrugated iron rainbow roofing is gone and the frame is going too it seems. Anybody know what's going on?

I'm guessing you're referring to El Chiringüito, a construction that was allowed to be built right on the beach in front of Bungalows Sotelo in spite of laws to the contrary. Nothing against the owners or workers, but hopefully someone is finally applying the law, though I wouldn't bet on it.

Here's the post from elsewhere, and the Google translation:

#ParaQueEstesInformado
#DenunciaCiudadana
‼️NUEVAMENTE Gobierno de Zihuatanejo HACE DESALOJO ILEGAL CON FUERTE DISPOSITIVO POLICIAL EN PLAYA LA MADERA, DESTRUYE EL RESTAURANTE CHIRINGUITO‼️

* Con fuerte operativo de policías armados gobierno municipal desaloja sin previo aviso ni presentar ningún documento a trabajadores y empresarios en Zihuatanejo.

Zihuatanejo, Gro., 26 de Septiembre.- Hola InformativoDeLaCosta quiero denunciar qué hemos sido víctimas de un desalojo ilegal ya que no presentaron ningún documento ni nada pues tenemos nosotros todo en orden, pero esta mañana se presentó gobierno de #JorgeSanchezAllec hacer el desalojo a el restaurante chiringuito en playa la madera y tiraron todo lo despedazaron completamente sin un previo aviso ni nada es injusto que este gobierno llegue intimidando con la policía municipal que vienen armados y afecten solo a la gente trabajador, quiénes nos esforzamos día a día por llevar el pan a nuestra casa y solo por poder tener el espacio para dárselo a alguien de sus allegados, afectando a muchas familias a trabajadores y empresarios que somos los que damos la cara por Zihuatanejo y este tipo usando y abusando de su poder afecta la economía de muchos Zihuatanejenses.

Deberían de ordenar en playa la ropa, allá donde desalojo cuando llegó a la presidencia y hoy hay hasta dos restaurantes de galeras de madera allá en las gatas también están acabaron hasta con el mangle pero como son trabajadores de Jorge no les hacen nada,es una injusticia señor presidente municipal.

so you are informed #Citizen Complaint ‼️NEW Government of Zihuatanejo MAKES ILLEGAL EVICTION WITH STRONG POLICE DEVICE IN PLAYA LA MADERA, DESTROYS THE CHIRINGUITO RESTAURANT!! * With a strong operation by armed police, the municipal government evicts workers and businessmen in Zihuatanejo without prior notice or presenting any document. Zihuatanejo, Gro., September 26.- Hello, InformativoDeLaCosta, I want to denounce that we have been victims of an illegal eviction since they did not present any document or anything because we have everything in order, but this morning the #JorgeSanchezAllec government presented itself to evict the chiringuito restaurant on playa la Madera and they threw everything away completely tore it apart without warning or anything it is unfair that this government comes intimidating with the municipal police who come armed and only affect working people, who strive every day to bring the bread to our house and just to have the space to give it to someone close to them, affecting many families, workers and businessmen who are the ones who stand up for Zihuatanejo and this guy using and abusing his power affects the economy of many Zihuatanejenses. They should order the clothes on the beach, there where he was evicted when he became president and today there are even two restaurants with wooden galleys there in Las Gatas they have also finished off the mangrove but since they are Jorge's workers they don't do anything to them, it's a injustice sir municipal president.

All the corrugated iron rainbow roofing is gone and the frame is going too it seems. Anybody know what's going on?

I'm guessing you're referring to El Chiringüito, a construction that was allowed to be built right on the beach in front of Bungalows Sotelo in spite of laws to the contrary. Nothing against the owners or workers, but hopefully someone is finally applying the law, though I wouldn't bet on it.

El Chiringuito's been there for years. The wheels of justice grind....etc.

All the corrugated iron rainbow roofing is gone and the frame is going too it seems. Anybody know what's going on?

I'm guessing you're referring to El Chiringuito, a construction that was allowed to be built right on the beach in front of Bungalows Sotelo in spite of laws to the contrary. Nothing against the owners or workers, but hopefully someone is finally applying the law, though I wouldn't bet on it.