Puerto Vallarta hosts a major music-industry event today while coastal development, housing, and missing-person cases remain on the local radar for Thursday, November 5.

• HEAT awards put Vallarta in the spotlight: The first Mexican edition of the HEAT Latin Music Awards takes place today at the International Convention Center, closing the week’s activities in Jalisco. The ceremony will also be streamed online.
• Coastal construction investigations: Profepa has acknowledged 30 open proceedings involving Puerto Vallarta’s coastal ecosystems, but has not identified the developments or explained each case. The outstanding issue is what enforcement follows.
• Groundwater flowing into streets: Conagua is asking residents to report suspected irregular pumping from buildings and construction sites through its PODAN complaints portal. Its latest comments address a recurring problem around deep foundations and underground parking.
• Affordable housing: Puerto Vallarta has been invited to join Vivienda para el Bienestar. A local site, number of homes, and construction timetable remain unconfirmed; the next concrete step is securing suitable land and services.
• Punta Paraíso demolition: In nearby San Pancho, Bahía de Banderas has approved an estimated MXN 8.932 million intervention for tower one. Municipal officials say notifications and legal and technical steps must precede demolition; approval alone does not establish a start date.
• Missing-person searches: Una Luz para Nuestros Desaparecidos Puerto Vallarta is preparing a search and publicity effort for Friday, November 6. Families are seeking information on unresolved cases; the latest published state-register figures list 574 active disappearance cases in the municipality.