The annual protests in the zocalo are winding down. I am not sure what they accomplished, but at least they did not descend into the chaos of 2006. 
The issues involve retribution and control, and the usual suspects, injustice, economic and environmental problems.
I don't know nuttin' about the solutions (actually, I wrote about them before) but what the city and state need is money. Tourism is the life's blood of the place and it has slowly been recovering. It needs to be nurtured and encouraged. Further, with the global economic crisis, Oaxacans in the States are unable to find normal work and the amount of money sent home has dramatically diminished. There are those who may say this is good, but I ain't one of them. 
If you know the zocalo, you know Casa de mi Abuela, the restaurant that overlooks the northwest corner. This photo with a woman cooking right at the entrance shows just how different the scene is when the protesters come and stay and stay and stay....Viva Oaxaca!
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