Westside City Council Districts District 1: Louie Sanchez represents the mid-Westside district with boundaries that extend from Central Avenue to Paseo del Norte, then billow out west to the Petroglyphs. […]
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Posted inPolitics & Elections, Syndicated, Westside
The Hot Ticket Seat
By Tierna Unruh-Enos / The Paper. In Senate District 9, four candidates are looking to replace the current-sitting Democratic state Senator Brenda McKenna. Democrats Heather Balas and Cindy Nava filed […]
Posted inPolitics & Elections, Westside
Battle for the Westside
By Andy Lyman / The Paper. It wouldn’t be primary election season without barbs, jabs and accusations within one political party. That’s the case in one state Senate district on […]
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Council moves Westside mixed-use development forward
Albuquerque city councilors rejected an appeal from neighborhood groups opposed to a Westside development, paving the way for the mixed-use project to move forward. Tierra West LLC is planning townhouses, […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety, Westside
Watch: APD horse-mounted cops chase down shoplifter
Shoppers outside a West Central Walgreens got a vision of old-fashioned wild west law enforcement last week. Officers from APD’s horse-mounted unit were on patrol near Coors and Central on […]
Posted inJobs, Workers & Economy, Westside
Hollywood to ABQ: City and film production pro plan 60-acre Westside studios as film industry continues growth
ALBUQUERQUE — An under-developed city lot on Albuquerque’s scenic West Mesa could soon be home to a major film and television production hub. The Mesa Film Studios (MFS) development site […]
Posted inOpinion, Westside
Former Dem. Manny Gonzales III couldn’t win GOP support for US Senate. A month later, he’s already running for a different GOP office.
Commentary by Pat Davis, City Desk The website mannyforsenate.com still promotes Manny Gonzales III’s one-month campaign as a Republican candidate for US Senate in Washington D.C. The campaign Facebook page […]
Posted inBernalillo County, Education, Local Gov., Westside
New APS program to offer courses in drones, sustainable farming, clean energy
Students in four Westside schools could soon be learning to fly drones and build a more sustainable future for the rest of us. Beginning next year, four schools in the […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education, Westside
Former parent donates $1 million to Bosque School
Parents and students beware: local schools may soon be scheduling more parent-teacher conferences. That’s because at least one of those meetings turned into a lifelong love of the school and […]