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Trash talk: Bin repair and replacement delays compounded by a large back order

At a recent Albuquerque City Council meeting, a councilor called out the Solid Waste Management Department after a constituent told her his trash can was damaged by a garbage truck and he had been waiting more than a month for a replacement. But he is not the only one.  Councilor Klarissa Peรฑa asked Solid Waste […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Local Government

Trash talk: Bin repair and replacement delays compounded by a large back order

At a recent Albuquerque City Council meeting, a councilor called out the Solid Waste Management Department after a constituent told her his trash can was damaged by a garbage truck and he had been waiting more than a month for a replacement. But he is not the only one.  Councilor Klarissa Peรฑa asked Solid Waste […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness

Officials pursue new housing wing at Gateway Center

Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials are on the hunt for $40 million to convert a wing of the Gateway Center on Gibson Boulevard โ€” formerly a hospital facility โ€” into apartment units. Such permanent supportive housing projects are considered by many advocates as a successful method to address chronic homelessness. The idea is included on […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness

Officials pursue new housing wing at Gateway Center

Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials are on the hunt for $40 million to convert a wing of the Gateway Center on Gibson Boulevard โ€” formerly a hospital facility โ€” into apartment units. Such permanent supportive housing projects are considered by many advocates as a successful method to address chronic homelessness. The idea is included on […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, Local Government

Nonprofit says most women living on the street are sex trafficked

The majority of women living on Albuquerqueโ€™s streets are victims of sex trafficking and have fewer options for shelter and support services. Those women face further challenges that men experiencing homelessness generally donโ€™t. The assessment comes from one of the cityโ€™s only nonprofit agencies doing nighttime street outreach to hundreds of women โ€” AsUR New […]

Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Housing & Homelessness, Local Government

Nonprofit says most women living on the street are sex trafficked

The majority of women living on Albuquerqueโ€™s streets are victims of sex trafficking and have fewer options for shelter and support services. Those women face further challenges that men experiencing homelessness generally donโ€™t. The assessment comes from one of the cityโ€™s only nonprofit agencies doing nighttime street outreach to hundreds of women โ€” AsUR New […]