Bernalillo County Commissioners approved a resolution during their Aug. 13 regular meeting, to dedicate $2.5 million from the Bernalillo County General Fund balance as a local match to support the Carnuel Water and Wastewater Project Water Trust Board’s grant application. The resolution was sponsored by Vice Chair Eric Olivas. The measure is part of a […]
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APS: Students will be able to breathe easier as district moves toward electric buses
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich estimates he spent thousands of hours in his youth at the back of a school bus — usually with the windows down and diesel fumes wafting in. “Knowing what we know today, we realize what a huge public health issue it is to be breathing diesel exhaust on a regular basis,” […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
Applications open in Sept. for first round of $125 million in state housing loans
By Patrick Lohmann A key part of what state lawmakers called a “historic” investment in affordable housing will take a major step forward in September, when applications open for what will ultimately be $125 million in loans to develop middle-income housing and affordable housing infrastructure. An interim legislative committee Monday approved rules for administering a […]
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How one councilor wants weed sales to help those in need
A councilor who represents some of the most impoverished areas of the city wants to use recreational-use cannabis tax revenue to implement a basic income program for her constituents. Councilor Nichole Rogers who represents the International District said she wants to use revenue from the Albuquerque Marijuana Equity and Community Reinvestment Fund for a Guaranteed […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News, Westside Albuquerque
NM governor hiring at least two people for her new statewide housing office
By Patrick Lohmann Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office is seeking applicants to fill at least two jobs for the newly created “Office of Housing,” a small group of executive branch officials tasked with coordinating various statewide housing programs. Creating a statewide housing office under the governor’s control was one of Lujan Grisham’s main priorities during […]
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How will construction on I-25 affect your commute?
The New Mexico Department of Transportation has launched what it said is its largest construction project in recent history and the road work could begin affecting Albuquerque drivers today. Crews will start by shifting travel lanes of Interstate 25 between Comanche Road and Montgomery Boulevard toward the median to begin work on the outside lanes. […]
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Firearms instructors say city-run shooting range is in disrepair and ‘disgusting’
While instructor Andy Montoya was teaching a concealed carry course at the city’s Shooting Range Park, one of his students fainted — but due to the area’s lack of cell service, Montoya said had he needed emergency services he would have had to race to the range’s office to call 911 from a landline. “We […]
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Nob Hill residents, church partner to help unhoused
The Nob Hill Neighborhood Association and the Monte Vista Christian Church have teamed up to provide some relief for those experiencing homelessness. Church members and neighborhood residents are meeting to assemble care kits with supplies that are then distributed to the area’s unhoused. The two spearheading the initiative — Rev. Dawn Rosignol, the senior minister […]
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Internal affairs cmdr. tied to DWI probe was fired for being ‘untruthful’
The highest ranking officer under internal investigation regarding the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI unit — and the one-time head of the division that routinely conducts such investigations — was untruthful, did not cooperate with an investigation and shared confidential information, according to a misconduct report filed with the Department of Public Safety. Cmdr. Mark Landavazo […]
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Unhoused to be offered jobs with Duke City Ambassadors
Mayor Tim Keller outlined Friday the revival of a former outreach program that employs those experiencing homelessness with beautification-related jobs like cleaning streets and sidewalks and removing weeds. The “Better Way Forward” program will initially employ 10 people in the Duke City Community Ambassadors program, which is overseen by the Solid Waste Management Department. Ambassadors […]