Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller plans to veto the City Council’s proposal to change the city’s voting system this week, but if councilors vote the same way they did initially, they […]
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Funding for Tijeras Biozone Education Center Will be on the November Ballot
Bernalillo County voters in November will get to decide whether to support $40.5 million in capital projects ranging from a wrought iron fence to several new athletic fields. The Board […]
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ABQ advocates, officials weigh in on Supreme Court decision on homelessness
Advocates for those experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque reacted to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday with concerns about what it might mean for the city’s unhoused population. City officials, meanwhile, […]
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City holds summer street fair at Alvarado Transportation Center
Looking for something to do Downtown this weekend? How about a street fair at the Alvarado Transportation Center on Saturday, hosted by ABQ RIDE. Summer at the Alvarado Street Fair […]
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Community center expansion in Southwest ABQ makes a splash
City leaders celebrated the indoor and outdoor expansion of the Westgate Community Center on Thursday. The expansion adds a splash pad, classrooms for early childhood education programs and two multipurpose […]
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Sheriff’s Office, nonprofit partner for gun buyback event
Turn in your firearms for cash this weekend at a gun buyback event hosted by a local nonprofit, in partnership with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release, […]
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Secretary of state blasts City Council proposal to lower threshold to win an election
New Mexico’s top election official this week criticized the Albuquerque City Council’s proposition to change the city’s majority rules for voting by lowering the threshold to win an election. At […]
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Louisiana Boulevard to get new bike lanes, safety upgrades
The City of Albuquerque announced Tuesday that it is working to make one of the city’s more dangerous streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Department of Municipal Development Director Jennifer […]
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Rental scooters and bikes may be making a comeback
For years, Albuquerque has been without a scooter and bike-share program, but a proposal on the City Council’s Aug. 5 agenda might change that. At the council’s June 12 Land […]
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New BernCo County Manager Has Family in East Mountains
By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County has its next manager. County commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday night to make Cindy Chavez the county’s top administrator. “I really believe that […]