Albuquerque received a $13.7 million dollar gift from Bernalillo County in the form of the Route 66 Visitor Center. Bernalillo County Commissioners voted unanimously to transfer ownership and responsibility of the visitor center to the city at their meeting held Feb. 20. Commissioners also gave funding to Serenity Mesa to help teens who need detox […]
Federal Government & Congress
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Watch: Police release video of Chief Medina crash
Two people fighting, birds scattering and a truck T-boning a gold Ford Mustang. That’s what can be seen on surveillance video footage released by the Albuquerque Police Department of Chief Harold Medina getting into a crash Saturday morning. The incident lasted only seconds as Chief Medina and his wife were driving to a press conference […]
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Youth detox, homelessness initiatives pick up new funds
Bernalillo County Commissioners have approved a three year, $3.5 million contract with Serenity Mesa Recovery Center as part of its Behavioral Health Initiative (BHI). The initiative passed at its regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 20. The city of Albuquerque contributed $930,000 of the funds. Serenity Mesa is a youth detoxification center on Albuquerque’s Southwest Mesa. The […]
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What to expect: APS considers school boundary change
School board members Wednesday will decide on changes that could alter the future educational courses of children in neighborhoods west of Downtown. The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education is considering a boundary change regarding Duranes Elementary School, near Rio Grande Boulevard and Indian School Road. Duranes is being converted into an early childhood center. […]
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What to expect: Poop patrol tops the Albuquerque City Council meeting
Albuquerque City Councilors will meet Wednesday, Feb. 21, to talk about cleaning up human waste on public and private properties, speeding up the process for the demolition of dilapidated buildings and the possibility of ousting the police chief. Under Fire Councilor Louie Sanchez has introduced a communication resolution for a vote of no confidence in […]
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Sandia Tram to Reopen in March
The Sandia Peak Tramway will reopen on March 14 after a temporary maintenance closure. On January 9, the Sandia Peak Tramway—which transports riders to the 10,378-foot crest of the Sandia Mountains—announced it would close to upgrade to a more energy-efficient system, since its current system has been used since 1966. This project, Tram 2024 Modernizing […]
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City staffers credited for drastically reducing unsolved Missing and Murdered Indigenous People cases
The City of Albuquerque is one of the top five cities in the United States where Indigenous people go missing or are murdered, according to a report by the Urban Indian Health Institute in Seattle. But, the city says, over the last two years Dawn Begay, the city’s Native American Affairs Coordinator and Commander Gerard […]
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Money flows from county coffers
Bernalillo County has millions of dollars waiting for commissioners to spread around when they meet up on Tuesday Feb. 20, for their regular meeting. Commissioners will also hear reports from the University of New Mexico Hospital and from UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research on the impact of the sprawling Santolina Development planned for […]
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UNM analysis: Santolina development numbers don’t add up
The Bernalillo County Commission is scheduled to hear Tuesday from the author of a report that disputes the housing, population and job projections of the massive Santolina development planned for west of Albuquerque. An analysis by the University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business & Economic Research (BBER), commissioned by the New Mexico Legislature, found […]
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The epitome of Albuquerque
The epitome of Albuquerque will be a recurring City Desk ABQ feature every Friday where we highlight interesting data about our city and surrounding areas