This letter was submitted to City Desk ABQ by Sandra Ortsman, Albuquerque. She is a community planner and community member who cares deeply about immigrants rights, mom and small business owner who has lived in and loved Albuquerque since 2002. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to pat@citydesk.org If there is anyone […]
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Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
Community questions prompt APD to revisit investigation into Black teen found hanging last year
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced Tuesday that his department will seek an outside review of APD’s investigation into the death of Jayvon Givan, a young Black man found hanging from a chain outside a closed business a year ago on Albuquerque’s Westside. Social media posts — many incorrectly claiming Givan was found hanging from […]
Posted inSandoval Signpost, Town of Bernalillo
Ralph Martinez, class of ’53, leads Bernalillo High homecoming parade
“Let’s go, Spartans!” If you’ve uttered that phrase, you may have Ralph Martinez to thank for it. Martinez, a member of the inaugural Bernalillo High School graduating class of 1953, was one of the original proponents of changing the school nickname from “Cobras.” He will be grand marshal for the BHS Homecoming parade, which takes […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., NM.news, Pueblos
What’s wrong with this picture?
Corner to Corner Diane Denish is a former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. She is a native of Hobbs and now lives in Albuquerque. Reach her at diane@dianedenish.com The New Mexico Legislature just wrapped up a special session convened by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The goal was to protect New Mexicans from looming federal budget […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ
How and where to vote in the city election in 2025
Every Albuquerque voter has a reason to vote in 2025. The only citywide elected office, mayor, is on the ballot along with five of nine city councilors and a long list of local bond questions for the city, school districts, and some local governments. Other local communities including Los Ranchos and Tijeras also have local […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ, Congress & Federal Gov., Local Government
Council to review Keller’s 2026 legislative priorities, new housing project on Monday
By Jesse Jones — Albuquerque City Councilors are expected to review Mayor Tim Keller’s 2026 legislative priorities Monday, Oct. 6, including public safety measures and housing policies the administration wants state lawmakers to address when the session begins in January. The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Vincent E. Griego Chambers, One Civic Plaza […]
Posted inNM.news, Pueblos
City will pay to air Keller speech on TV, again
The City of Albuquerque will once again pay to rebroadcast Mayor Tim Keller’s 2025 State of the City address Sunday, Oct. 5, on KRQE — the fifth taxpayer-funded airing since September as he seeks a third term and just two days before absentee ballots are mailed to voters in the hotly-contested mayor’s election. According to […]
Posted inCity Desk ABQ
Stop for pedestrians or get a ticket: Proposed new city laws aim to reduce pedestrian, bicyclist fatalities in ABQ
Everyone who has taken a driver’s education class knows that you are supposed to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, but in New Mexico, that is more advisory than mandatory. Mayor Tim Keller is lobbying city councilors to change that in the City of Albuquerque. Keller’s office is proposing an omnibus update to the […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., East Mountains News
We need the rain, but…
East Mountain residents waded through a wet weekend. According to RainDrop.farm, a weather tracking site, approximately 1.8 inches of rain fell on Cedar Crest Sunday mid-afternoon, quickly causing arroyos and canyons to fill with rushing water. Patrons at Flamez Fusion restaurant along NM-14 captured video of rising waters rushing along Arroyo San Antonio. Buffalo Alley, […]
Posted inNM.news
Pueblo de Cochiti awarded over $3 million for wildfire fuel reduction project
Pueblo de Cochiti will receive more than $3.2 million in federal funding to reduce wildfire risks and build protective systems for the tribal community under a new U.S. Forest Service grant program. The pueblo was awarded $3,265,040 through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program for its Fire Reduction through Fuel Management and Capacity Building Project, […]
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