News of the introduction of a Mexican Gray Wolves to remote areas of New Mexico is sure to spark controversy from ranchers and residents, but in Albuquerque, it’s a different story. A new 4.5 acre enclosed area of the Bosque near the ABQ BioPark could soon house as many as 20 wolves through a rehabilitation […]
Author Archives: Pat Davis
Pat Davis is the founder and publisher of City Desk ABQ. In a prior life he served as an Albuquerque City Councilor.
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Pig leads APD on wild foot chase along I-40
Albuquerque Police officers found themselves on a wild foot chase Tuesday. “Yesterday, APD officers responded to a call unlike any other… a suspect on the run… with four legs, a snout, and a surprisingly good set of wheels,” police said in a Facebook post. “Yes, folks, a wild pig decided to take a joy run […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
Heinrich, Luján stand firm for health insurance cost fix as Senate moves forward with deal to reopen government
New Mexicans anxious about missing SNAP benefits or federal paychecks may get soon get some relief after a handful of Senate Democrats joined Republicans over the weekend in a deal to reopen the government, though New Mexico’s two U.S. senators did not go along, saying the deal abandons hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans facing […]
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More people voted for the BioPark’s baby hippo name than voted in all 3 Westside city council seats
ColumnistsPat Davis is the founder and publisher of citydesk.nm.news. He is a recovering politician having served eight years as an Albuquerque City Councilor and, in another life, served as a police officer and nonprofit organizer. On the same day the official city election tallies were being counted, the ABQ BioPark released its own stunning election […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Sandoval County
Keller leads White in first poll in mayor’s runoff
Minutes after general election results showed the top two mayoral candidates headed to a runoff, an outside group supporting incumbent Mayor Tim Keller shared polling with City Desk showing Keller with an early advantage over former Sheriff Darren White. Ascend ABQ PAC polled 400 likely voters Oct. 16 -19 in anticipation of a runoff election. […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, New Mexico Statewide News
“I have zero confidence in the Trump administration”: Gov. presses ahead with $30 million in state SNAP funds
The $30 million that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham pledged to offset losses in federal SNAP funding will go out as promised, even though two court rulings issued Friday direct the Trump administration to tap a contingency fund to pay out some of those benefits. “Because I have zero confidence in the Trump administration to release […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Sandoval County
GOP mega-donor backs Dem. for mayor, and other surprises from new campaign reports for mayor
The last major campaign finance reports from the city’s mayoral candidates contain at least one big surprise donation that could point to a change in momentum for one candidate. City Councilor Louie Sanchez, a Democrat, accepted the maximum donation allowed from a company owned by Harvey Yates, former State Republican Party Chairman and one of […]
Posted inNew Mexico Legislature #nmleg, New Mexico Statewide News
Governor still deliberating on vaccine bill passed by legislature
By Alex Ross, NM Political Report — Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is still contemplating what action to take on a bill passed during last week’s special legislative session that would temporarily allow the state to promulgate its own rules on vaccines, according to a spokesperson for the governor. “The governor is still considering her course […]
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Congressional candidate’s purchase of Arizona home raises questions about New Mexico residency
By Alex Ross, Pat Davis, NM Political Report A new Republican congressional candidate used a program enabling New Mexico disabled veterans to pay no property taxes on his Westside Albuquerque home while also purchasing a home out of state as his primary residence. Gregory Cunningham, who this week filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal […]
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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 […]