Author Archives: Pat Davis

By Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ Two Albuquerque city councilors are pushing to nix a requirement that could cost some neighborhood associations in legal fees if their appeals of commercial or residential developments are denied.  Councilors Nichole Rogers and Renée Grout are sponsoring a measure that would amend a controversial measure the City Council passed […]

By Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ Two Albuquerque city councilors are pushing to nix a requirement that could cost some neighborhood associations in legal fees if their appeals of commercial or residential developments are denied.  Councilors Nichole Rogers and Renée Grout are sponsoring a measure that would amend a controversial measure the City Council passed […]

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Several local and state officials set out Tuesday evening to convince community members that their voices will be heard as a possible redevelopment of Expo New Mexico moves forward. The sometimes-raucus assembly of stakeholders expressed skepticism of those assurances and fear of what they thought might be the fate […]

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Several local and state officials set out Tuesday evening to convince community members that their voices will be heard as a possible redevelopment of Expo New Mexico moves forward. The sometimes-raucus assembly of stakeholders expressed skepticism of those assurances and fear of what they thought might be the fate […]

Oh, New Mexico. It seems like we can only have one nice thing at a time, when it comes to the Legislature. Or maybe two. Good progress is being made with good government bills and healthcare reform.  But then… There’s the economy. Three bills concern me greatly: a five-dollar minimum wage increase, which would make […]

By Nicole Maxwell A bill seeking to create a temporary cabinet department on the southern border failed in committee Wednesday morning. SB 257, which would have set up a Border Security Office, failed in the Senate Rules Committee. “The purpose of this legislation is to create a temporary, four-year Office of Border Security in the […]

By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ The math tells part of the story: Albuquerque has tens of thousands of small businesses and the Albuquerque Police Department is staffed with about 900 officers. The ratio can seem like one that would favor vandals, thieves and worse — and to be sure there are times when it […]

By Damon Scott, City Desk ABQ The math tells part of the story: Albuquerque has tens of thousands of small businesses and the Albuquerque Police Department is staffed with about 900 officers. The ratio can seem like one that would favor vandals, thieves and worse — and to be sure there are times when it […]

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Bernalillo County firefighters now have a therapeutic option available to many other county employees. County commissioners Tuesday night approved a change to the memorandum of agreement between the county and the local firefighters union that removes cannabis from the list of substances tested for in random drug screenings. Union […]