Pat Davis, Author at City Desk ABQ

US gas prices are falling

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks. The national average for gas prices on Monday stood around $3.44, according to AAA. That’s down about 9 cents from a week ago — marking the […]

New Mexico Again Ranks at the Bottom for Child Wellbeing

By Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report New Mexico continues to rank at the bottom of the country for child well-being, with a score of 50th and also at the bottom for childhood education, according to the new KIDS Count Data Book. The Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual assessment of […]

Moriarty Nonprofit Asks for Donations to Help Feed East Mt. Families in Need

A Moriarty nonprofit is partnering with a charitable foundation that helps fund organizations throughout New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma to raise money and help feed families in the East Mountain communities and the Estancia Valley. Bethel Community Storehouse and The Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation have issued a challenge to […]

One in 10 Democratic primary voters in NM chose ‘Uncommitted’ instead of Joe Biden

After nearly 13,000 people voted “Uncommitted” in New Mexico’s Democratic primary election, campaign organizers expressed gratitude for being able to feel empowered and in community with each other eight months into Israel’s war on Gaza. As a protest vote to convince President Joe Biden to stop supporting the war, as many as 12,852 registered Democrats […]

Alzheimer’s drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers

By MATTHEW PERRONE / ASSOCIATED PRESS A closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers on Monday, setting the stage for the treatment’s expected approval for people with mild dementia caused by the brain-robbing disease. Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously that the drug’s ability to slow the disease outweighs […]

Estancia Police Chief on Leave

Estancia Interim Police Chief Jason Downing has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending an internal investigation. According to Estancia Town Clerk Michelle Jones, Downing has been the interim chief of police for just over a year and was placed in that position because the town had not had a chief for some time. […]

Weeklong heat wave loosens grip slightly on US Southwest

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin to […]

New Mexicans React to Trump Verdict

As the entire country learned about the historic conviction of former president Donald Trump on Thursday, City Desk ABQ kept an eye out for what our local elected officials and politicians from both sides of the aisle had to say. Rep. Melanie Stansbury was the first New Mexico politician to weigh in on X. “GUILTY on all counts. […]

Letter to the Editor: USFS Placitas, Sandia Burn Plans Need 2nd Look

This letter is submitted as reader commentary by the author. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to editor@sandovalsignpost.com Dear Editor: I am contacting you in regards to the proposed “Controlled Burn” that the US Forest Service is proposing in the canyon directly south of Placitas and the San Antonio de las Huertas […]

Judge dismisses Native American challenge to $10B SunZia energy transmission project

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN / Associated Press A U.S. district judge has dismissed claims by Native American tribes and environmentalists who sought to halt construction along part of a $10 billion energy transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from New Mexico to customers as far away as California. Judge Jennifer Zipps said in her […]