The city has installed new signs at dog parks honoring local service dogs that have worked alongside police officers and firefighters to protect the community. The Parks & Recreation Department placed the first two signs at Vista del Norte Dog Park and Westgate Dog Park on Thursday, with plans to install signs at eight additional […]
Category: Bernalillo County
Posted inPolitics & Elections
Candidates officially file for elections, here’s who’s on the ballot
Dozens of candidates filed to run for various offices in Bernalillo County on Monday, the filing deadline for the upcoming municipal and local elections. Mayor of Albuquerque Seven candidates filed to run for mayor: Mayling Armijo, Louie Sanchez, Alex Uballez, incumbent TimKeller, Daniel Chavez, Eddie Varela and Darren White. Albuquerque City Council District 1: Stephanie […]
Posted inArts & Culture
Albuquerque unveils art project to mark Route 66 centennial
The City of Albuquerque is transforming its 18-mile stretch of historic Route 66 into an outdoor art gallery featuring murals, sculptures and augmented reality experiences to commemorate the highway’s 100th anniversary. The “Route 66 Remixed” project, led by the city’s Department of Arts & Culture, will serve as a signature attraction for Albuquerque’s Route 66 […]
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Bernalillo County invites public to meet fire chief finalists at community event
Bernalillo County officials are inviting community members to participate in the selection process for the department’s next fire chief by attending a public stakeholder event featuring the three finalists for the position. The meet-and-greet event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Ponderosa Room on the seventh floor […]
Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety
Superintendent after five APS students were arrested with guns Wednesday: ‘Something is broken in our society’
Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Gabriella Blakey sent a letter to families Friday afternoon, two days after five students were arrested with firearms at or near APS campuses Wednesday in what Blakey called a “deeply troubling” day. On Wednesday, four guns were found on students at two different schools, with a fifth student arrested with a […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
6 months later: How Gateway Recovery’s pallet home experiment is changing lives in Albuquerque
Gateway Recovery, one of Albuquerque’s newest addiction recovery programs, is now 68% full. The pallet home micro-community near the Comanche exit on Pan American can house up to 50 people in 46 units — 42 for singles and four for couples. The facility’s success marks a sharp turn from the heated City Council debate that […]
Posted inLocal Gov.
Mayor signs HEART ordinance amendment targeting public animal sales
Mayor Tim Keller has signed an amendment to the city’s Humane and Ethical Animal Rules and Treatment ordinance that closes enforcement gaps in regulating unlawful animal sales in public spaces. The amendment, sponsored by District 7 City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn and unanimously approved by the City Council on Aug. 4, prohibits displaying, selling or giving […]
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Albuquerque to install 8 more speed cameras by year’s end
View this post on Instagram A post shared by City Desk ABQ (@citydeskabq) Albuquerque will expand its automated speed enforcement program with eight additional cameras by the end of 2025, city officials announced Wednesday. The expansion comes as the city reports a 20% decrease in fatal traffic crashes this year, which Mayor Tim Keller attributed […]
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ABQ will not ‘give in to bullying:’ Keller defies federal immigration demands in letter to U.S. Attorney General
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is refusing federal demands to eliminate city policies that protect immigrants, telling Attorney General Pamela Bondi in a letter Wednesday that the city will “not give in to bullying” and has no plans to change its immigrant-friendly laws. The mayor’s defiant response comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Inside the council’s push to freeze more Gateway spending
City Councilor Joaquín Baca is threatening to block millions in new Gateway Center funding unless Mayor Tim Keller’s administration shows clear plans and real results from the $70 million-plus homelessness project. The ultimatum follows years of cost overruns, delays and missteps that have kept the Gateway’s main facility mostly closed since 2019, even after it […]