The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education will discuss the expected budget decrease for fiscal year 2024-2025 at its regular meeting Wednesday night. The district’s budget office is projecting that the budget will drop about 12.3% to $1.9 billion from $2.167 billion for the current fiscal year. Superintendent Scott Elder said that the decrease is […]
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Measure to have a multi-agency investigation into police chief auto crash fails
In a narrow vote, councilors determined there is no need for a multi-agency investigation into the events surrounding Chief Harold Medina running a red light and crashing into another vehicle to avoid gunfire while on the way to a press conference with his wife. It was last on the agenda at the end of the […]
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City wants to speed up Downtown housing projects
Housing development in Downtown Albuquerque would be accelerated under new legislation introduced at the City Council’s March 4 meeting. The resolution sets a two-year priority for construction projects that produce permanent housing, whether single-family homes, multifamily developments or mixed-use projects — 13 housing categories in all. The focus is the “Downtown Center” — generally bracketed […]
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APD arrests several teens in separate firearm incidents
Five teenagers were arrested over the weekend in separate incidents involving firearms. They were released back to their guardians at the scene due to overcrowding and understaffing at the juvenile detention center, according to police. Two of the youths arrested, Luciano Chavez, 15, and William Maxx, 16, are currently on active juvenile probation, according to […]
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Sheriff: ‘We’ve failed our youth’
A group of teens were angry. They were so angry that their group conversations on social media became violent. Those conversations, police say, led to the fatal shooting of a teenager at an Albuquerque park and life-changing criminal charges for three teens. Damion Alday, 19, was killed on December 27 at Sundoro Park in Northwest […]
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What to Expect: County ponders development plan for Mountain View neighborhood
Bernalillo County Commissioners will take a look at creating a Mountain View Neighborhood Sector Plan and look at accepting close to $1 million for an I-40 TradePort Corridor at their regular meeting set for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. Items on the agenda include: How To Participate Bernalillo County meetings are at 5 p.m. […]
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Albuquerque official responds to residents’ concerns about the Bosque thinning project
By Nash Jones, KUNM | Homemade signs expressing concern for the ecosystem of Albuquerque’s Bosque have popped up where a thinning project is underway. In addition to questioning the harm to native plants, shade and habitats, some call for the city to pause the work and hold a community meeting. The head of the city’s Open Space […]
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City Councilor to host ‘strategy sessions’ with constituents
Newly elected City Councilor Nichole Rogers (D6) wants to hear from you. The councilor is hosting a series of “strategy sessions” and community input meetings to “discuss topics important to District 6 and all Burqueños.” What: Councilor Nichole Rogers “Meet and Greet” for District 6When: March 7th, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Where: Frank’s […]
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The epitome of Albuquerque: travel edition
The epitome of Albuquerque will be a recurring City Desk ABQ feature every Friday where we highlight interesting data about our city and surrounding areas.
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Future teachers featured
The present and future of education in New Mexico met up this week at the Downtown Embassy Suites. The ninth Educators Rising State Conference brought together hundreds of students who are either considering becoming educators or have already committed to that path, along with their advisers, known as teacher leaders, from across the state. The […]