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Opinion: Albuquerque needs experienced leadership to restore public trust

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By Stephanie Telles, MBA, CFE. She is a candidate for Albuquerque City Council, District 1. An independent review released this week confirmed serious problems inside Albuquerque’s Office of Inspector General (OIG). The outside audit, conducted by accounting firm REDW, found that OIG investigations lacked evidence to support their conclusions, failed to consider alternative explanations, and showed poor […]

Letter to the Editor: Vote Uballez to keep Darren White out of the run-off

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This letter was submitted to City Desk ABQ by Sandra Ortsman, Albuquerque. She is a community planner and community member who cares deeply about immigrants rights, mom and small business owner who has lived in and loved Albuquerque since 2002. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to pat@citydesk.org If there is anyone […]

Community questions prompt APD to revisit investigation into Black teen found hanging last year

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Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina announced Tuesday that his department will seek an outside review of APD’s investigation into the death of Jayvon Givan, a young Black man found hanging from a chain outside a closed business a year ago on Albuquerque’s Westside. Social media posts — many incorrectly claiming Givan was found hanging from […]

Council to review Keller’s 2026 legislative priorities, new housing project on Monday

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By Jesse Jones — Albuquerque City Councilors are expected to review Mayor Tim Keller’s 2026 legislative priorities Monday, Oct. 6, including public safety measures and housing policies the administration wants state lawmakers to address when the session begins in January.  The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Vincent E. Griego Chambers, One Civic Plaza […]

“A tunnel to Rio Rancho” or more bridges? Mayoral candidates pitch plans for Westside traffic woes

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Should Albuquerque tunnel under the Rio Grande or build new bridges across it? Mayoral hopefuls Eddie Varela and Darren White pitched big ideas to ease Westside traffic during a recent candidate forum hosted by business leaders. The exchange came at a mayoral forum Tuesday, Sept. 30, hosted by business leaders with the National Association of […]

Stop for pedestrians or get a ticket: Proposed new city laws aim to reduce pedestrian, bicyclist fatalities in ABQ

City Desk ABQ by Pat Davis

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 […]

4 days after mistakenly releasing an inmate, MDC finally notifies the public

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Late Thursday afternoon, the Metropolitan Detention Center said it was investigating another erroneous release of an inmate that had occurred on Monday. According to MDC, an inmate booked over the weekend on three misdemeanor trespassing charges and a charge of resisting, evading or obstructing arrest was ordered released on two of the trespassing charges, but […]