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

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

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 […]

How and where to vote in the city election in 2025

Every Albuquerque voter has a reason to vote in 2025. The only citywide elected office, mayor, is on the ballot along with five of nine city councilors and a long list of local bond questions for the city, school districts, and some local governments. Other local communities including Los Ranchos and Tijeras also have local […]

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

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

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 […]

City will pay to air Keller speech on TV, again

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Friday afternoon with comments and clarification on the timeline for the ad purchases provided by a spokesperson Friday after the original story was published. The city had not responded to our questions on the day before publication. The City of Albuquerque is paying to rebroadcast Mayor Tim Keller’s […]

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

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

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 […]

The Mother Road—and the People Beside It 

Birga Alden, Albuquerque,  is Chief Communications Officer for the New Mexico Dream Center, an organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking.   In the spring of 2025, I noticed banners going up for the 2026 centennial celebration of the “Mother Road”—Route 66. In Albuquerque, NM, this stretch of road is aptly named Central Avenue.  I’ve lived in […]

Board dismisses Westside candidates’ complaint against opponent’s manager

A longtime Democratic campaign manager says he is ready to “move on” after a city ethics board dismissed a complaint by a Westside city council candidate alleging her opponent’s campaign manager encouraged her to withdraw from the race. Stephanie Telles filed a complaint this summer after she failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for […]