Letter to the Editor: City Charter Amendments Need Review by Blue Ribbon Task Force

This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the authors. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org Foundational changes got minimum hearings, little public input. The recent changes proposed to the City Charter by several City Councilors require more public input and education than allowed by the current council president.  These changes would reduce the votes needed […]

Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication

By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The nine justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food […]

Is Carnuel Water Safe to Drink?

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Help could be on the way for residents of the Carñuel area. Bernalillo County Commissioners Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that will bring about a study of the groundwater around Carnuel. Commissioner Eric Olivas said after the meeting that anecdotal reports from residents […]

Is Carnuel Water Safe to Drink?

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Help could be on the way for residents of the Carñuel area. Bernalillo County Commissioners Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that will bring about a study of the groundwater around Carnuel. Commissioner Eric Olivas said after the meeting that anecdotal reports from residents […]

Is Carnuel Water Safe to Drink?

By Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ Help could be on the way for residents of the Carñuel area. Bernalillo County Commissioners Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that will bring about a study of the groundwater around Carnuel. Commissioner Eric Olivas said after the meeting that anecdotal reports from residents […]

Man who alerted FBI to possible corruption in APD’s DWI unit speaks out

In the early morning hours of April 22, 2022, Jaden Brown was driving home from Bar Uno in Downtown Albuquerque — 100 mph on Interstate 25 — when he was pulled over.  The Albuquerque police officer, Joshua Montaño, gave the 21-year-old University of New Mexico student a field sobriety test and then took him to […]

Residents say Rail Trail must be safe, clean in order to be a success

Hundreds of Albuquerque residents recently responded to a survey, attended a webinar or asked for email updates on a highly-anticipated city project: the Rail Trail. The 7-mile, $80 million and counting, multi-use loop has the potential to boost Albuquerque’s economy, create jobs and be a focal point for the city’s residents and visitors.  In the […]

Program administrator outlines how waitlisted community solar projects will be selected

By Hannah Grover The program administrator for New Mexico’s community solar program released guidance Thursday for waitlisted projects. The new guidelines follow a petition from several developers who have projects on the waitlist, which led to an order from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission that provided some instructions on the selection of waitlisted projects. The rules […]