BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE NEWEST TENT CITY ON TRAMWAY. SPOKESMAN AARON WILLIAMSON TELLS 770 KKOB DEPUTIES CANNOT MOVE IN TO REMOVE HOMELESS CAMPERS STILL RESIDING AT THE SITE NEAR TRAMWAY UNTIL THE PROPERTY WONERS FILES A LEGAL PETITION WITH THE COURTS TO EVICT THE CAMPERS. HE…… MORE
Contested Transfer Station Meeting This Week
ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING IN ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY ON A CONTROVERSIAL TRANSFER STATION FOR THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. NORTH VALLEY GROUPS OPPOSE PUTTING THE FACILITY ON EDITH NEAR GRIEGOS BECAUSE OF THE TRASH AND TRAFFIC IT WOULD BRING TO THE AREA. BOBBY SISNEROS WITH CITY SOLID WASTE SAYS THE TWO CONTRACT GROUPS BUILDING THE TRANSFER STATION PREFER…… MORE
Budget Deja Vu for Bernalillo County
AS THE BUDGET PROCESS CONTINUES FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY, DEPARTMENTS THIS YEAR ARE ONCE AGAIN BEING ASKED TO CUT BACK ON THEIR SPENDING. SHIRLEY RAGIN, THE DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER FOR FINANCE, SAYS THEY DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR. RAGIN SAYS FOR THE FY 2015 THEY HAVE CLOSE TO 10-MILLION DOLLARS IN DEPARTMENTAL SAVINGS … SAVINGS…… MORE
Bernalillo County Considers the Real Estate Business
BERNALILLO COUNTY OFFICIALS LAST WEEK IT ANNOUNCED IT’S ONCE AGAIN HOPING TO PURCHASE THE ALVARADO SQUARE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. ROGER PAUL WITH THE COUNTY’S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAYS IT WOULD MEAN THEIR CURRENT PROPERTIES COULD END UP ON THE MARKET. HE SAYS THEY HAVE SOME INTEREST IN THE THREE BUILDINGS NOT AT 1-CIVIC PLAZA,…… MORE
Los Lunas P-D Provides Safe Craigslist Meeting Site
IF YOU’RE COMPLETING A CRAIGSLIST DEAL AND YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A SAFE PLACE TO MEET THE BUYER OR SELLER, YOU CAN NOW USE THE LOS LUNAS POLICE DEPARTMENT LOBBY OR PARKING LOT. LOS LUNAS POLICE DETECTIVE NIKKI BACA SAYS SHE’S NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER NEW MEXICO POLICE AGENCIES WITH A SIMILAR POLICY. BUT SHE…… MORE
Rail Yard Growers Market Bigger and Better
ALBUQUERQUE’S RAIL YARD GROWERS MARKET IS BACK. IT OPENS FOR THE SEASON ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD … WITH SOME CHANGES THIS YEAR. ORGANIZERS SAY THERE WILL BE ABOUT DOUBLE THE VENDORS AS TOOK PART LAST YEAR . A HUNDRED ARE EXPECTED. AND THOSE VENDORS THIS YEAR CAN NOW ACCOMMODATE SHOPPERS WITH WIC OR SNAP BENEFITS.…… MORE
Udall Tackles VA Hospital Wait Times
THE ON-GOING ISSUES WITH V-A CARE IN NEW MEXICO ARE AT THE CENTER OF DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN SENATOR TOM UDALL AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY ROBERT MCDONALD WEDNESDAY EVENING. UDALL SAYS THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE SCHEDULING TIMES FOR VETS. HE SAYS THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT DIRECTING MORE ATTENTION TO RURAL CARE AND CREATIVE…… MORE
Heinrich Apologizes for Commute Charge
APOLOGIES FROM NEW MEXICO SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THE FIRST TERM SENATOR DID REPAY THE FEDS NEARLY 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS HE CHARGED FOR PERSONAL TAXI AND RIDE SHARING EXPENSES. HIS OFFICE MISTAKENLY CHARGED THE COST TO TAXPAYERS. THE EXPENSE WAS FIRST REPORTED IN A USA TODAY STORY AFTER IT DISCOVERED IT INCLUDED IN…… MORE
DA Names Special Prosecutor for Boyd Case
A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IS NOW IN PLACE TO TRY THE MURDER CASE AGAINST APD OFFICERS KEITH SANDY AND DOMINIQUE PEREZ. BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A KARI BRANDENBURG SAYS ALBUQUERQUE ATTORNEY RANDI MCGINN HAS STEPPED IN TO HANDLE THE CASE. DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE, READ FROM A STATEMENT FROM MCGINN’S OFFICE THAT THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER AGREED TO…… MORE
Pros and Cons to Buying Downtown Duke City Building
IF BERNALILLO COUNTY EVENTUALLY BUYS THE ALVARADO SQUARE BUILDING ON SILVER SOUTHWEST, IT MEANS SOME MAJOR INTERIOR RENOVATIONS WILL BE NEEDED. ROGER PAUL IS WITH THE COUNTY’S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS A CHAMBER FOR COMMISSION MEETINGS WOULD BE ONE THING REQUIRED. HE SAYS THERE’S SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE BUILDING FOR THAT, BUT THE QUESTIONS…… MORE
