SANTA FE’S NEW MAYOR, ALAN WEBBER, MADE WATER CONSERVATION ONE OF HIS CAMPAIGN’S ISSUES. NOW, THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS WEBBER’S HOUSEHOLD USES EIGHT TIMES AS MUCH WATER AS THE CITY’S AVERAGE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME DURING CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR. THE NEW MEXICAN SAYS WEBBER IS WORKING TO GET A HANDLE ON HIS WATER…… MORE
More Money for Bernalillo County
A TAX HIKE THAT WENT INTO EFFECT LAST YEAR IS HAVING A BIG IMPACT ON BERNALILLO COUNTY COFFERS. THE COUNTY THIS MONTH WILL GET MORE THAN 15-MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE DISTRIBUTION CHECKS FROM THE STATE TAXATION AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF 21 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO. THE COUNTY RAISED ITS GROSS RECEIPTS…… MORE
New City Manager Needed in Santa Fe
JENNIFER RIORDAN, THE ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN KILLED LAST WEEK WHILE ON A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT, IS REMEMBERED BY ALBUQUERQUE AT POPEJOY HALL SUNDAY. THE HALL WAS PACKED AS JENNIFER WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE CITY FOR HER VOLUNTEER WORK AND LEADERSHIP. HER HUSBAND, FORMER CITY CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER MICHAEL RIORDAN, KEPT THE TONE LIGHT AND HUMOROUS,…… MORE
Remembering Jennifer
JENNIFER RIORDAN, THE ALBUQUERQUE WOMAN KILLED LAST WEEK WHILE ON A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT, IS REMEMBERED BY ALBUQUERQUE AT POPEJOY HALL SUNDAY. THE HALL WAS PACKED AS JENNIFER WAS WELL KNOWN IN THE CITY FOR HER VOLUNTEER WORK AND LEADERSHIP. HER HUSBAND, FORMER CITY CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER MICHAEL RIORDAN, KEPT THE TONE LIGHT AND HUMOROUS,…… MORE
Bike Share Program Going Strong
ALBUQUERQUE’S BIKE SHARE PROGRAM GOT A BIG BOOST LAST WEEK WHEN THE CITY EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF BIKES AVAILABLE FOR USE. AND THERE WAS GOOD REASON FOR THE EXPANSION. VALERIE HERMANSON WITH ZAGSTER, A PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM, SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING THE BIKES SINCE THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM STARTED IN…… MORE
Housing Starts Slow in the Metro
THE LATEST REPORT ON HOMEBUILDING IN THE U.S. SHOWS THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING AT A HEALTHY PACE. BUT HERE IN THE METRO AREA, THINGS REMAIN FAIRLY STAGNANT. JOHN GARCIA WITH THE HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION SAYS CONSUMERS MAY BE A BIT CAUTIOUS DUE TO RECENT LOCAL TAX HIKES, AND OTHER FACTORS. HE SAYS THERE’S ALSO THE INCREASED…… MORE
Change Coming to the AFD
THERE ARE PLANS TO RESTRUCTURE THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW A-F-D TO MORE EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO CALLS…AND PROVIDE TARGETED CARE TO UNDER-SERVED AREAS OF THE CITY. A COMMUNITY PARA MEDICINE PROGRAM WILL BE CREATED TO PROACTIVELY VISIT AT-RISK COMMUNITIES AHEAD OF AN EMERGENCY CALL. THERE WILL ALSO BE…… MORE
Home Sales Up in the Metro
A JUMP IN HOME SALES IN THE METRO AREA DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS ALMOST 25-HUNDRED UNITS SOLD…AN INCREASE OF 8-PERCENT FROM THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO. THE MEDIAN SALES PRICE WENT UP MORE THAN 4-PERCENT TO 195-THOUSAND DOLLARS. SALES OF CONDOS AND TOWNHOMES WENT…… MORE
NM’s Jobless Rate Inching Downward
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT DOWN TO 5.6 PERCENT IN MARCH…A DECREASE OF TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT. BUT THAT’S STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE IN THE NATION, AHEAD OF ONLY ALASKA’S 7.3 PERCENT. STATE LABOR OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OF JOBS IN NEW MEXICO GREW BY A LITTLE…… MORE
Donating Organs in NM
THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN NEW MEXICO WHO IS AWAITING SOME KIND OF ORGAN TRANSPLANT. MARIA SANDERS WITH NEW MEXICO DONOR SERVICES TELLS US, RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE OVER 750 PEOPLE WAITING FOR AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT. SANDERS SAYS THERE IS NO TRUTH TO THE IDEA THAT YOU MIGHT NOT GET THE MEDICAL…… MORE
