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Back to the beat
It’s been a slow two weeks because of the holidays, but I hope to do more blogging in the month to come. Onto the bullets: I get the sense that... Read more »
UPDATED: New Albuquerque Mayor Turns Down New Vehicle
Berry takes a used vehicle from the city’s fleet so city doesn’t have to spend money on a new one UPDATED: I’m told that a new car isn’t all... Read more »
Budget and other thoughts
Mayor Richard Berry made his first big budget move last week when he announced plans to shoot for $19 million in adjustments to the city budget. He warned that this... Read more »
Budget Proposals To Come; Other Notes
I expect the Berry administration to send some proposals to City Council soon to adjust the budget to make up for declines in revenue. I think he’s zeroing in on... Read more »
End-of-the-week notes
Notes before the weekend: Marjorie Childress of the New Mexico Independent writes that Mayor Richard Berry and the GOP coordinated on a campaign mailer earlier this year. A Duke City... Read more »
Taxes, pets and confirmation
Mayor Richard Berry has had a fairly quiet week, but he secure a couple of victories at the City Council, which confirmed his appointments of David Campbell as CAO and... Read more »
First Meeting
Notes on a wintry day in Downtown Albuquerque: Tonight is the first meeting of the new, more conservative City Council. The new guys, Michael Cook and Dan Lewis, have been... Read more »
Fitch Affirms County Bond Rating
Fitch Ratings just released an excellent rundown of Bernalillo County’s financial situation and affirms its high bond rating. Read about it here if you’re interested.
Chavez Went to Germany Last Month
Former Mayor Martin Chávez’s travel to exotic locations — Paris, London, Beijing — has always been a target of critics. It turns out that he made at least one foreign... Read more »
Day One
You can call him Mayor Richard Berry now. His term started just after midnight. The 6 p.m. swearing in planned for tonight is just a public ceremony, not the start... Read more »
Berry Names Three More Department Heads
Mayor-elect Richard Berry picked three new department directors on Monday, including the re-hiring of retired city Treasurer Lou Hoffman. Hoffman, who served as treasurer from 1987-2006, will be Berry’s director... Read more »
