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Councilor Proposes Transparency Bill
City Councilor Rey Garduño is proposing a “Sunshine” bill that he says would promote government transparency. News release after the jump. ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR REY GARDUÑO INTENDS TO BRING SUNSHINE... Read more »
Growth, another forum and gangs
Post-council-meeting news: Three hours of debate ended with the City Council handing the mayor a big victory by suspending or reducing impact fees for a year. It was one of... Read more »
Impact Fees and the Most Successful Mayor Ever?
Short-week notes: City councilors tonight (Sept. 9) will decide whether to waive or reduce impact fees, a proposal that’s emerged as an issue in the mayor’s race. If Martin Chavez... Read more »
Back from the weekend
It sounds like it’ll be a busy-but-short week at City Hall: City councilors tomorrow night (Sept. 9) plan to take action on the proposals to waive or reduce impact fees.... Read more »
Another endorsement, etc.
City Hall news, before the three-day weekend: Mayor Martin Chavez locked up yet another re-election endorsement. The Fraternal Order of Police, Albuquerque Lodge #1, announced its support Friday. I took... Read more »
Lewis’ Voting Record, Mayoral Endorsement, Etc.
City Hall notes on a stormy Thursday afternoon: The Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico announced its endorsement of Mayor Martin Chavez this week. The group cited the mayor’s... Read more »
Assessor: Be Careful of Financial Calls
Bernalillo County Assessor Karen Montoya is urging people to use “extreme caution” in giving out their financial information to someone calling and offering to help them get a property-value freeze.... Read more »
Mayoral Forum Tuesday Night
Voters will have a chance to see Albuquerque’s mayoral candidates in action Tuesday (Sept. 1) at a Westside Chamber of Commerce meeting. The forum is scheduled from 6 to 8... Read more »
No pay raises, the arts, snakes and some baseball
Mid-week notes, unearthed deep in the bowels of City Hall: It sounds like county employees won’t be getting a pay raise this year. County Commission Chairman Alan Armijo, however, raised... Read more »
Nob Hill safety, mayoral forum, etc.
Let’s jump right into the Tuesday links: City Councilor Rey Garduno will push for more traffic signals in Nob Hill as a pedestrian-safety measure, according to Johnny_Mango at Duke City... Read more »
Forest Service to Add 140 Jobs in ABQ (And Other City Hall Notes)
Mayor Martin Chavez says the U.S. Forest Service plans to add 140 jobs around Jan. 1 as part of a reorganization that consolidates “high-level administrative functions” throughout the West in... Read more »
Another council candidate withdraws
The candidate lineup for the Oct. 6 city election keeps changing, as people move in and out of the races. Here’s the latest: Jeremy Toulouse withdrew Tuesday from the District... Read more »
