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Mayor Vetoes Charter Amendments
It looks like the mayor and City Council are headed toward a confrontation over whether voters should consider revising the City Charter this fall. He vetoed a package of proposed... Read more »
Blue-Collar Employees Not Happy with Endorsement
The AFSCME union endorsement of Mayor Martin Chavez was seen as a bit of a blow to the Richard Romero campaign. The union had never endorsed Chavez before, and its... Read more »
Twitter, Tweets, A Weaker Executive, Etc.
I’ve been a bad blogger lately, so I’ll try to make up for it with some notes: Marty Chavez has really embraced Twitter this week. He occasionally gets into arguments... Read more »
Union Endorsements, Impact Fees, Etc.
Mid-week notes: AFSCME, the union that represents thousands of city employees, has endorsed the re-election bids of city councilors Ken Sanchez, Isaac Benton and Michael Cadigan. Bernalillo County commissioners last... Read more »
Mayor, crocs, pregnant elephant and City Council
Starting the week with some notes: Albuquerque’s own Mayor Martin Chavez gets a mention in the San Antonio Express-News as ranking among a group of up-and-coming Hispanic political leaders. Two... Read more »
Council Meeting, New Research Agreement
I’m trying to wrap up a few routine matters from City Hall before the weekend. Here’s the latest: The City Council on Monday is to consider placing a bunch of... Read more »
Stick with Small Fireworks in Bernalillo County
Don’t plan on shooting off large fireworks in Bernalillo County this summer. The county has banned the sale and use of rockets, helicopters, aerial spinners and similar devices. County inspectors... Read more »
Wilson Staffer Joins Berry Campaign
The latest from Dana Feldman of the Berry Campaign: Tito Madrid to Join Berry Campaign for MayorWell-respected outreach specialist to serve as Field DirectorALBUQUERQUE, NM - June 18, 2009... Read more »
More on empty seats
A couple of people have asked me why some city councilors opposed subsidizing AeroMexico flights to Chihuahuah City even though it’s state money, not city money. Here’s the answer as... Read more »
Special Meeting, Etc.
A few odds and ends on a warm day: City councilors have scheduled a special meeting for Monday, June 22. They’re planning to take up several election-related items, including proposed... Read more »
Mayor, His Dog Entertain at Presentation
Albuquerque’s chief dog, Dukes, was awfully interested in the mayor’s presentation today. Martin Chavez called reporters into his conference room this morning (June 12) to unveil a new city Web... Read more »
Dueling News Conferences?
I was out of the office on Tuesday, but it caught my attention that Martin Chavez and Richard Romero held news conferences at roughly the same time — around 2... Read more »
