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A city government blog by Dan McKay
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Benton Snubbed, Mayor Not Announcing Yet
News, notes and bickering from City Hall: Mayor Martin Chávez celebrated the opening of a new gym in Council President Isaac Benton’s district over the weekend. But he apparently didn’t... Read more »
ABQ City Council Passes Two Budgets
City councilors settled two budget fights in one night. They approved a $475 million operating budget for the city late Monday, then adopted a compromise proposal for the construction budget.... Read more »
Berry, Romero Team Up Against Chavez
Mayoral candidates Richard “R.J.” Berry and Richard Romero slammed incumbent Martin Chavez on Monday for appearing in taxpayer-funded television advertisements. The two candidates appeared at a joint news conference outside... Read more »
ABQ Unveils “Greenest Gym” in N.M.
City and neighborhood leaders today celebrated the opening of a new gymnasium at the Thomas Bell Community Center. Mayor Martin Chavez called it the “greenest gym in the state.” The... Read more »
Hey, Mr. President: Need a New Best Friend?
Leave it to the Albuquerque mayor’s office to turn a presidential visit into an animal-adoption announcement. Albuquerque’s animal shelters sent out a news release Thursday offering Barack Obama a selection... Read more »
Modest Changes So Far
City councilors a made few changes — all without opposition — during their budget hearing tonight. The proposal is headed for final action Monday (May 18). Here are a few... Read more »
Budget Hearing On Tap
We should get a better idea tonight (May 14) how city councilors feel about the mayor’s budget. The council will hold a budget hearing at 5:30 p.m., and councilors are... Read more »
BREAKING: Maggie Hart Stebbins to Join County Commission
Gov. Bill Richardson plans to announce the appointment of Maggie Hart Stebbins to the Bernalillo County Commission later this morning. In a telephone interview, Richardson said Hart Stebbins “assured me... Read more »
Three Women Emerge as Commission Candidates
Gov. Bill Richardson has interviewed three new candidates as he weighs an appointment to the Bernalillo County Commission. Under consideration are Maggie Hart Stebbins, a Harvard graduate who works for... Read more »
14 People Running for City Council
City Councilor Ken Sanchez is poised for a free ride, but the other four incumbents on the fall ballot (Isaac Benton, Michael Cadigan, Sally Mayer and Don Harris) all face... Read more »
Mayor: Take the Bus Next Week
ABQ Ride is encouraging commuters to keep the air clean by taking the bus, carpooling, cycling or walking to work next week. It’s “Strive Not to Drive” week, sponsored... Read more »
Thursday notes
A few notes as I sit in a City Council budget hearing: Sign of the times: City Hall now features hand-sanitizer stations by the elevators to ward off swine flu.... Read more »
