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Cadigan Invited to D.C.
City Councilor Michael Cadigan is in Washington, D.C., today and will be speaking at a "smart growth" conference tomorrow. Cadigan was an author of Albuquerque's planned-growth strategy, which seeks to... Read more »
Chávez Tops in the World?
Think Martin Chávez is the world's best mayor? Now you can do something about it. The "World Mayor" project has named Chávez one of 50 finalists for best mayor on... Read more »
Bus Stops Will Get Cameras
Six bus stops along Central Avenue will be turned into "safe zones" with cameras and police available at the push of a button. Mayor Martin Chávez, Councilor Rey Garduño and... Read more »
Red Light Cameras Before Legislature
Gov. Bill Richardson is putting Albuquerque's red-light cameras on the agenda for state lawmakers. He said in his blog Monday that several legislators had asked to discuss the issue in... Read more »
Updated: Red Lights: Task Force Tidbits
The mayor's task force released its red-light-camera report earlier this week, but as always, there was much more information than I could squeeze into a daily news article. Here are... Read more »
Duke City Among Best for Movies
Albuquerque is just about the best place in the nation for filmmakers, according to a new list. MovieMaker magazine ranked the city second best for places to live, work and... Read more »
Economist likes growing film industry, Eclipse
It wasn't all doom and gloom at yesterday's Economic Outlook Conference. My colleague Andrew Webb covered the basics here . City Hall obviously depends on the economy for the bulk... Read more »
Tasmanian devils coming to N.M.?
Tasmanian devils — yes, the kind made famous in Looney Tunes — may soon be calling Albuquerque home. The city's BioPark announced Tuesday that it's close to acquiring the animals... Read more »
The Mayor Makes Plans for the New Year
Mayor Martin Chavez invited reporters over Thursday for a peek at his plans for the coming year. He wants to address homelessness and mental-health care and will establish a task... Read more »
New Mexico challenges the EPA
New Mexico is joining 15 other states to fight for the right to have a "Clean Cars" program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month refused to allow California to... Read more »
SunCal available for questions
Dying to know more about taxing districts? Wondering what TIDD stands for, and why everyone keeps talking about it? SunCal, the company applying for taxing districts to develop the old... Read more »
Eating well
Forget campaign contributions. The lobbyists brought … … what we really wanted last night: free pizza! SunCal, the company planning to seek Tax Increment Development Districts on the West Side,... Read more »
