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Breaking: Mayor Vetoes Halt to Red-Light Cameras
Chavez overturns Council's proposal to suspend program. Councilors voted narrowly last week to halt the program until at least mid-January. Chavez said today that it's not appropriate to stop the... Read more »
Breaking: Council President Shake-Up
Four city councilors refused to attend Monday's council meeting — upset over negotiations on who would become council president. The council elected Brad Winter as president. Sally Mayer, Don Harris, Trudy... Read more »
Winter proposes halt to red-light fines
City Councilor Brad Winter wants the city to suspend its traffic-camera program. He proposes, in a resolution released Tuesday, that the city stop issuing the fines until the City Council... Read more »
More on Red-Light Cameras
City Councilors Sally Mayer and Brad Winter want profit generated by the traffic-camera program to be put into reserve. Under a proposal introduced Monday, the $5.1 million in profit would... Read more »
The National Press
The state's Congressional shakeup will undoubtedly put New Mexico front and center for the 2008 election. The latest sign: A reporter and photographer for the New York Times were keeping... Read more »
Red-Light Reform?
City Councilor Ken Sanchez is making good on his pledge to propose reducing fines imposed by the city's red-light camera program. He intends to introduce a measure Monday that would... Read more »
Playing nice at City Hall
The City Hall beat has been a little quiet lately, and some suspect the mayor's Senate bid may be part of the reason. It's also an odd time because we're... Read more »
Council President Race
City Councilor Ken Sanchez plans to run for the council presidency in December. His platform includes lowering red-light-camera fines, working better with the mayor and perhaps overhauling Albuquerque's system of... Read more »
More on de’Pascal’s Infamous Computers
Paulette de'Pascal is selling her infamous Apple computers — the ones purchased with taxpayer funds. De'Pascal, who unsuccessfully challenged City Councilor Brad Winter this year, said she is offering the... Read more »
Reform for Red-Light Cameras?
Don't be surprised if the City Council takes a shot at reforming the city's traffic-camera program. Earlier this week, councilors Ken Sanchez and Brad Winter had a lot of questions... Read more »
An Inconvenient Parking Lot
The showing of Al Gore's film on global warming wasn't just inconvenient for city employees. City Council President Debbie O'Malley said she couldn't get out of a city parking lot... Read more »
Procedure for Mayor Pro Tem
Martin Chávez's bid for the U.S. Senate could give Albuquerque its first mayor pro tem. If elected to the Senate next year, Chavez would have to resign as mayor upon... Read more »
