Santa Fe Government
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Santa Fe to Host Gun Buyback Saturday
The city of Santa Fe is sponsoring the first of three gun buyback sessions this Saturday at Santa Fe Police Department headquarters. Santa Feans can exchange unwanted firearms for Visa... Read more »
Santa Fe City Councilor to Introduce Gun Control Legislation
Santa Fe City Councilor Patti Bushee said today she intends to introduce an ordinance that would ban assault weapons and magazines with “excessive” capacity for automatic and semi-automatic weapons in... Read more »
Bears at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center
Well, snow bears, that is! Check out the handiwork of Theo Sandoval, a convention center specialist with the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. Sandoval decided to “get into the holiday... Read more »
Here’s the Latest Draft of a Possible Santa Fe Bag Ban
The latest iteration of a plan to decrease disposable bag use in Santa Fe would ban both plastic and paper carry-out bags. However, businesses that opt into a city recycling... Read more »
Airport Road Ordinance Picks Up Support
City Councilors Rebecca Wurzburger and Chris Rivera have joined compatriot Councilor Carmichael Dominguez in endorsing an ordinance aimed at creating a healthier and more attractive Airport Road. Wurzburger and Rivera... Read more »
A Few Tidbits on the St. Mike’s Revitalization
Following last night’s Planning Commission approval of Councilor Carmichael Dominguez’s Airport Road overlay district ordinance, I decided to attend a discussion this afternoon at the Santa Fe Neighborhood Law and... Read more »
Santa Fe Planning Commission Approves Airport Road Ordinance
An ambitious ordinance to improve the Airport Road area cleared its first major hurdle Thursday when the Santa Fe Planning Commission unanimously gave its stamp of approval to the measure.... Read more »
Santa Fe Considers Free Bus Service During Major Events
A draft resolution rolling around City Hall could mean free bus service during big Santa Fe events, including Indian and Spanish Markets, Zozobra and the Canyon Road farolito walk on... Read more »
Santa Fe’s Law and Policy Conference Takes Place Next Week
Local government junkies take note: this year’s Law and Policy Conference takes place next week. The agenda includes sessions on open government, foreclosures, green energy planning, improving schools and revitalizing... Read more »
Read the Draft Report on a Santa Fe-Owned Electric Utility
I have a story in today’s paper about a draft study that looks at the feasibility of a publicly owned Santa Fe electric utility. The report, by Santa Fe-based MSA... Read more »
This is the Petry Statue Location…
Just for fun, here’s a picture of crews readying the landscape at Santa Fe City Hall for the Sgt. Leroy Petry statue…We’re looking at the area outside the Marcy Street... Read more »
College of Santa Fe Deferred Maintenance Fund Depleted
A $15 million deferred maintenance fund set up when the city purchased the old College of Santa Fe has been tapped out, city officials said Monday. “Work is pretty much... Read more »
