THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY APPROVED BOTH A STUDY ON MERGING APD AND THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT … AND A RE-WRITE OF THE CITY’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WOULD CLARIFY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WOULD SPECIFICALLY WORK TO IMPROVE PROTECTING ALBUQUERQUE’S ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS AND DEAL WITH LONG-TIME WATER AND TRAFFIC CHALLENGES. IT…… MORE
New Name Proposed for Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza Stage
ALBUQUERQUE’S CIVIC PLAZA COULD BE RENAMED AFTER AL HURRICANE ST. THREE CITY COUNCILORS … KEN SANCHEZ, ISAAC BENTON AND KLARISSA PENA … INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION AT MONDAY NIGHT’S MEETING TO NAME THE STAGE ON THE PLAZA THE AL HURRICANE SR. PAVILION … A MOVE MEANT TO HONOR THE MAN CONSIDERED THE GODFATHER OF…… MORE
Stabbing Victim Identified
THE MAN STABBED TO DEATH SUNDAY NIGHT OUTSIDE AN ALBUQUERQUE CIRCLE-K STORE IS IDENTIFIED BY APD AS 30 YEAR OLD AARON SIEBEN. OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE ON LOMAS NEAR EUBANK SUNDAY ON A DISTURBANCE CALL. THEY FOUND SIEBEN’S BODY IN THE WESTBOUND LANES OF LOMAS. POLICE SAY SIEBEN…… MORE
More Residents at the Emergency Shelter
THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS IT SAW AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE EMERGENCY WINTER SHELTER THIS YEAR. THE FACILITY OPENED ON NOVEMBER 15TH OF LAST YEAR AND CLOSED DOWN FOR THE SEASON ON MARCH 15TH. AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE WENT UP 10 PERCENT WITH THE NIGHTLY AVERAGE…… MORE
Mitigation Work Begins Before NM Fire Season
CLEAN IT UP BEFORE IT BURNS UP. THAT’S THE THINKING BEHIND A PROJECT FROM THE STATE LAND OFFICE. IT OWNS ABOUT 184 ACRES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOSQUE SOUTH OF THE VALLE DE ORO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. STARTING TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST, CREWS WILL BE OUT REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES AND SEEDING…… MORE
A New Tiger In Town
PENARI, A MALAYAN TIGER IS NOW A RESIDENT AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BIO-PARK. HE’S BEEN HERE SINCE LATE FEBRUARY BUT WAS IN QUARANTINE BEFORE GOING ON PUBLIC DISPLAY. THE MALAYAN TIGER IS CLASSIFIED AS BEING CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. PENARI, WHICH IS MALAYAN FOR “DANCER”, WAS BORN IN MAY OF 2011 IN WEST PALM…… MORE
More Work for NM Film and TV Crews
A NEW PILOT FOR CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS, CALLED “MISSION CONTROL,” IS BEGINNING PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN NEW MEXICO WITH PRODUCTION TAKING PLACE IN ALBUQUERQUE. STATE FILM OFFICE DIRECTOR NICK MANIATIS SAYS “WHENEVER WE HAVE ANOTHER T-V PILOT, WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE FOR ANOTHER T-V SERIES TO FOLLOW.” THE SHOW DEALS WITH…… MORE
Council Takes on Merging City and County Public Safety
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS WILL CONSIDER WHETHER TO MERGE THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT. IT’S OUTLINED IN A RESOLUTION FROM COUNCILORS KEN SANCHEZ, ISAAC BENTON, AND DAN LEWIS, WHO’S RUNNING FOR MAYOR. THE RESOLUTION IS MEANT TO ADDRESS APD’S STAFFING SHORTAGES AND RESPONSE TIMES. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER…… MORE
Councilor Calls for A-R-T Study
ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR AND MAYORAL CANDIDATE DAN LEWIS WANTS A STUDY DONE ON THE CITY’S RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM. AT MONDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING, HE PLANS TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STUDY OF THE PROJECT THAT WOULD INCLUDE A COMPARISON OF CURRENT TRAFFIC LEVELS WITH THOSE THAT OCCURRED A YEAR BEFORE A-R-T CONSTRUCTION…… MORE
Special Session for NM
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS SHE WILL CALL LAWMAKERS BACK TO SANTA FE FOR A SPECIAL SESSION TO DRAFT A NEW BUDGET PLAN. SHE SAYS A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS POSSIBLE. THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN ADAMANT ABOUT NOT APPROVING ANY BUDGET PLAN THAT CONTAINS TAX HIKES. SHE SAYS LAWMAKERS WASTED THE 60 DAY SESSION BY APPROVING…… MORE
