Council Watch: A Toxic Mess The city’s decision to curb the use of Albuquerque Police Department’s cruisers after hours continues to overshadow City Council meetings. At the Wednesday, [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Jan 27, 2011 Read More
Council Watch: El Pinto Vs. Los Cuates—Fight! There was something blue lurking in the shadows of the Monday, Jan. 3 City Council meeting. A large turnout of police was expected [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Jan 06, 2011 Read More
The Year In Council Watch: Bees, Nukes, And Slashes The City Council did a smooth job contending with a first-term mayor’s new administration. Even better, councilors remained professional while negotiating Mayor Richard [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Dec 30, 2010 Read More ( wolfpix )
Council Watch: Cars For Coppers Police union president Joey Sigala had a last-minute Christmas wish for the City Council at its Monday, Dec. 20 meeting. He asked the [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Dec 23, 2010 Read More
Council Watch: Replace Tsa?, Downtown Bucks, Teen Center Money The Council elected Don Harris as its president during the Monday, Dec. 6 meeting. Councilor Rey Garduño will step in to do his [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Dec 09, 2010 Read More
Council Watch: A Mother’s Plea Tears flowed down the face of Sylvia Fuentes as she spoke to the City Council at the Monday, Nov. 15 meeting. She begged [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Nov 18, 2010 Read More
Council Watch: Red-Light Cameras Remain, Shuffling The Inspector General There’s been something missing from City Council meetings since the last election: the wagging tail of former Councilor Sally Mayer’s “pet project.” Homeless [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Nov 04, 2010 Read More
Council Watch: Feed The Hungry And Dismantle The Nearby Nukes, Citizens Say A few dozen people spoke out at the Monday, Oct. 18 Council meeting on two main issues: feeding the hungry and nukes. The [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Oct 21, 2010 Read More
Council Watch: Food Safety And The Gateway While there may have been lots of hot air in our skies, there was not much inside City Hall on Monday, Oct. 4. [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Oct 07, 2010 Read More
500 Miles To Safety: A Shelter Worker Becomes Part Of An Underground Railroad For Strays A Shelter Worker Becomes Part Of An Underground Railroad For Strays When Patty Mugan goes to work, she knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that some of her friends will die on her [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Sep 30, 2010 Read More
