Candidate Q&A: David V. Barbour David V. Barbour Age: 62 Occupation: Retired Software Engineer Political Experience: Helped on many campaigns; ran for school board in 2004 in California; served on many [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More
District 3: Downtown, Parts Of The South Valley The Alibi Endorses: Isaac Benton You can’t ask for a better councilor than Isaac Benton. Early in his first term, he was faced with the immediate problem of [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More Isaac Benton
Candidate Q&A: Richard Romero Richard Romero Occupation: Retired EducatorOver 35 years, I have built a career of public service—as an Air Force veteran, teacher, principal, Assistant Superintendent of APS [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More
District 5: Northern Portion Of The Westside The Alibi Endorses: Michael Cadigan Dan Lewis wants Michael Cadigan‘s job, and his campaigning fueled perhaps the ugliest Council race this season. Unfortunately, Cadigan was a topic Lewis [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More Michael Cadigan
Candidate Q&A: Martin Chavez Martin Chavez 1) What’s your plan of action for three major citywide issues? Public Safety: Increase the Albuquerque Police Department by 100 officers in 18 [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More
District 7: Uptown The Alibi Endorses: No One What a horrible thing to not endorse any candidates, especially when we started out with three hopefuls. But here’s how the District 7 [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More
District 9: Southeast Heights The Alibi Endorses: Don Harris In his first term, Don Harris did a lot of good for people in his district who aren’t the noisiest or most powerful. [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More Don Harris
Mayor The Alibi Endorses: Richard Romero Mayor Martin Chavez is really good at a few things. And he’ll never let you forget it.Chavez has been mayor of Albuquerque for [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More (From left to right) Martin Chavez, Richard Romero and Richard (R.J.) Berry at the Wednesday, Sept. 16 debate sponsored by the Alibi , New Mexico Independent , KNME and KUNM (Eric Williams)
Bonds The Alibi endorses all bonds proposed on the ballot. This year, all bonds are General Obligation (GO). Bonds are debt the city incurs [...] Alibi \ Sep 24, 2009 Read More
Planting The Seeds: A Conversation With Jesse Daves Of Amyo Farms A Conversation With Jesse Daves Of Amyo Farms “Total disillusionment.” This is the answer Jesse Daves, the owner of Amyo Farms—a local pesticide-free grower—gives when I ask him what prompted his [...] Ty Bannerman \ Sep 17, 2009 Read More Jesse Daves, local farmer, stands before a row of amaranth and corn at his Atrisco field. (Ty Bannerman)
