Police Union Contract Extended Due To Covid-19 How Should New Contract Reflect Current Focus On Police Violence? The City of Albuquerque’s contract with the Albuquerque Police Officers Association (APOA), the union for Albuquerque law enforcement officers, is due to expire [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More AOPA’s contract is set to expire, but a delay will allow time to meet and properly discuss changes. (Clarke Condé)
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Health officials in New York City are advising residents to utilize “glory holes” and hold online Zoom orgies as ways to practice social [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More
Editorial: Inequality Starts With Education This week Black Voices ABQ, a union of Black, Indigenous, Brown and White allies, celebrates a month of building connections within the New [...] the lead coordinator of Black Voices ABQ \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More Marchers with signs at the BLM ABQ event on June 7. (Ysabel Marie Velarde)
Newscity: Hospitalizations Down And Cases Up, Judge To Reconsider State Education Case, Governor Pardons 19 Prisoners Hospitalizations Down, Cases Up Hospitalizations and deaths related to COVID-19 continue to drop in New Mexico. But despite the positive trends, the governor is still halting phase [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More
Council Watch: Councilors Cleaning House One Long Zoom Call Later, City Council Tackles Corona Questions Burque City Councilors earned their summer vacay after a nearly 6 1/2 hour Zoom meeting, clearing their government table of a myriad of [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Jul 02, 2020 Read More We wouldn’t need reminders like these if everyone just wore their damn masks. (Clarke Condé)
A New Public Safety Department Mayor Keller’s New Public Safety Department Could Reduce Burden On Cops Albuquerque has become a focal point for the national movement against racist police violence since the shooting of a protester at a prayer [...] Robin Babb \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More Mayor Keller spoke about his plans for the new department. (Clarke Condé)
Council Watch: Uncharted Territory City Council Navigates New Paths As Protests And Covid Continue It’s a different world from whence we last touched base. Our local government bodies have had to quickly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More The new normal for city council meetings. (Clarke Conde)
Newscity: Lovelace Accused Of Racial Profiling, Tribal Casinos Reopen, Senate Approves Budget Cuts Lovelace Accused Of Racial Profiling Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state will be investigating claims that Lovelace Women’s Hospital in Albuquerque practiced racial profiling against Native mothers [...] Joshua Lee \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More
An Occasionally Wild Boy Steve-O Pays Homage To Where It All Began While Supporting Locals Facing Food Insecurity With COVID-19 wiping out so many aspects of our lives, it has been hard for many to find a new normal. A lot [...] Dan Pennington \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More Steve-O poses with Roadrunner Food Bank’s mascot. (Clarke Condé)
Oñate’s Legacy Of Chaos Continues How A Peaceful Prayer Ceremony Escalates To Violence In 1599 Juan de Oñate destroyed the Acoma Pueblo killing 1000 people, sending 500 into slavery and cutting off one foot of every [...] Eva Avenue \ Jun 25, 2020 Read More (Clarke Condé)