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V.29 No.34 | 8/20/2020
Clarke Condé
Council Watch
Shades of Blue
Support for police; keep the military bling
Rhetoric swirled through a long agenda at the more-than-six-hour Aug. 17 Albuquerque City Council meeting. Support for police and its military-style equipment, controversial development and adding more diversity on city boards and commissions brought out political posturing and lip service.
V.29 No.32 | 8/6/2020
Clarke Condé
Council Watch
Welcome Back, Now Get to Work!
Councilors return to tackle helping Burque businesses
City Councilors faced down a packed Zoom agenda with no end in sight to the COVID pandemic, and many questions of how to help the city’s struggling businesses and residents were hanging in the virtual air.
V.29 No.27 | 7/2/2020
Clarke Condé
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 items.
V.29 No.26 | 6/25/2020
Clarke Conde
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 with budget adjustments, small business help and police reform.
V.29 No.19 | 5/7/2020
News on the Green
Hindsight is 4/20
Governor regrets recreational fail
With stay-at-home orders, mass layoffs and declining state revenue, our economy demands a recreational cannabis bill more than ever. Might this be addressed at the upcoming special session?
V.29 No.14 | 4/2/2020
Council Watch
Here to Serve
Serving the public in new ways
With things slipping into semi-dystopian reality local governments are learning to serve the public in new ways. Here are some links, updates and the ‘what’s up’ from our local governments.
V.29 No.12 | 3/19/2020
Eric Williams Photography
Council Watch
The Council in March
COVID-19, emergency powers and a new councilor
March came in like a lamb and will go out like a lion because, in our unprecedented times, local governments are infused with national and global concerns. The March 16 Albuquerque City Council meeting was held in a vacant chamber due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
V.29 No.9 | 2/27/2020
Eric Williams Photography
Council Watch
Proclamations, Travel, Crime
Council moves forward in 2020
February brought a mixed bag of weather to the Albuquerque City Council as it adjusted to a newly elected member and an empty seat left by Councilor Ken Sanchez’s January death.
V.29 No.5 | 1/30/2020
Eric Williams Photography
Council Watch
The Legacy of Councilor Sanchez
Plus a new member, the gavel and nuclear power
During the Jan. 22 Albuquerque City Council meeting, one could almost see the spirit of Councilor Ken Sanchez present as the local body politic took care of city business during the first meeting of 2020.
V.29 No.4 | 1/23/2020
Courtesy Plame for Congress
News Interview
Plame From District 3
Former CIA agent seeks NM Dem nod
To get the scoop on the whys and wherefore of an unlikely but substantial candidate, Weekly Alibi met with Valerie Plame.
V.29 No.2 | 1/9/2020
Eric Williams Photography
News Interview
The Next Blue Wave
Chatting with Miranda van Dijk of DPNM
To find out more about the direction the Democratic Party in New Mexico is taking as 2020 carries us toward the November election, Weekly Alibi chatted with Miranda van Dijk, the new Communications Director for Democratic operations.
V.28 No.51 | 12/19/2019
Eric Williams Photography
Council Watch
The Lion in Winter
Council says goodbye to Bregman’s replacement
Albuquerque City Council said goodbye to its longest-sitting member, while welcoming onboard a new Council member. Then, the body politic gave a shout-out to some very good soccer champs—all at its December meetings.
V.28 No.49 | 12/5/2019
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News on the Green
Weekly Alibi reports on how your status as a New Mexico medical cannabis patient can impact eligibility for employment with state government and the Dept. of Health’s proposal to establish cannabis consumption lounges.
On Assignment
Make Up Your Mind
Runoff election offers choices for our city
After the discovery that the city's crime statistics erred on the side of optimism and as we approach the runoff election for City Council Districts 2 and 4, we asked candidates to speak to the issues of crime and homelessness in The Duke City.
V.28 No.47 | 11/21/2019
Eric Williams Photography
Council Watch
A Multitude of Governance
City Council acts on a variety of items
November happenings at the Albuquerque City Council table included a shout-out to the Rock Your Mocs movement, more closed captioning on public TVs and bucks for a public engagement campaign to attract young professionals.
