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Retired Albuquerque police officer: 'Encouraging and enabling homeless camps to expand across the entire city is not going to be helpful'

On June 6, members of the the public testified before the Albuquerque City Council in opposition to several Integrated Development Ordinance Amendments centered around the issue of the rising homeless population in the city and where the homeless are allowed to stay.


Albuquerque City Council hears testimony on homelessness, IDO changes said to 'subvert the process of community input'

Residents testified before Albuquerque City Council on June 6 in opposition to several Integrated Development Ordinance amendments focused on the issue of the rising homeless population in the city and where the homeless are allowed to stay.


Bernalillo County commissioner on Tiny Home Village: 'This is one puzzle piece to a larger puzzle'

New residents are moving into Bernalillo County’s Tiny Home Village, doubling a population that is just starting to grow.


Rescue boat saves lives in San Juan County: ‘A good portion of the lake is not accessible very easily by road’

San Juan County made an important investment in 2013 that still saves the lives of people who find themselves in trouble on the water.


Mora County commissioner on state of life after fire: 'People are distraught here'

The devastation left by the largest fire in the history of New Mexico won’t be gone anytime soon.


City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Wednesday, Feb. 16.


City of Santa Fe Governing Body met Wednesday, May 25.




Martineztown Neighborhood Association advocates for the homeless: 'Our unhoused neighbors deserve the dignity of housing'

Martineztown Neighborhood Association President Loretta Lopez gave a passionate testimony June 6 in front of the Albuquerque City Council, claiming that the homeless in New Mexico deserved more than to be living in tent camps on the sides of the roads.


City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, Feb. 16.


City of Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board met Tuesday, May 24.