City of Albuquerque
Recent News About City of Albuquerque
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The Albuquerque Museum will present two screenings of "First We Bombed New Mexico," a new award-winning documentary by Lois Lipman about the Tularosa Basin Downwinders. The screenings are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16 in the Ventana Salon. The film is being shown in conjunction with the museum’s current exhibition "Nuclear Communities of the Southwest" and recognizes the 79th anniversary of the Trinity Test.
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The City's Department of Arts & Culture and the Albuquerque Poet Laureate Program announced the selection of Damien Flores as the city's seventh poet laureate during a celebration on July 7 at the Albuquerque Museum. Flores, a native of Old Town Albuquerque and alumnus of Albuquerque High School and the University of New Mexico, succeeds Anna C. Martinez (2022-2024).
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ALBUQUERQUE – APD detectives and officers arrested a 19-year-old during an overnight operation in Downtown that targeted underage individuals with firearms in parking garages. The arrest occurred one week after a 17-year-old was murdered in another Downtown parking garage.
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ALBUQUERQUE – APD burglary detectives have arrested a suspect in multiple home burglaries. In one case, he forced entry into a Northeast Heights home and used violence against elderly residents before stealing money from them.
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Today, Mayor Tim Keller announced that Jodie Esquibel will continue to lead the Albuquerque Community Safety Department (ACS) after serving as acting director since March, when founding director Mariela Ruiz-Angel was promoted to Associate Chief Administrative Officer.
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A quorum of the Civilian Police Oversight Advisory Board may be present at the City of Albuquerque Government Center (City Hall), located at 1 Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, on July 9, 2024. The purpose of this gathering is for CPOA Board member training. It has been clarified that no Board business will be discussed during this session.
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ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Mayor Tim Keller signed legislation requiring Tribal Consultation for development impacting sovereign or sacred land and other sensitive areas.
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The Albuquerque City Council has passed Council Bill No. O-24-17, sponsored by Joaquin Baca. The enactment, numbered O-2024-018, introduces a small area text amendment to the Integrated Development Ordinance.
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Today, Mayor Tim Keller signed legislation securing Tribal Consultation for development that impacts sovereign or sacred land and other sensitive areas. The Tribal Notification and Engagement Consultation amendment to the City's Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) was unanimously passed by the City Council in June 2024. The updated ordinance was sponsored by Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn.
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The Albuquerque City Council has passed Council Bill No. O-24-12, now enacted as Ordinance No. O-2024-019, which introduces a small area text amendment to the Integrated Development Ordinance for the Northwest Mesa Escarpment View Protection Overlay Zone (VPO-2). The bill was sponsored by Tammy Fiebelkorn.
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This week, Mayor Tim Keller vetoed City Council resolution R-24-47, a proposed City Charter Amendment ballot question that, if passed, would lower the threshold for electing the Mayor and City Council from the current mandatory majority system—50% plus 1—to a plurality. This change would mean that only one election would be held where the candidate with the most votes wins.
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ALBUQUERQUE – Today, the City of Albuquerque celebrated the expansion of Netflix’s Mesa Del Sol campus, which has grown from its initial 28 acres to 108 acres. The project included the development of four purpose-built soundstages, three mills, one production office, and two stage support buildings. Netflix came to Albuquerque in 2018 and has been awarded a total of $5.5 million in Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funding, $6 million in in-kind infrastructure from the City of Albuquerque, and $27 million in State LEDA funding.
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The Albuquerque City Council has enacted Council Bill No. O-24-13, sponsored by Brook Bassan. The bill, now Ordinance No. O-2024-017, involves adopting citywide text amendments to the Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) §14-16 as part of the 2023 IDO annual update.
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ALBUQUERQUE – ABQ RIDE announced today the addition of five new electric vans to its fleet as part of the ABQ RIDE Connect pilot program. The announcement was made at the Ken Sanchez Transit Facility, attended by city officials, transit staff, and community members, marking a significant step toward fleet electrification and zero emissions.
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The City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department and the Bernalillo County Health Protection Section are anticipating a significant increase in mosquito activity that will likely persist through the summer following recent heavy rainfall. Mosquitoes breed in standing water and can develop from egg to adult in as little as seven days. The joint City-County mosquito control program has issued recommendations for residents to help reduce breeding and prevent bites amid high mosquito populations.
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Community members are encouraged to sign up for ABQ Alert to receive real-time event updates and emergency notifications. For a complete list of holiday hours and services, visit the City's Holiday Information page.
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ALBUQUERQUE – ABQ RIDE announced the addition of five new electric vans to its fleet as part of the ABQ RIDE Connect pilot program. City officials, transit staff, and community members gathered at the Ken Sanchez Transit Facility to celebrate this advancement in fleet electrification and zero emissions.
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The City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department (AWD) Eastside and Westside shelters will be closed on Thursday, July 4, except for admissions and reclaims, which will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most reclaims can be processed on this day, many free of charge. Credit cards will not be accepted for reclaims on this day. Appointments are not required to reclaim pets. The shelters will resume normal operations on Friday, July 5.
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The City of Albuquerque took swift action, recruiting extra support from several departments, to respond to heavy rain and flooding throughout the city and ensure the well-being of residents in hard-hit neighborhoods. Last night, Albuquerque experienced 1.48 inches of water in less than 90 minutes. Average rainfall for this time of year is typically just 0.03 inches.
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ALBUQUERQUE – Mayor Tim Keller, along with approximately 400 community members, celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new headquarters of the Albuquerque Community Safety Department (ACS) at 1210 San Mateo Blvd. SE.