News from August 2022



City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Aug. 10

City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 10.


City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Aug. 3

City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Wednesday, Aug. 3.


20% of New Mexico's restaurants closed due to COVID-19, small businesses still struggling to rebuild

The state of New Mexico saw 1,039 restaurants go out of business from December 2019 through December 2021.


City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met April 21

City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, April 21.


Former outreach coordinator on new 'safe' outdoor space in Albuquerque: 'This is the opposite of effective care'

The safe outdoor space at Menaul and I-25 will not protect women and the homeless and the idea that it will is “just plain crazy talk,” said Caroline Ofe, former outreach coordinator for Refuge City, a recovery agency for child sex trafficking survivors.


Albuquerque officials still exploring solutions for homeless after Coronado Park closing

Albuquerque officials continue to address the ongoing homeless crisis after the closing of Coronado Park.


New Mexicans looking forward to end of monsoon season, a 'strange thing' for residents to say

Normally, New Mexico residents enjoy when the heavens sprinkle rain on their usually dry land to irrigate crops and offer a reprise from the heat.


City of Santa Fe Mayor's Committee on Disability met April 21

City of Santa Fe Mayor's Committee on Disability met Thursday, April 21.


City of Santa Fe Film and Digital Media Commission met Aug. 2

City of Santa Fe Film and Digital Media Commission met Tuesday, Aug. 2.


Sex-trafficking survivor says women need more than Albuquerque's 'safe outdoor space' to be safe: 'Anything less is woefully inadequate'

After the city of Albuquerque fast-tracked and approved an application from Dawn Legacy Pointe to establish a tent camp for the homeless, concerns are being raised about the safety of its residents, and that the site might do more harm than good, especially for victims of sex trafficking.


City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met April 20

City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Wednesday, April 20.


City of Santa Fe Community Health and Safety Task Force met Aug. 2

City of Santa Fe Community Health and Safety Task Force met Tuesday, Aug. 2.



Herrell attends America First Agenda Town Hall in Las Cruces to 'join the fight to take our country back'

U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-Las Cruces) joined the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) and America First Works (AFW) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for a town hall event at 5 p.m. Wednesday.