Albuquerque is set to get a new 10-acre public park at the State Fairgrounds after state finance officials approved $67 million in bonds Tuesday. The approval, combined with a $22.35 million land acquisition bond cleared Dec. 9, commits more than $90 million to park space and pedestrian upgrades ahead of a final redevelopment plan expected […]

By Lauren Lifke, nm.news — City Councilor Klarissa Peña held onto her seat in the runoff in District 3 on Dec. 9 after a close race with candidate Teresa Garcia, winning by just 68 votes after all votes were counted. The runoff election was held because no single candidate got more than 50% of the […]

By Sara Atencio-Gonzales  Democrat Stephanie Telles won the District 1 City Council runoff, giving Democrats a firmer majority on the nine-member council as she prepares to represent Albuquerque’s central Westside. Her victory preserves a Democratic voting bloc and concludes a competitive two-candidate runoff that followed a four-way race in November.  Early and absentee voting showed […]

Way back in 2017, Susana Martinez was still governor of New Mexico, no one had heard of COVID and residents of the Westside’s Crestview and Alamosa neighborhoods began working with City Councilor Klarissa Peña to plan a new neighborhood park. Eight years later, a press release from the City announced that the project is completing […]

Earlier this week, Mayor Tim Keller and the Albuquerque Police Department announced that Albuquerque was on tack to see a sizable reduction in auto thefts this year, but that doesn’t mean thieves aren’t still targeting cars. Case in point: A vehicle belonging to the local District Attorney’s Office was stolen earlier this week when an […]

Voters and businesses have opened their wallets for Darren White in the five-week sprint to the city’s runoff Election Day, a new analysis by City Desk found. In the first 72 hours following the Nov. 4 regular election, White raised $102,000 to kickoff a the head-to-head runoff with incumbent Mayor Tim Keller. It’s only gotten […]

Albuquerque social media accounts have been filling up with photos of homeless persons in the International District sporting bright yellow hoodies printed with “I ♥ Tim Keller” in large letters across the front, but no one is taking responsibility for the stunt. Photos were first shared with City Desk on Wednesday of persons wearing the […]

David Rusk, the former mayor of Albuquerque known for his contributions to the city’s arts and public transit, has passed away at the age of 85. Rusk, who served as Albuquerque’s mayor from 1977 to 1981, was instrumental in the renovation of the KiMo Theater and was a strong advocate for smart and inclusive growth, […]

Albuquerque firefighters are searching for the cause of an overnight explosion that blew out the side of a residential home in the Los Altos neighborhood near Eubank and Lomas NE. According to details from the Albuquerque Fire Rescue Department, an explosion was reported at 10:33 p.m. Firefighters found one home seriously damaged and another nearby. […]