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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and protests against police brutality and racial injustice, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller announced New Mexico’s largest city was setting aside $1 million to invest in the local Black community.
Nearly a year later, the city has not allocated the money, although that could happen soon.
The city’s Economic Development Department “is in the process of finalizing details of the program,” the city wrote in a June 1 response to a Journal public records request seeking information about how the money was used. “Additional information will be provided at the program launch during the 2021 Juneteenth Festival.”
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller has vetoed a plan to let city voters decide on a new gas tax to fund roadway improvements. The legislation — which the City Council passed…
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Adan Carriaga carves a detail on a bulto in 2005. He started carving wood at age 10, crafting likenesses of Frankenstein that he sold for $10 in Old Town. (Tina Larkin/Albuquerque Journal)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A few months before Albuquerque High School’s Class of 1975 graduated and said goodbye to the halcyon days of youth and each other, we crowded together on the gym bleachers for the traditional group photo.
Holding court at the top of the bleachers were the cocky jocks, studs and stars of school.
Adan Carriaga was not among them.
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He could have been. At Bulldog City, he was the golden boy with glints of gold in his hair. He was the heartthrob, a popular party boy who ascended the social hierarchy summit as a 6-foot-3 basketball standout at a school where basketball is a religion.
Created: April 30, 2021 04:28 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Albuquerque launched a new campaign to help combat speeding.
The Speeding has a Name campaign focuses on victims of speeding.
Erika Chavez was killed after a speeder crashed into her. Our lives have forever changed, and it was important for us to come out here and share our story to ensure another family doesn t go through what we re going through right now, said Rosa, who was related to Chavez.
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said speeding is a problem across the city. This is not an issue in a particular neighborhood, he said. This happens all over the city.