City's 'mansion tax' proposal passes in landslide vote
Santa Fe voters laid out the welcome mat Tuesday for a tax on high-end home sales to fund affordable housing initiatives.
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Santa Fe voters laid out the welcome mat Tuesday for a tax on high-end home sales to fund affordable housing initiatives.
The District 1 race was the only one in the local election to employ the city's ranked-choice voting process, which began in 2018.
Under the city charter, the city manager can be fired or suspended by a vote of six councilors.
Most people believe Democrats dominate Santa Fe politics. But in nonpartisan city elections, the little-known Apathy Alliance is the dominant force.
The tax on homes sold for more than $1 million is being pitched as a lifeline to teachers, service-sector workers, single parents and young professionals who can't afford local mortgages or struggle to pay rent amid a national housing shortage and the arrival in Santa Fe of high-income digital nomads and affluent retirees.