Stuff you need to know, 5.13.24
Wildfire risk is expected to be above normal for much of New Mexico this summer because of ongoing drought and a potential transition from El Niño to La Niña conditions.
Stuff you need to know, 5.11.24
New Mexico water issues in the news: The U.S. Interior Department announces federal support for conservation measures at Elephant Butte Reservoir. The New Mexico State Engineer announces that his office will undergo a change in leadership.
Water projects report is full of holes, but better than nothing
$41.4 million in water projects given about 10 minutes and no discussion during the May 8 city commission meeting.
Music on Main
Save the date -- Saturday May 18th. Camerata del Sol, sponsored by the Sierra County Arts Council, will be performing at Grapes Gallery in TorC.
Political considerations, 5.10.24
Who's funding Albuquerque businessman Jeff Apodaca's new PAC, whose mission is to support pro-business moderate candidates for the New Mexico legislature?
City Manager Gonzales given raise and another year
It has been a year since City Manager Angela Gonzales took the reins and just as it was a mystery why she was hired over other applicants it is a mystery what the city commission thinks of her performance.
Tonight at Grapes Gallery in TorC
Violinist Jack Glatzer in Concert at Grapes Gallery.
Stuff you need to know, 5.8.24
Truth or Consequences has been chosen as the first location for a series of community conversations to garner public feedback on New Mexico's climate resilience plan.
Railroad Canyon
This gem of a canyon in Grant county was burned in the 2013 Silver Fire then scoured by flood. Yet it is recovering.
Stuff you need to know, 5.6.24
Little Turkey Creek in Sierra County near Winston is being restored as habitat for the Gila trout, one of the rarest trout species in the U.S.
Political considerations, 5.2.24
In a head-spinning cover story about Donald Trump's dreams of an imperial presidency, Time magazine reports that the biggest mistake Trump says he made in his first term was to be too nice. Mass immigrant deportations and judicial retribution for political opponents and others who he believes have wronged him are at the top of his to-do list, should he win a second term.
Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan—planning ain’t in it
Rubber-stamping is expensive. The Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan is soon to be adopted by the city commission using its same low-information process. Is it any wonder we have infrastructure that is 60 and more years old and emergency repairs that cost twice as much as planned projects?