After almost closing the Nerdtopia in Los lunas is under New Managment and thriving! If you’re into board games and all things nerd visit Nerdtopia in Los Lunas right off of Highway 314 down from Blake’s lotaburger!

If the city of Albuquerque broke the law by buying Astro turf for a Rio rancho event center they are not innocent because they pull up the turf and move it to Expo New Mexico , the city and the mayor need to be help accountable !

Great Job to the BCSO for taking the fight against crime to the Streets of Albuquerque. In a day an age where crime is rampant in New Mexico the sheriffs office has taken the initiative to do foot patrols which is what we need. Albuquerque is a lot safer place with the BCSO holding things down.

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Golden pride: Carne adobada burrito

Bobs burgers: Taco burgers.

Garcia’s :Beef chicharrones

El sabor De Juarez : Menudo

El modelo: Burritos

El paisa : Beef tacos

Macs la Sierra : Steak dinner

Monte Carlo : Steak dinner

The Albuquerque city councils plan to shift the leadership format from a strong mayor system to a city manager system is a bad idea.If the city is having issues maybe get a new mayor?

Changing the leadership system could possibly open the city up to more corruption and bureaucracy within the council , seems like we are going from a more streamlined system that is decisive to a system that needs a vote for everything.

Even thinking about legislating this shows that the city council is out of touch with the needs of the city.

Today 3 people were killed and 1 injured with the assailants unknown and on the loose.

In a separate incident a person killed another person in an apartment complex , then , ran off after shooting at police , that person is identified but still on the loose.

Incidents like these have become common place in the Albuquerque area as weak laws,absentee leaders and catch and release policies have left the city a crime field.

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Leaving homeless on the streets without solutions is inhuman , the homeless don’t need a service center , they need a place to live.it has been suggested that we create sanctioned homeless camps in Albuquerque but nothing has been done; Portland Oregon and other cities are leading the way. Sanctioned homeless camps will give the unhoused a sense of autonomy while ending camping on city streets , the following link is from Oregon giving an idea of how it works.

https://www.portlandmercury.com/homelessness/2023/03/09/46393967/portlands-first-sanctioned-mass-homeless-camp-expected-to-open-this-summer-in-central-eastside

The Former President was seen in New York court pleading not guilty to over 30 felony charges.

City Councilor Louie Sanchez has asked the New Mexico attorney general to investigate Albuquerque mayor Tim Keller.The request is in regards to Keller allegedly misappropriating city funds to install a football turf in Rio Rancho.

The most pressing matter for the current New Mexico legislature is to pass tougher crime legislation.Crime is rampant , Albuquerque is a blood bath , working on anything else is wasting the peoples time and money.

A local Albuquerque citizen is fed up with the Keller administration and has began the campaign to recall Keller . Amidst high crime and homeless rates many citizens feel Keller is only about photo ops and neglected his duties leading to the closure of many parks. Only after much public pressure has he seemed to begin fighting crime although it might be late in the game. To support the recall of Tim Keller you can go to the go fund me link below.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/recallkeller?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

Much research has shown that passing rental limit legislation not only is unfair to property owners and against capitalistic principles but that it takes away incentives for property owners to maintain properties leading to a decay in values and widespread ghettos. The solution to high rental rates is not attempting to force owners to limit their rates against a free market but to create more housing and increase wages and job opportunities.

No wonder we have such high crime were well below the national average in sentencing !!

As of today 3 teens were found dead in an Edgewood garage and one victim has died in a separate shooting where two people were shot , since 2020 the shootings and murders have nearly happened every other day with no stopping in sight.

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You can’t build a new “ rail trail “ pedestrian park around downtown if you can’t even keep small parks open because of the crime and homelessness problem .When you can operate basic city parks then think about building others , and the money you raised for this cart before the horse project should go to the needs of the people , like the warrant backlog , then when the crime and homelessness problem is fixed , then maybe do your pet project;this is what’s wrong with New Mexico , politicians asking for money for pet projects then asking for more money for projects that actually help the people ..

There is a growing consensus that George Santos lied to the public about his background and is not qualified to sit in the U.S. Congress. By allowing Santos to remain in office the Republican leader Kevin McCarthy may be complicit in the fraud , what do you think ?

Santa Fe county district attorney Mary Carmack Altwies has stated in a press release she will be charging Baldwin and the rust film armorer Hannah Reed with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Solomon pena was arrested by APD and is a suspect in orchestrating attacks on democrat officials in the metro area.

Following the criminal referral made to the DOJ the committee also said Trump should never hold presidential office again.

Apparently a few bandits broke into a house and took off into the mesa off highway six in Valencia county , with State police in hot pursuit ! State police can be seen Searching for them in the brush , it’s the Wild West out here in New Mexico , if you see the bandits do not pick them up call 911.

The Duke City Times is calling the New Mexico Governors Race with Michelle lujan Grisham as winner of New Mexico’s 2022 Gubernatorial Election.

The University of New Mexico is planning a celebration on Monday, Oct. 10 in honor of alumnus Jack Dongarra, the recipient of the 2021 The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of computing.”

Dongarra earned his doctorate in applied mathematics from UNM in 1980. His research was foundational to the field of computer science and in particular, high-performance computing.

Event Information:

Student Q&A and lunch with Jack Dongarra
Noon – 1 p.m.
SUB Ballroom C

October 4, 2022

Town of Bernalillo, NM – On October 3, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting (OIS), involving the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) and the Bernalillo Police Department (BPD).

State Police Investigations Bureau agents learned that at around 3:30 p.m., SCSO, and BPD responded to 1039 Bosque Loop in Bernalillo where the homeowner reported there was a man on her property who was armed with a rifle.   

The man, later identified as Gary Lee DeSanctis, 51, of Rio Rancho, got into a truck and began to drive away as officers arrived. DeSanctis stopped the truck and officers gave him commands to get out of the truck.  

DeSanctis got out of the truck holding the rifle, and additional commands were given to drop the rifle.  He refused commands and pointed the rifle toward the officers.  BPD officers and SCSO deputies discharged their duty weapons, fatally striking him.

It was later learned that DeSanctis made statements to the homeowner indicating that he wanted a fatal confrontation with law enforcement. Additional details that led up to the incident are still under investigation by the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau. 

Agents work to independently determine the series of events leading to the shooting, including collecting evidence and conducting interviews. Throughout the process, investigative findings are shared with the district attorney for their review and consideration.

The New Mexico State Police acts solely as factfinders in its cases and does not determine whether the actions of an officer were justified in these types of matters. That decision rests with the district attorney’s office.

Officers and deputies were not injured.  For information on the BPD officers and SCSO deputies involved, their duty status, and administrative actions, please contact their respective agencies.

Crime And homelessness is rampant in Albuquerque.Nobody in the current establishment ,that has lead New Mexico for many years ,has any solutions for the problem. The only way for Albuquerque to get a grip on this is to have a change of leadership and elect strong leaders that will face crime head on !

January 15, 2018

Mayor Tim Keller
Office of the Mayor
PO Box 1293
Albuquerque, NM 87103

Dear Mayor Keller,

I read the recent article in the Albuquerque Journal “Crime tops Keller’s legislative list”, published Saturday January 13, 2018.  I think the plan the article says you have put forward is only one third of the needed effort to reduce crime in Albuquerque.

I know there is a violent crime problem, but there is also a large non-violent crime problem here in Albuquerque.  I think I heard a couple of days ago that close to 20 vehicles per day are stolen here.  I think non-violent crime could be a gateway to violent crime. A non-violent crime (drugs, property, robbery, burglary, mail / shipped box theft, shop-lifting, car break-in or theft) could easily become violent crimes and involve a weapon of some sort. Non-violent crimes often turn into violent crimes if ‘something’ goes wrong.

I think crime is greatly deterred by three factors:  first,the chance of getting caught, then the chance of being prosecuted (without a technicality coming up and the case being thrown out, which should go against the official making the blunder, instead of it making the criminal instantly innocent),  and finally, the punishment.  If any of these three factors drops to a low likelihood, the overall deterrent to crime drops.    Your plan only involves increasing deterrent  #1, and none of the others.  I attended DA Torrez’s talk at the North Domingo Baca Multi-Generational Center right before Christmas. He said he is concentrating on violent crimes, and does not have the funding or people to pursue and prosecute non-violent criminals.  Thus deterrent #2 for non-violent crime is now zero, the criminals know that, and thus there is now no deterrent for non-violent crimes in Bernalillo County.  I feel the APD officers also know this and it has lowered their incentive to find these criminals.  Mr. Torrez said his department receives much less money per capita than other DAs around the state [ed note: Michael Hendricks, Rep. candidate for Attorney General said this was wrong].  This is what you need to campaign to the legislature about: more money for the DA office so they can prosecute these non-violent criminals.

Last fall our police chief, in a memo, told officers that for many non-violent crimes (property, shop lifting, etc.) the criminal should just get a citation, not be arrested (http://www.koat.com/article/apd-no-longer-to-make-arrests-for-non-violent-misdemeanor-crimes/9662869).  They are criminals and probably gave a fake name to the officer. Are they going to show up for a citation hearing or to pay a fine?  This was all due to a lawsuit by a non-violent criminal injured while in jail; SO FIX THAT PROBLEM instead of not arresting these criminals.  Arrests show a paper trail of a career criminal’s past for future prosecution.  So deterrent #1 is now also zero for many non-violent crimes.

Our prisons are like a summer camp for many of these criminals, warm bed, three meals, better recreational facilities than many of our high schools, dental and health care. (Pretty soon I won’t be surprised if taxpayers are forced to pay for sex change hormones and operations for inmates.)  Due to prison population constraints they get more living space than they had outside jail. Prisoners are treated better than our service men and women (I’ve seen the dorms on base).  It costs close to twice the average NM family income to incarcerate a criminal in jail.   Thus usually jail or prison is not really a deterrent, and factor #3 is also pretty low. The only thing  these locked up criminals can’t do is go about their usual illegal activities (dealing, stealing vehicles, and other types of theft, although some evidently still run their criminal activities while inside).   I do think the sheriff of Maricopa County had it correct with his tent city, pink underwear, etc.  I’d be all for bringing back chain gangs, prisoners not having any liberties, or any luxuries, etc.  Prison should be a deterrent, though I agree they should have access to a law library.  At least New Mexico does not allow conjugal visits. 

Personally I, and several state judges I’ve talked with at various meetings, believe these non-violent crimes are done in the ‘first degree’: that is, they are planned out then executed; they are done on purpose and deliberately. If they get caught and just let go, they’ll just be more careful next time. Many violent crimes are not planned out, they just happen, often in a drunken rage. Therefore I think the DA should find the resources to prosecute these ‘non-violent’ criminals, and the punishment should be just as stiff, and often times greater than even involuntary manslaughter. Over the last 30 or so years we have tried all kinds of treatments, therapy, and being more ‘humane’ in the ways we handle these criminals. Guess what? It’s Not Working! Crime is getting more prevalent as criminals learn they can ‘get away with it’ in broad daylight. I think its time we reverse course and try a more hard-nosed approach, something they can understand; just like how we are making headway with the terrorists from the mid-east and with North Korea.

Sincerely ,

Courtesy : Paul Hillman

Muhammad Afzaal Hussain city planner for the city of Espanola New Mexico was shot outside his home in Albuquerque after being randomly targeted.

This is another tragic example of crime in an out of control city..

Prayers sent to the Hussain family.