Shin: Where Candidates Stand On Nuisance Code Matters
By LISA SHIN
Los Alamos
The CDD and its contractor Dekker/Perich/Sabatini (DPS) have completed a final draft of the Chapter 18 nuisance code. You can read it here: https://www.lacchp18update.org/post/final-chapter-18-draft-available
Revisions have been made based on discussions and public comment. I understand the importance of home maintenance and the desire to improve our community’s aesthetics and property values. However, I am concerned about expanding the role of the government to micromanage our yards and weeds. I am worried about heavy-handed enforcement and nuisance Read More
Stradling: ‘I Value All Cultures And Peoples Of Every Ethnicity’
By GARY STRADLING
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
My thanks to the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce for hosting a Candidate Forum on Thursday. We have lost many county businesses over the decades, which should cause the Chamber great concern. However, it appears that our economy has stagnated just slowly enough that county leaders are not alarmed at this real and present crisis. However, with my vantage as a 41-year resident, I am alarmed.
As always, my focus is on the need for Los Alamos County to develop housing for the many thousands of people forced to commute into the County Read More
New Mexico Governor Applauds President Biden’s Commitment To National Codification Of Abortion Rights
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Tuesday issued the following statement on President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will seek to codify abortion rights at the national level in the next Congress:
“Every New Mexican – and every American – has the fundamental right to make their own reproductive health care decisions no matter which state they live in. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, millions of women have been thrust into a terrifying reality in which they no
Luján Applauds USDA Announcement To Cover 100 Percent Of Cost-Share For Producers Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
U.S. SENATE News:
NAMBE — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on the announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will waive cost-share program requirements for New Mexico agricultural producers and landowners impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire:
“Through no fault of their own, the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire devastated thousands of New Mexicans and destroyed more than 340,000 acres of our cherished lands and forests. Our farmers and ranchers, business owners, and families deserve relief to recover,” Luján Read More
Chili Cookoff Fundraiser & Jimmy Carter Community Service Award Presentation To Community Member George Marsden Fuller Lodge Sunday
Community member George Marsden, director of the Los Alamos Teen Center, is being honored this Sunday, Oct. 23, at Fuller Lodge with the Jimmy Carter Community Service Award, presented by the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County. The presentation is combined with a chili cook-off 4-7 p.m., music by the Quemazon Septet, and a silent auction of locally handmade ceramics. Statewide and local judges, candidates and elected officials will be in attendance with a featured keynote address by New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver. Courtesy/DPLAC Read More
Letter To The Editor: Candidates’ Values
By REID PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos
Candidates’ values matter because we are entrusting big decisions to their judgement.
In my view, an especially important value is: Does the candidate believe in democracy? A recent letter by Hanson and Skolnik asked two highly informative questions on this matter, i.e., did Joe Biden win the 2020 election fairly and was there an insurrection at the Capitol Jan. 6, 2021. The correct answers are yes and yes, and any other answers are inconsistent with belief in democracy.
All four Democratic candidates for Council (Cull, Hand, Havemann, and Ryti) answered yes Read More
U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez Releases Information Ahead Of November 2022 General Election
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE – United States Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Jeremy Peña will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 8, 2022, general election.
AUSA Peña has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for the District of New Mexico, and in that capacity is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff,
Governor, Public Education Dept. Announce Investment In High-Quality Tutoring For New Mexico Students
STATE News:
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SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Public Education Department (PED) announced today a new state investment for the targeted expansion of high-quality tutoring for math, reading and science for students across New Mexico.
As part of the Lujan Grisham administration’s ongoing efforts and investments to transform and strengthen New Mexico’s public education system, the Public Education Department will release a request for proposal (RFP) for the delivery of high-quality outside-of-school tutoring Read More
New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard And Chevron Dedicate Solar Array On State Trust Land
State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, center, standing with representatives from Chevron and Algonquin Oct. 19 in front of a new solar array of solar panels being constructed on state trust land in Eddy County. Courtesy/NNSLO
STATE News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard and representatives from Chevron dedicated a new solar array being constructed on state trust land in Eddy County at a tour of the site Wednesday morning.
Chevron won the right to lease the 362-acre parcel at a public auction in January and issued a sublease to Hayhurst Read More
Stradling Ruffles Feathers With Remark At Chamber Forum
Los Alamos County Council candidate Gary Stradling waits his turn to speak at this morning’s Council Candidate Forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at UNM-LA. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com
During the Los Alamos Chamber Breakfast Forum for County Council Candidates this morning, Republican candidate Gary Stradling addressed worker shortages in Los Alamos with the following remark:
“There is no way to have the workers you need without addressing the housing market. The housing is the core – you can put all, Read More
Cull: My Answers To PCA Questions
By THERESA CULL
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
I was told about the Oct. 17, article by the Pajarito Conservation Alliance (PCA) and was embarrassed to find that I was the only Democrat to have not replied to the questions posed by the PCA.
Unfortunately, their email never got to me, so I’m providing my answers to their questions below. For future reference, I can be contacted at theresa4council@gmail.com. That appears to be a more reliable email address.
What do you believe makes Los Alamos County special?
There are a number of things that I believe make Los Alamos County special: Read More
Governor Visits Post, Discusses Los Alamos Connections
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham discusses her connections to Los Alamos during an interview Friday Oct. 7 at the Post. From left, reporter Kirsten Laskey, Governor and reporter Bonnie Gordon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom ahead of her talk at the United Way of Northern New Mexico Economic Development Summit held Oct. 7 at the Los Alamos Nature Center.
During her visit with Post reporters, the Governor spoke about her connections to Los Alamos. She Read More
Governor Fills Two County Commission Vacancies
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Wednesday has announced two appointments to county commissions:
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- Stephanie DuBois to the Otero County Commission; and
- Frankie J. Aragon to the Union County Commission.
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DuBois is a small business owner in Tularosa, where she has lived for 31 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico University. DuBois fills a vacancy created after the court’s removal of former Commissioner Couy Griffin.
Aragon previously served as the county assessor for Union County and served in the New Mexico National Guard for over two decades. He holds Read More
McKerley: A Golden Opportunity
By BILL MCKERLEY
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos
We are blessed to live in a great community with many opportunities and resources. We also have a number of challenges that require steady, focused and conservative leadership. We are fortunate to have three outstanding, conservative candidates running for County Council.
Sharon Dry, Reggie Page and Gary Stradling will provide strong leadership and practical solutions to issues facing Los Alamos County. They are longtime residents who have reared families here. They love the community and know its strengths and problems.
The next County Read More
Balderas: Hispanic Dreams Are The American Dream
By HECTOR BALDERAS
New Mexico Attorney General
I was raised in rural Wagon Mound, a village of 256, where my family still resides.
It is a community that is too often forgotten, and like its state, faces every struggle imaginable, from intergenerational poverty and trauma to substance misuse and lack of educational and economic opportunity.
Growing up on food stamps and in public housing, I developed a deep conviction that everyone deserves the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of background. From these struggles, I developed a passion to provide for my family, and to bring Hispanic Read More
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Rose Visits Tajikistan
NNSA Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose
NNSA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Principal Deputy Administrator Frank Rose visited Tajikistan Oct. 6, met with senior officials, and participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Tajikistan’s Customs leadership at Fotehobod border crossing observing the delivery of newly deployed radiation detection equipment provided by NNSA.
The equipment will help combat smuggling of nuclear and radioactive material at an important international border crossing point.
During the ceremony, Rose Read More
AG Balderas Announces Additional Guilty Verdicts In Case Of Española Woman Accused Of Voter Fraud
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced today that a Rio Arriba County jury convicted Laura Seeds of two fourth degree felonies and one misdemeanor.
The charges were in relation to her actions in the 2018 Española municipal election of engaging in intimidating conduct during a municipal election, coercing a voter, and disturbing polling places.
Jurors returned their verdict in the same afternoon they began deliberating. Sentencing will be set at a later date.
“Citizens have a right to freely participate in elections without Read More
Nothern New Mexico College Board Of Regents Invite Community To Meet Presidential Search Finalists
NNMC News:
ESPAÑOLA — The Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) Board of Regents invites the community to meet the finalists in its Presidential Search.
Community Forums with each candidate start Thursday, Oct. 20 and finish Nov. 3.
Go to https://nnmc.edu/presidential-
Given the short timeframe and the candidate’s busy schedules, notecards will be available for the audience to submit questions to the moderator.
Community Read More
New Mexico Veterans Services Secretary To Depart
Secretary Sonya Smith
DVS News:
SANTA FE – The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) Secretary Sonya Smith will depart the administration next month as she relocates to be closer to family.
“I am very grateful to Secretary Smith for her service to New Mexicans at the Department of Veterans Services,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “I wish her and her family all the best moving forward.”
“My deepest thanks to Gov. Lujan Grisham for trusting me to serve New Mexico veterans – it has been an honor and a privilege to be a member of this administration,” Read More
County Experiencing Technical Difficulties Streaming Tonight’s Council Meeting … Public May Attend In-person Or Via Zoom
COUNTY News:
Officials with Los Alamos County indicate that due to technical difficulties, tonight’s County Council meeting,which got underway at 6 p.m. at the White Rock Fire Station 3, will not be live-streamed on the County’s Legistar website.
The public is welcome to attend in person at 129 N.M. 4 or join via Zoom.
The agenda for tonight’s meeting is available on the Legistar website. By Oct. 20, late afternoon, the County will post a recording of this meeting online. Read More
