Today's News

In response to the column on the  options for Grand Street Improvements, we would like to offer the following comments. Our firm has had no involvement in this project except as residents and business owner in the area.

City Councilman Morris Madrid expressed doubt this week that the city would be able to meet a deadline to get more than $1 million from the state government.

“We may have to wave goodbye to that money,” he said.

Other city officials, meanwhile, are holding out hope that the city will get the $1.2 million from the state Water Trust Board, which is part of the New Mexico Finance Authority.

The controversy over the money has been a big subject at City Council meetings over the last month.

Marvin M. Martinez was arrested after a yet another alleged violent and destructive neighborhood rampage recently.

It was his third such incident in as many years.

On Dec. 12, Las Vegas police were dispatched to 704 Taos St. in Las Vegas after receiving a report of property damage. The report quotes Martinez’ s mother as saying that Martinez “had been drinking whiskey and that he was angry.” 

SANTA FE — What kind of governor will Diane Denish be? There are some signs that our current lieutenant governor may do us a rather good job.

Barring confirmation difficulties, it appears Gov. Bill Richardson will be leaving us sometime around the end of January to become the next secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department.

There shouldn’t be many surprises for Denish. She has interned as lieutenant governor for six years. During the first four years, she and Richardson were close and she was involved in much of what he did.