Behind the Numbers
Elder abuse happens in Santa Fegood luck finding out more
Cannabizness
New Mexico’s medical marijuana industry is about to bloom
Gang Signs of the Times
Santa Fe territory expands into MySpace
Pipe Nightmares
Condo owners have watched their water—and money—leak away.
Hot Topic
The global warming debate heats up just in time for Copenhagen
Judging the Judges
SFR queries this season’s contenders
School Board Pop Quiz
SFPS Board of Education candidates face off
Idol Talk
In Brief
Pot Plans
Cannabis producers spread out across New Mexico.
Cock Block
Critics say the AG’s Animal Cruelty Task Force oversteps its authority
— We'll Meet Again
Santa Fe loses one of its favorite sons
— South Side Rising
Despite enduring challenges, Santa Fe’s south side is moving up
— Dangerous Mind
School staffers say charismatic assistant principal wrongly booted from post
— Making the Law
On this session’s agenda: PRC reform, budget bills and “citizen lobbying”
— Homeless in Santa Fe
Two women - one homeless, one not - on what it means to live on the streets of the City Different
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Wednesday, February 8,2012
Local News
Local News
Rebels with a Cause
Middle school erupts in chaos in the wake of poor district management
Halfway through lunch period at De Vargas Middle School on Feb. 1, an announcement came over theintercom directing all eighth-grade teachers to report immediately to the cafeteria.
One student was “screaming ‘f— you,’ at the top of his lungs” when De Vargas teacher Pat Dixon, who spoke to SFR on condition her real name not be used, arrived at the cafeteria, and several Santa Fe Police officers were on scene.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
Local News
Local News
Trailer Clash
Developer proposes new form of affordable housing: mobile homes
In 2006, real estate developer Jeff Branch convinced the city to annex land near Agua Fria Village to help him build a 222-unit subdivision. In return, Branch agreed to bring the city 23 acre-feet of water rights and make 40 percent of his housing units meet the city’s affordability guidelines.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
Local News
Local News
Big Picture
SFR's Weekly Matrix
Check out the sexy version of SFR's weekly matrix--a Love & Sex issue special!
Wednesday, February 1,2012
Local News
Local News
Money Games
Republicans and Democrats tussle over new revenues
Paul Singdahlsen has been a state employee for 18 years. Each day, he helps with maintenance work on art pieces and exhibits for the Department of Cultural Affairs. But only in the past four years has he begun to notice a trend: He and his colleagues have been taking on more work for less pay.
Wednesday, February 1,2012
Local News
Local News
Rudderless Ship
A long-term leadership vacancy leaves Native American children adrift
For eight months, the state post charged with representing the educational needs of Native American children has been vacant—a fact critics say constitutes serious neglect.
Wednesday, January 25,2012
Local News
Local News
Social Demotion
Is holding kids back really so bad?
By the time Santa Fe public middle schools enroll some of their incoming students, it’s already too late, De Vargas Middle School Principal Diane Garcia-Piro tells SFR. In the seventh grade, many of them are still working at a third-grade level.
Wednesday, January 25,2012
Local News
Local News
Hazy Future
PNM squares off against the EPA’s new haze rules
Do New Mexicans deserve low-cost electricity or clear skies? That question lies at the heart of the latest dust-up between federal regulators and the Public Service Company of New Mexico.
Wednesday, January 25,2012
Local News
Local News
Big Picture
A More Perfect PRC
Long before Jerome Block Jr.’s third arrest for violating the conditions of his drug court program, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission had problems. In 2007, former Commissioner David King was convicted of sexually harassing his assistant; in 2008, Block and his father, Jerome Block Sr., faced allegations of election violations; in 2009, former Commissioner Carol Sloan attacked a rival with a rock.
Wednesday, January 18,2012
Local News
Local News
Making the Law
On this session’s agenda: PRC reform, budget bills and “citizen lobbying”
Before learning the ins and outs of lobbying, Rainy Upton didn’t realize how difficult it could be.
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