City Desk ABQ

04/24/2026

Dial 911 in ABQ? Your first responder could be a drone.
We found that APD has already used drones to respond to 2,000 calls - and want to expand to let drones handle more. Our City Desk fellow Jesse Jones dug into city data to find out how it works and talked with privacy advocates about new concerns this raises.

04/02/2026

APD is investigating a hate crime in Old Town after a Muslim mom with kids was spit on by man asking, “Are you Christian?”
❗️An Albuquerque mother taking photos of her children in Old Town says she was spit on and harassed all because she was wearing a hijab, and she caught it on video.
The mother, who is Muslim, was on the south side of the plaza in Old Town Monday afternoon with her two children, aged 11 months and 2 years, when she said a heavyset Hispanic man came up to her and asked, “Are you Christian?”
“I told him, ‘No, you already know I’m not.’ He said, ‘No, right, you’re Muslim. I hope you burn in hell.’” That’s when she pulled out her phone and began to video the encounter...

Read more from our partners at The Paper - ABQ and in the story linked in the comments.

03/14/2026

Consultants helping to decide the future of the State Fairgrounds have submitted their "preferred" plan, keeping the State Fair and building a new stadium - and that has the attention of the NM United...
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03/14/2026

Exclusive: Frustrated with stadium legal delays, ⚽️ New Mexico United's Peter Trevisani says the team is open to a Fairgrounds “pivot” - if the Fairgrounds board approves the recommended redevelopment plans with a stadium on Central Ave.

ℹ️ Story in the comments

03/14/2026

Fairgrounds consultants will send their “preferred plan” keeping the State Fair and adding a new stadium to Central Ave. for a final vote by the board responsible for redeveloping the site.

Would you vote for this?

See the plan in the story link in the comments....

03/14/2026

Consultants tasked with recommending options for redevelopment of the State Fairgrounds will recommend a $240 million multi-year master plan to serve as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization on and off-site, City Desk has learned. The decision is now up to a community board.

By Jesse Jones and Pat Davis, City Desk in The Paper. — Consultants tasked with recommending options for redevelopment of the State Fairgrounds will recommend a $240 million multi-year master…

03/12/2026

A BernCo Commissioner called news outlets for an urgent press conference to say she had discovered a secret plan to move the NM United Stadium to the fairgrounds.

When we started asking questions and she couldn’t produce any answers, we knew this might not be what it seemed.

See how the drama unfolded in the story linked in the first comments…

03/10/2026

Bernalillo County Sheriff won’t get a free ride to election.

We report that a 47-year veteran cop and former sheriff will file Tues. to run against Allen.

A 27-year law enforcement veteran will file to run against Bernalillo County John Allen in the June 2nd Democratic primary election, City Desk has learned. Phil Snedeker tells City Desk he will file qualifying paperwork and signatures Tuesday morning on local filing day. He has served in the crimina...

03/06/2026

Two ABQ City Councilors have a plan to raise local sales tax to generate $119 million for city spending, but voters won't get a say.

Should your city councilor support this? Share and let us know in the comments

03/06/2026

Breaking: Plane crashes on ABQ golf course...