Posts by Jeff Proctor

Albuquerque City Councilor Joaquín Baca represents the Near North Valley, a piece of the West Mesa, the San Jose area and, important to this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus, Downtown. It’s a tough district, with many competing interests: businesses, bars and a sizeable portion of the city’s unhoused population.    In the spring, Baca…

First thing’s first: Let’s acknowledge the mercy of rainfall across broad swaths of the state. The central mountain chain, the Rio Grande Valley, the northern mountains and much of Western New Mexico have all clocked measurable amounts in recent weeks.   It’s about time.  But let’s also agree that the water picture here is far more nuanced…