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Albuquerque’s New Public Safety Leaders

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we take a deep dive into new public safety leadership at the City of Albuquerque. Police Chief Cecily Barker talks about her 20-year career with the Albuquerque Police Department and how she differs from the previous chief, Harold Medina. Public Safety Director Raul Bujanda talks about coordination between Albuquerque’s police, fire and community safety departments. Daniel Williams,…

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Homelessness in Santa Fe; Local Headlines in Focus

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we catch up to some of the biggest recent headlines with the local journalists who broke and kept an eye on those stories.  Santa Fe New Mexican city reporter Carina Julig wrote a deep-dive series about Urban Alchemy’s first year running the capital city’s homeless shelter. Six months in, Urban Alchemy has spent nearly all of the $1.5 million allocated in its one-year…

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