{"id":4262,"date":"2014-06-27T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:26:08","slug":"cartoonist-stephan-pastis-downtown-abq-growing-immigration-crisis-apd-governor%c2%92s-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/cartoonist-stephan-pastis-downtown-abq-growing-immigration-crisis-apd-governor%c2%92s-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoonist Stephan Pastis; Downtown ABQ; Growing Immigration Crisis; APD &#038; ACLU of NM; Governor\u0092s Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL0QUHGaLftJiHne7pCA75tgs2QJqv3dEL\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, producer Megan Kamerick talks with cartoonist Stephan Pastis, creator of the nationally syndicated \u201cPearls Before Swine,\u201d about his latest book and how he moved from a career in law to being a full-time cartoonist. Pastis recently featured the first work published in years by Bill Watterson, the legendary creator of \u201cCalvin and Hobbes,\u201d in a special series of \u201cPearls\u201d strips.<\/p>\n<p>As work begins this week on the $1.4 million reconstruction of the 4th Street Mall in downtown Albuquerque, host Gene Grant talks with City Councilor Isaac Benton and urban designer Jeff Speck  about how to make Downtown more vital and pedestrian-friendly. Speck is conducting a walkability analysis of Downtown under a $50,000 city contract and will present his conclusions at a public event on July 31st at the Albuquerque Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Line opinion panel looks at the growing immigration crisis, as children and families flee Central America, and the plans that are underway to house up to 700 of the immigrants at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia. Gov. Susana Martinez has said she wants to make sure people, especially children, receive proper care, but she also wants the federal government and not the state to incur the associated costs.<\/p>\n<p>The Line also looks at the latest issues with the Albuquerque Police Department and the criticism over APD\u2019s decision to send undercover officers to a recent protest, one of whom was involved in a shooting. The APD\u2019s use of force is at the center of ongoing negotiations with the Department of Justice, which released a scathing report on the department in April. The ACLU of New Mexico condemned APD for spying on protesters, and the organization filed an Inspection of Public Records Act request for all surveillance data collected during the protest.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, The Line discuss the governor\u2019s race. Numerous campaign ads have come in rapid succession from Gov. Susana Martinez against the challenger, Attorney General Gary King, targeting him over lawsuits filed against the Attorney General\u2019s office over equal pay. However, a small business owner in Las Vegas says he did not make statements about King that were attributed to him by the Martinez campaign. Meanwhile, the Democratic candidate lost his new campaign manager recently over controversial Tweets.<\/p>\n<p>GUESTS:<br \/>\nIsaac Benton, Albuquerque City Councilor<br \/>\nStephan Pastis, Cartoonist and Creator of \u201cPearls Before Swine\u201d<br \/>\nJeff Speck, Urban Designer and Author, \u201cWalkable Downtown\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LINE PANELISTS:<br \/>\nTom Garrity, The Garrity Group<br \/>\nDan Foley, Former House Minority Whip<br \/>\nSophie Martin, Attorney<br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, Sanchez Legal Solutions<\/p>\n<p>CORRESPONDENT:<br \/>\nMegan Kamerick, NMiF Producer<\/p>\n<p>HOST\/COMMENTATOR:<br \/>\nGene Grant<\/p>\n<p>The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Megan Kamerick. Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. 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