By Marisa Demarco I carefully packed up my gear, worried that the heat in my no-AC van would melt my homemade electronics. I grabbed some clean socks and drove north on Friday, May 10, for the Denver Noise Festival. This year was the fest’s fourth, and performers traveled in from around the U.S. and other countries, too. … Continue reading »
By Marisa Demarco — The fight over public access to records and hearings in the coming Levi Chavez trial continues. Lawyers representing local media appeared in court to make a stand against the sealing of pre-trial motions in the case. The trial is slated to begin in June. Chavez, a former Albuquerque Police Department officer, … Continue reading »
By Marisa Demarco — On Monday, May 20, we’ll be launching our first live Google Hangout. The Compass editors will be face-to-face with two sunshine champions: Gwyneth Doland is the former executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. And Alexa Schirtzinger is the editor in chief of the Santa Fe Reporter, an … Continue reading »
Turning a “Hidden Ecological Jewel” Into Dust By Alex Escué Limkin & Rebecca Limkin —Summer 2018 I sit with my son on my lap overlooking a dusty depression, a swath of brown erosion bordered by thorny Russian olives and dense saltcedars. “What is this place?” my son asks me. “We used to call this place … Continue reading »
By Alejandra Alarcon Coachella Unincorporated / New America Media COACHELLA — Like a lot of other families living in the Eastern Coachella Valley, when one of our family members fell sick, it meant driving about a hundred miles across the border into Mexico, to the city of Mexicali, to get taken care of by a … Continue reading »
By Marisa Demarco — Want to know all about local government but don’t want to spend a couple of hours digging through our archives? Tune in to our new podcast “Local Government Matters.” Compass editors sat around Carolyn Carlson’s kitchen table a couple evenings ago and talked about the major issues this year for the … Continue reading »
ABQ City Council delays votes on APD oversight By Carolyn Carlson — Councilors toyed with police department issues at their Monday, May 6 meeting, but deferred final action. There was discussion on the creation of an ad-hoc committee to come up with ways to revamp the civilian police oversight commission. In the days leading up … Continue reading »
Conchas Lake is a stark image of New Mexico’s extreme drought conditions By Margaret Wright — Ed Wright has lived and worked at Conchas Lake for 21 years. Much of that time, snow runoff and summer monsoons fed the reservoir, which drew tourists from all over the Southwest. As an owner of the Conchas North Dock … Continue reading »
By Maren Tarro — Thirteen years ago the Federal Communications Commission opened up the airwaves to small FM broadcasters, giving nonprofit groups a voice amid the megawatt cacophony of broadcast corporations. Low-power FM stations—100 watts or less—were at first relegated to rural areas so as not to disrupt signals from full-power stations. They’re able to … Continue reading »
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