As the title states, any abq locals can personally recommend an apartment complex to rent from? I’m looking for either a studio or 1-bedroom apartment for $1,250 monthly max or under. That is safe, and comes with a garage included for a car? Thank you guys in advance.

Hi all! We are daily commuters and are going to make the switch to an EV in the next couple months. We are finding there is so much to learn. I’d thought I’d ask people who are already EV commuters from ABQ to SF a couple questions;

What do you drive- make/model and what lead you to this decision?

What's the winter/elevation travel impact on your EV range?

If there are other good or bad elements from your perspective and you’d like to share, I’m super curious and would love the insight. Thanks!

*edit: a word

My previous choices are not cutting it. I’m trying to let my brows get a little fuller and every time I have them a little filled in, a waxer completely annihilates them.

Who’s the queen or king of brows in this town?

Our recycling bin is packed full and we have a lot more to put out, are there big recycling bins like there are dumpsters? Any ideas on where something like that might be?

Hey there, I'm against Amendement 4 and would like to share why by addressing claims that Amendment 4 supporters have made. I would like to start off by saying that I want reform, but if we dont view this holistically, we will create/entrench the issues that we are trying to solve.

If you dont know, Amendment 4 will establish a salary for state legislators equal to the annual median household income of the state, or about 67k.

Claim: A salary will democratize our legislature by allowing folks who don't have wealth or time to take off work the ability to serve and still be paid.

My Take: This is only true for those who have the wealth and time to CAMPAIGN in the first place to get elected. In addition, it further entrenches those representatives already in office, since they will have a salary and only work part-time (~100 days per year).

Claim: The salary will professionalize our legislature and increase the talent/ability of our representatives.

My Take: It's a step in the right direction, but as we all know, a salary comes with accountability for ~250 days a year for the rest of us. This salary needs to come a requirement for full-time work. If this passes NM would be the ONLY state paying 67k or more for a part-time legislature. Every other state that pays their legislatures this much REQUIRES FULL TIME WORK.

I'd like to see HOLISTIC legislature reform, including salary, a switch to a full-time legislature, and public financing of campaigns to allow those without the wealth or time the opportunity to represent us.

Amendmend 4 will only cement in the powers that be.

For more information and to make your own conclusions, ballotpedia has the ballot language and a nice table comparing other state legislatures' pay/style.

https://ballotpedia.org/New_Mexico_Constitutional_Amendment_4,_Establish_Salary_for_State_Legislators_Amendment_(2026))

Whatever your decision, please vote!

This is nuts. And this is just a small area, and zooming into each icon uncovers 3-4 more "plate reader cameras". Reality feels like a very low budget black mirror episode at this point.

I read about Deb H. Comments about the matter, are there any other candidates who have a plan that we could pay attention to?

Asking the savvy since I've seen amazing people adding pro, cons, and a lot of information trying to help out people choose right now.

Getting ready to order a couple pallets of solar panels for my obscenely power hungry house and I need recommendations for installers that are willing to let me provide my own panels

First time here for the hockey game.

As someone that was just in Denver for a broncos game and has been to many pro hockey games, paying $9 for a slice of what was basically dominos pizza and $16-$21 for beer/wine/cocktails is INSANE for the NM / ABQ region. Lobos don’t even charge that much…

Hate to break it to whoever owns and runs the stadium but y’all are not hosting or serving anything considered charging premium rates like that.

Its really fast, really easy. There are voting centers everywhere, make a quick stop on your way home from work, coming back from school, or before or after your grocery shopping. Please, go do it, turn up. Every single person's vote counts, yours especially.

Democracy is hard. I get it, but we have to do our part.

Please, go vote.

-A fellow burqueno <3

I am used to the random American cockroaches that wander in every once in a while, but I’ve seen a few smaller ones (dead or dying) in the last week or so. I have never had a problem with them before so I am wondering if it has to do with the weather. I’m calling pest control either way—just curious. Thanks!

Heard an ad on the radio that the New Mexico Lobo football faithful meet up at the Sports Bar inside the Sandia Casino for the UNM vs Hawaii game. I thought, SOUNDS GOOD. Went there early to get a table, got a few drinks and food and was watching the game when BLICK, all the TV's were shut off at 11 PM. I guess that's when they close but WTF, don't advertise yourself as a LOBO bar when you can't watch the whole game there. Nver again

There's a lot of stuff on the Bernalillo County Ballot that is not Deb Haaland or Greg Hull

Get out and vote to make the city great!

I have summarized some of the the city and state ballot items below:

## City of Albuquerque

ACS Chief (charter amendment)

-YES: The head of Albuquerque Community Safety is renamed "ACS Chief," appointed by the mayor with City Council confirmation, with the same contract and removal terms as the police and fire chiefs.

-NO: ACS stays headed by a "Director" under current rules.

- Pro: Enables Albuquerque Community Safety to access state and federal funding that they cannot access now.

- Con: (No organized opposition found. The City Council vote was 7-2. City Councilors Dan Champine and Renee Grout voted against this measure.)

Performing Arts Center (charter amendment)

- YES: Repeals the rule requiring a public vote before the city spends more than $10M on a performing arts center. It doesn't fund or approve one.

- NO: Keeps the requirement for a voter OK on a performing arts center over $10M.

- Pro: Paves the way to building a Performing Arts Center for the city.

- Con: Maintains existing bureaucracy to building facilities that benefit the city.

Public Safety Tax Dedication (no tax increase)

- YES: Changes how the existing quarter-cent tax is split: Police 35%, Fire 38%, ACS 8%, Homelessness 8%, Prisoner Transport 6%, Code Enforcement 5%.

- NO: Keeps the current split (Police 34%, Fire 34%, Prisoner Transport 6%, Crime Prevention 26%).

- Pro: Measure will fund Albuquerque Community Safety to cleanup vacant property and help tackle the homelessness crisis on our streets.

- Con: (No organized opposition found.) All City Council members voted to send this measure to the ballot.

Flood Control Bonds ($30M)

- YES: Lets the flood control authority issue up to $30M in bonds for flood control and drainage work, repaid by property taxes.

- NO: No new bonds. Fewer or delayed flood projects.

- Pro: Pays for flood protection, maintenance of arroyos and dams. Says it won't raise its tax rate because old bonds are being retired.

- Con: No organized opposition found.

## STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS (simple majority needed)

Amendment 1: Pocket Veto

- FOR: The governor must give written explanations for vetoes. Bills the governor doesn't act on become law.

- AGAINST: Governor does not have to explain why they vetoed a bill. Bills the governor does not act on are vetoed automatically.

- Pro: Holds the Governor of New Mexico accountable for their actions. They must explain why they vetoed a bill.

- Con: Governor will have less sweeping authority and will be "burdened" by having to do their job.

Amendment 2: School Elections

- FOR: Removes the rule that school elections must be held separately from partisan elections. Districts could move them to the November general election ballot (or still hold special elections). School board races would *not* become partisan.

- AGAINST: Keeps school elections separate.

- Pro: By holding school elections at the same time, costs of elections are lower and voter participation will be higher.

- Con: School issues could get overshadowed by partisan politics.

Amendment 3: University Regents

- FOR: The Legislature sets up nominating committees, and the governor must pick nonstudent regents from their lists (Senate still confirms). Student regents come from a list by the student government. Regents can't have changed party registration in the prior 6 months.

- AGAINST: The governor keeps full discretion over regent nominations, with Senate confirmation.

- Pro: The governor will no longer get to pick whoever they want as a student regent. This will prevent corruption in our universities as there have been cases of the NM Governor picking a relative as a student regent of a public university.

- Con: Committee may cost additional money. Unclear who will run the committee.

Amendment 4: Legislator Pay

- FOR: Lawmakers could be paid a salary equal to the state median household income (~$67,800), adjusting up or down with it. Starts in 2029. Lawmakers can decline it. Per diem stays.

- AGAINST: Legislators stay unpaid New Mexico is currently the only state who does not pay a salary to lawmakers.

- Pro: Measure will attract better lawmakers to New Mexico's legislature. Brings New Mexico up to the standard with all other 49 states. Enables lawmakers to treat their position as full-time work, reducing potential for corruption and backdoor deals that harm New Mexicans.

- Con: Costs the state $7.6M per year. State Republican Senator Larry Scott (Hobbs) says we should not reward lawmakers who haven't solved the state's problems.

STATE BONDS (property-tax-backed, simple majority needed)

Three questions: senior centers, libraries, and higher ed/special/tribal schools.

- FOR: Authorizes the state to issue the bonds. Dollar amounts differ between sources, so check the Voter Guide.

- AGAINST: Denies the authority to issue them.

Found a bright orange sketchbook in the road at the intersection of Comanche and Eubank on the morning of Oct 11.

If it's yours, tell me some details about what's on the cover, what food stands correspond to which animals, or some other specifics about a drawing set and I'll send it along. Cool stuff!

If anyone would have a better suggestion for where to post // cross post this too I'm all ears.

Hi everyone, I wanted to reach out to see if anyone in this town has come across the PHP Agency? They claim to sell Index Universal Life insurance and that their mission is to educate and increase financial literacy in New Mexico. However, upon talking to them, they are extremely pushy and focused on recruiting more insurance agents rather than selling the insurance itself. This is a Multi-level marketing scam and I almost fell for it. I believe they target the underserved community to sign up and take all that they can from them. I am worried that more people will fall victim to their scam.

I wanted to see if anyone here has thoughts or has heard of this agency? What was your experience? Can anything be done to protect our community members from falling victim to this? I worry about people who might not be able to discern that this is extremely shady and predatory.

Perfect fall day near Alameda

Looking for a decently priced vet to take my two cats and dog to! All animals are fixed, I’m hoping to get them in for their yearly check-in and any needed vaccines. Cats are great and not super skiddish; my dog (GSD) is pretty scared of strangers but has no bite history as far as I’m aware. She might need her rear dewclaw removed and has what looks like a wart on her ear I want looked at.

Any advice or info (with prices) would be so appreciated. I’m even willing to travel a little outside of town if needed. Thank you!

Sharing publicly available information about a predator active in Albuquerque named Norm Keating, who took my money and ruined my house. He’s been doing it for years. There are currently two cases against him at Bernalillo County court, one criminal and one civil. More to follow….

This article & video is posted by ABC News of San Diego on June 19, 2017:

HOMEOWNERS CLAIM EX-CON CONTRACTOR RUINED THEIR HOMES

I tried to paste and upload link, but failed.

Has anyone found a recipe close to Teriyaki Chicken bowl for their Chicken and Steamed Cabbage and veg? I know, it’s probably just steamed cabbage, but it never hurts to ask. I have a craving but I’m not paying for that. Or driving.