/tags/city-of-santa-fe City of Santa Fe en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:58:29 GMT /local-news/2023-07-05/santa-fe-eyes-mansion-tax-to-fund-affordable-housing Santa Fe is considering adopting a “mansion tax,” or an extra tax on homebuyers of houses over $1 million. The would go to the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund, which supports new housing projects and efforts to keep residents in their homes. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:58:29 GMT /local-news/2023-07-05/santa-fe-eyes-mansion-tax-to-fund-affordable-housing Megan Myscofski /local-news/2023-04-13/santa-fe-again-considers-creating-safe-outdoor-space Similar proposals have proved controversial. Last year a proposal for an encampment at Santa Fe’s Midtown Campus was abandoned after opposition from nearby residents. Fri, 14 Apr 2023 03:08:41 GMT /local-news/2023-04-13/santa-fe-again-considers-creating-safe-outdoor-space Alice Fordham /local-news/2022-07-13/rain-garden-set-to-recharge-landscape-in-santa-fe A new Rain Garden in downtown Santa Fe will divert storm runoff from East Alameda Street into a series of tiered pools between the sidewalk and the Santa Fe River where it will slow down, get filtered, and soak in before flowing into the river. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 01:40:10 GMT /local-news/2022-07-13/rain-garden-set-to-recharge-landscape-in-santa-fe Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2022-02-25/affordable-housing-proposal-doesnt-quench-neighborhoods-thirst-for-open-space Santa Fe is in desperate need of more housing, especially homes that are affordable to its working-class. Homewise, a non-profit that helps people with home ownership, wants to purchase an open lot where they’d build 160 homes, but neighbors say the project is not what they were promised. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 02:19:14 GMT /local-news/2022-02-25/affordable-housing-proposal-doesnt-quench-neighborhoods-thirst-for-open-space Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2021-04-29/santa-fes-summer-markets-a-go Santa Fe’s Summer Markets are a Go!Santa Fe’s three biggest cultural markets announced they will be held in person this summer, bringing a much-needed… Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:05:08 GMT /local-news/2021-04-29/santa-fes-summer-markets-a-go Zelie Pollon /local-news/2020-12-10/all-new-housing-helps-affordability-in-santa-fe Santa Fe developers have plans to build almost 400 apartments and townhomes on about 20 acres of vacant land next to the Zia Road Railrunner station. To… Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:49:30 GMT /local-news/2020-12-10/all-new-housing-helps-affordability-in-santa-fe Kaveh Mowahed /local-news/2019-04-16/lets-talk-plastic-bag-bans Let's Talk New Mexico 4/18 8a: Bans on plastic are sweeping the nation, and New Mexico is no exception. Santa Fe banned plastic grocery bags several years… Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:14:44 GMT /local-news/2019-04-16/lets-talk-plastic-bag-bans Ty Bannerman /public-health-new-mexico/2017-03-29/santa-fe-mayor-responds-to-sanctuary-city-funding-threats This week Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would withhold federal grants to cities that don’t follow federal rules on immigration enforcement. Santa… Thu, 30 Mar 2017 03:29:29 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-03-29/santa-fe-mayor-responds-to-sanctuary-city-funding-threats Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-22/advocates-development-threatens-affordable-housing Affordable housing advocates gathered in Santa Fe Thursday to protest Mayor Javier Gonzales' new plan to revitalize certain areas of town. The protesters… Fri, 23 Sep 2016 02:20:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-22/advocates-development-threatens-affordable-housing Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-18/santa-fe-juvenile-program-focuses-on-jail-prevention The Santa Fe Juvenile Justice Board is hearing an update on its budget Thursday. The city plans to continue directing funds towards programs that aim to… Thu, 18 Aug 2016 23:38:35 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-08-18/santa-fe-juvenile-program-focuses-on-jail-prevention Ed Williams