Stephanie Nakhleh is a journalist from Los Alamos covering how policy shapes daily life. She writes about systems, housing, and local government—and what it takes to build a future that works better for more people.
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A housing news roundup: national with New Mexico flavors
If you were forced to remodel your kitchen by mailing checks to five contractors who never talked to each other, never sent you any photos, and who refused to tell you what you’re getting for your money, you’d probably protest. But this is...
Albuquerque’s mayor bets his third term on abundance
In August, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller stood on a vacant city-owned lot on Zuni Road to launch Available City Properties, a public list of nearly 200 city parcels offered for sale or lease. He asked why land like this sits vacant for decad...
To desegregate our schools, start with housing
In the weeks since Nikole Hannah-Jones published her New York Times Magazine essay about her daughter’s education, about a million think pieces have appeared, including my own contribution. Writers have wrestled with whether she betrayed he...
‘My daughter is not worth more than any other child’
When my two kids were small, I sent them to our local public school, a Title I school in Santa Fe serving some of the most underprivileged children in the district. We could have put them in Los Alamos’s best-in-state schools, since my husb...
‘The future of everything’ for Santa Fe
According to Miguel Acosta, there is only one safe place for a toddler to play anywhere along Airport Road, and it’s the McDonald’s.
Acosta, co-director of the community organization Earth Care, said so last Thursday night, adding that lit...
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Stephanie Nakhleh is a journalist from Los Alamos covering how policy shapes daily life. She writes about systems, housing, and local government—and what it takes to build a future that works better for more people.
Bob Simpson is founder and CEO of the Multifamily Impact Council and the editor the Affordable Housing Handbook.
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