Albuquerque City Council rejects controversial downtown revitalization bill

Albuquerque City Council rejects controversial downtown revitalization bill

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday night, the Albuquerque City Council took up a bill that stirred up a major controversy. The goal was to revitalize downtown by addressing the number of vacant and dilapidated buildings in the area. However, there was also language in the bill that some called out for criminalizing homelessness and stomping on free…