Public Safety

Guardrail Repairs Begin Around Town Monday

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets will be providing traffic control for Valley Fence Company, which will be repairing damaged guardrails in the following locations:

          • North Road between Diamond Drive and Quemazon Place;
          • Range Road by the Fire Station;
          • Canyon Road at 15th Street; and
          • Camp May Road.

Work will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end by 3:30 p.m. daily starting Monday, April 8 and continue through the week until completed.

There will be flagging operations at all locations. Bicycle and pedestrian traffic will not be interrupted.

Motorists are urged to slow down in the area and Read More

Westbound Lane Closure On Diamond Begins Monday

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets will provide traffic control for Valley Fence Company, which is repairing a section of guardrail on Diamond Drive west of Arkansas Avenue.

Work will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 8 and continue until completed.

The westbound right lane will be closed at Arkansas Avenue. A bicycle lane will be maintained through the work zone. Pedestrian traffic will be safely flagged through the work zone.

Motorists are urged to slow down in the area and watch out for cyclists, pedestrians, crews and equipment.

Direct questions regarding this project to Read More

DOJ Issues Determinations Protecting Public’s Right To Know

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NMFOG News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Justice (DOJ) issued several determinations late last week following complaints the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) made to the DOJ concerning violations of the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA).

The DOJ notified FOG it sent a letter to the Eastern New Mexico Board (ENMU) of Regents stating the regents violated the Open Meeting Act during their Jan. 17, 2024, meeting by taking a final action to approve a contract renewal for ENMU President/Chancellor James Johnston during a closed executive Read More

Demolition Notification For Quarter Ending June 30 Added To LANL Electronic Public Reading Room

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LANL News:

Per regulatory requirements, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) announces new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room.

All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above.

For legacy cleanup documents that were posted prior to April 30, 2018, please visit the LANL electronic public reading room.

  • Demolition Notification for Quarter Ending June 30, 2024 and List of Buildings and Attachment of Hazardous Materials Descriptions (Link)

Members of the public Read More

The Time To Act Is Now! Urgency Expressed At Community Workshop On Climate Action Plan

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Attendees at the Climate Action Plan community workshop Tuesday night in Council Chambers. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

During the interactive community workshop for Los Alamos County’s Climate Action Plan Tuesday night in council chambers, Cascadia’s Project Manager Andrea Martin did not sugarcoat the situation that Los Alamos, and the rest of the world, finds itself in.

“The climate is changing as a result of human activity and that represents an existential threat to the Los Alamos community and the world Read More

Justice Thomson: Supreme Court Program Allows Students To Learn About Judicial Process

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By Justice David K. Thomson
New Mexico Supreme Court

This year is the sixtieth anniversary of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. President John F. Kennedy proposed this legislation in 1963, but he was assassinated before its enactment. The legislation became a priority of his successor, President Lyndon Johnson, who signed it into law one year later.

In 1969, Gov. David Cargo signed House Bill 142 and thereby enacted the New Mexico Human Rights Act. This state law protecting individuals from discrimination is the subject of our Court’s fourth annual “Rule of Law” program. The goal of the program Read More

New Mexico Securities Division Highlights Proactive Investor Protection Tips For Financial Capability Month

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NMRLD News: 

SANTA FE – April is National Financial Capability Month, and the New Mexico Securities Division is sharing tips to help protect new and existing investors this month and throughout the year.

“No matter where you stand on your investment journey, reevaluating how to protect yourself and your finances is always a good idea,” said Acting Director Benjamin Schrope of the New Mexico Securities Division (NMRLD). “Building a solid foundation in financial literacy empowers investors to recognize and steer clear of fraudulent schemes. Throughout April and beyond, we invite investors Read More

Catch Of The Week: Backdoor Nearly Hits Linux

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

What is “open source software”? Basically it is software with a source code anyone can inspect, modify and enhance. Open source is a great way to make your code available to everyone, and a good way to enhance and improve the services it provides. 

Linux is one of the most well-known kinds of open source software, used by about 42% of the world. There are many distributions, or “distros” of Linux, such as Red Hat, Debian, Kali, and many more.

In addition to the source code for the actual Linux OS, the source code for many utilities used by Linux Read More

Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project Public Comment Period Is Open

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Treated area in the northwest part of the Encino Vista Project area, which is planned to be burned again during the project. Photo by Jonathan Glass

By SARA HYDEN
The Forest Advocate

The Forest Service is analyzing the largest cutting and burning project ever proposed for the Santa Fe National Forest, the Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project. The Preliminary Environmental Assessment was released March 15.

The project has been little publicized by the Forest Service. Only nine members of the public attended two recent meetings about the project environmental assessment.

The Encino Read More

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