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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  Democracy Now! | Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez on Global Warming, Civil Liberties, and the Local Effects of the Iraq ...
The city’s mayor, Martin Chavez, is expanding public transportation in Albuquerque and has persuaded other U.S. mayors to pledge to make their cities’ buildings carbon-neutral by 2030 to reduce their net carbon dioxide emissions to zero.
MAYOR MARTIN CHAVEZ: Well, understand, Amy, I come from the Vietnam generation, and I participated in antiwar protests on the exact same streets that were involved with these demonstrations.
MAYOR MARTIN CHAVEZ: Well, what it does is says for the very narrow, very small group of individuals who suffer from serious mental disorder, that when untreated manifest itself in violence, that they are required to take their medication.
www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=06/09/28/1446218   (3372 words)

  
  Martin Chavez   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Martin J. Chavez (born 1952) is the Mayor of Albuquerque.
Chavez left office in 1997 to run for Governor of New Mexico[Click link for more facts about this topic] as the Democratic[For more, click on this link] candidate, EHandler: no quick summary.
Martin Chavez is running for reelection as Mayor of Albuquerque in 2005.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/martin_chavez.htm   (229 words)

  
 Ambrosio Chavez
Chavez (who was 72 years old in 1936) as he told it to Mrs.
Martin told him about the race and that the Texas people would not pay their bet.
The women at Martin's ranch just begged Billy not to go to collect the bet as they were afraid that there would be trouble over it and that Billy might get killed, but Billy just laughed at them.
www.mountaintimes.net /History/H-Chavez.htm   (955 words)

  
 Mayor Martin Chavez of Albuquerque   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Chavez last fall banned the poisoning of prairie dogs on city property.
Instead, the critters are being moved to a ranch at Corona, where they are the focus of a study on the economic and ecological effects of reintroducing prairie dogs to ranchland.
Chavez's efforts were noted on the Web site of the Humane Society of the United States, bringing the flood of favorable mail.
www.prairiedog.info /Mayor_Martin_Chavez.htm   (134 words)

  
 The Albuquerque Tribune: Local
A Starbucks cup in hand, Mayor Martin Chavez's stride is difficult to match on a Saturday morning like this, considered by many to be the first day of a weekend.
Chavez's campaign has come from the bully pulpit: cutting a ribbon for a West Side fire station, unveiling new medians, breaking ground on a West Side park, creating a Heroes Park for police and firefighters, welcoming hurricane evacuees.
Chavez brings to any issue a single-mindedness, a determination to complete his goals no matter who gets in the way, said Bernalillo County Commission Chairman Alan Armijo, a former City Councilor and a 2001 mayoral opponent of Chavez's.
www.abqtrib.com /albq/nw_local/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19858_4097872,00.html   (1277 words)

  
 Albuquerque Tribune Online
Chavez opponents say both events show that the mayor knew city contractors were making donations to ABQPAC and that he condoned the fund-raisers.
Chavez's opponents say the checks are evidence that Chavez was an alter ego of ABQPAC and that the political action committee was nothing more than a vehicle to "raise money and turn it over to the mayor," as Common Cause attorneys said.
Chavez says that he is not hiding behind technicalities and that his attorneys are doing what they are supposed to do: argue the law.
web.abqtrib.com /archives/news03/022703_news_pac.shtml   (1314 words)

  
 NPR : Martin Kaste
NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Rio de Janeiro that some Brazilians are reluctant to give up their guns, while others doubt that the government's gun-control efforts will actually curb violence.
The announcement is a major victory for Chavez' opponents, who've been trying to force a recall for more than a year.
Chavez says he welcomes the chance to prove his support among the populace.
www.npr.org /templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=2100722&startNum=3&pageNum=7   (810 words)

  
 Railway reverie
But when Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez looks at the city's cultural gems from a helicopter, he sees extraordinary places that somehow need to be connected.
Chavez is proposing to add new rail to existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks to create a network from the Albuquerque International Sunport to the Balloon Fiesta Park.
But Chavez knows the project won't be rolling down the tracks any time soon, or even in the 3 years left in his term.
www.wheelsmuseum.org /073002.html   (764 words)

  
 Why would a staunch capitalist such as Canada's Martin copycat Chavez?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Recently, like Chavez, Paul Martin announced that if the USA does not abide by the court rulings (against the USA) on the issue of softwood lumber, then Canada will consider reducing the amount of oil it sells to the USA and sell it instead to China or other countries.
Martin has recently promised that he will put pressure on the US in matters of “free trade,” something that Venezuela (along with Cuba) has been doing for some time now by having successfully started and implemented (in part) “ALBA”...
Chavez’ peaceful and humane Bolivarian Revolution is spreading not only to the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean … but also to North America.
www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=46723   (1122 words)

  
 DAILY BRUIN ONLINE - Martin Sheen receives Chavez Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Actor Martin Sheen was presented with the first Cesar E. Chavez Spirit Award Friday at a luncheon celebration honoring the late labor rights activist on what would have been his 73rd birthday.
Chavez, one of the nation's foremost leaders of organized labor and founder of the National Farm Workers' Association, practiced non-violent strikes and pickets to promote higher wages and better work conditions for farm workers.
Sheen, who was a longtime friend and supporter of Chavez, and is an activist on behalf of the Latino community, the homeless and farm workers, accepted the award with gratitude and praised Chavez's legacy.
www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /db/issues/00/04.03/news.sheen.html   (660 words)

  
 Lansing State Journal: Community, commitment, culture: Students' essays honor achievements of Cesar Chavez
Chavez was named after his grandfather, who escaped from slavery on a Mexican ranch and arrived in Arizona during the 1880's.
In 1965, Chavez and the NFWA led a strike of California grape-pickers to demand higher wages.
Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927, near Yuma, Ariz. His early influences shaped and firmly grounded Cesar in a rich Mexican American tradition.
www.lsj.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050414/NEWS05/504140330/1001/news   (2033 words)

  
 Erik Siemers' Loose Pages
Mayor Martin Chavez, who won handily on Oct. 4, is getting his hand into the Nov. 15 runoff in the Council District 9, if ever so slightly.
One of Mayor Martin Chavez's first public acts after Tuesday's sweeping reelection victory was to singlehandedly save the environment and end U.S. reliance on foreign oil.
Chavez says the boys in Detroit are running a program where they give the vehicles to high profile officials.
blogs.scripps.com /albq/siemers/archives/2005/10   (1048 words)

  
 Lynn Martin: Chavez needs to tell her side
Chavez said that she gave the woman spending money, and that it was not really a salary.
Chavez knew, or when or if she knew, but I read that the Catholic Church was looking for a place for this woman, who needed a place to stay.
Martin, it seems to be that perception of an appointee is everything.
www.cnn.com /chat/transcripts/2001/01/08/martin   (1415 words)

  
 Martin Chavez Information
Martin J. Chávez (born 1952) is the Mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Albuquerque native Martin J. Chávez earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of New Mexico and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown.
He was the founding Director of the Workers’ Compensation Administration in 1986, and from 1989 to 1993 served in the New Mexico State Senate, where he worked initiatives from early voting, ethics reform, to urban forestry and workers compensation.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Martin_Chavez   (216 words)

  
 Albuquerque Tribune Online
Chavez and a number of others have testified before during several days of meetings of the city's Ethics and Campaign Practices Board.
Chavez's attorneys said the mayor was aware that some of those meeting at Asbury's house made contributions to ABQPAC, but did not solicit donations and did not know who was making donations.
Chavez's closing argument concludes, "The evidence simply does not substantiate that the mayor intentionally and, in secret, used funds from (city) vendors and city employees for his own purposes.
web.abqtrib.com /archives/news03/022203_news_pac.shtml   (706 words)

  
 Cesar E Chavez Foundation - An American Hero
A true American hero, Cesar was a civil rights, Latino, farm worker, and labor leader; a religious and spiritual figure; a community servant and social entrepreneur; a crusader for nonviolent social change; and an environmentalist and consumer advocate.
Cesar Chavez-a common man with an uncommon vision for humankind-stood for equality, justice, and dignity for all Americans.
In 1993, his family and friends established the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation to educate people about the life and work of this great American civil rights leader, and to engage all, particularly youth, to carry on his values and timeless vision for a better world.
www.chavezfoundation.org /cesarechavez.html   (845 words)

  
 Albuquerque Academy
Martin Chavez will be the 2005 recipient of the Albuquerque Academy Distinguished Alumni Award.
The award recognizes a member of the Academy alumni community who has made a significant contribution to his or her community or to society, or who has demonstrated an exceptional level of achievement in a worthy cause, career, or avocation.
Martin is the oldest of the five children of Raymond H. and Rosario M. Chavez.
www.aa.edu /news?newsid=184892   (333 words)

  
 Albloggerque
Martin Chavez had a perfect opportunity to come out on the side of a fair living minimum wage in Albuquerque where he is most definitely the biggest fish in the political pond.
You are no more of 'an average citizen' than Martin Chavez is a common man. You are one of his minions - probably on the payroll to yell, 'fire!'in meetings where the Mayor is getting his butt kicked.
Martin Chavez has done a great job and none of you can possibly tell me that a hick like Brad Winter or an ultra liberal like Eric Griego could do a better job.
albloggerque.blogspot.com /2005/05/it-is-hard-to-know-what-to-think-about.html   (2641 words)

  
 Martin leaves political troubles at home for walk on world stage
The United States is attempting to cast Chavez as a loose cannon or "negative force," as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice put it.
Martin will instead have a chance to press his case on softwood lumber during a dinner Friday.
Martin is fresh from the Gomery report into systemic misspending engineered by Liberal insiders and a humanitarian crisis on the Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario, she said.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1515398/posts   (941 words)

  
 Ethics Board Reprimands Mayor: February 28, 2003
The city ethics board reprimanded Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez on Thursday after finding him guilty of violating the City Charter by accepting money to pay for family travel and other expenses.
Chavez was accused of violating a ban on knowingly accepting gifts from contributors who have an interest in city affairs, the first charge the ethics board considered Thursday.
WAITING FOR A VERDICT: Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez listens to a discussion before the city Board of Ethics and Campaign Practices on Thursday.
www.sagecouncil.org /Board_Reprimands_Mayor-0228003.html   (652 words)

  
 nm_home - CBS News
Their candidate, former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez, is a strong challenger who poses a real threat to Johnson.
Chavez has tried to depict Johnson as an anti-government extremist whose vetoes have hurt education programs and children.
Chavez has had an influx of support from labor, and both national parties have been pumping in money as well.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/1998/10/08/politics/main19492.shtml   (479 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: Politics -- New Mexico Governor, Candidates
Martin Chávez (D) The first-term Albuquerque mayor has said he would not seek the support of labor unions or run a negative campaign.
Gary King (D) King, a member of the state House of Representatives, is seeking the opportunity to unseat the man who defeated his father in 1994.
Ben Chavez (D) Chavez is a former state Appeals Court judge.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/nmgov/candidates.htm   (202 words)

  
 ROCK ART & PETROGLYPHS: Albuquerque PNM rock art imperiled
The roads are being pushed by Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez.
Mayor Chavez was elected in 1994 by the narrowest of margins, thanks to hefty campaign contributions from developers and landowners who now stand to benefit from the proposed roads.
Chavez has vowed that the roads will be built and has predicted that there will be movement on the issue within weeks of the upcoming November election.
www.geocities.com /RainForest/3982/albu.html   (648 words)

  
 Metaquerque: June 2003
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez announced yesterday that one of the three so-called "urban villages" in the Mesa del Sol project will be turned into a home for convicted sex offenders.
Although his tough new sex offender ordinance was struck down earlier this month, Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez has vowed to "fight on" in the battle to rid the Duke City of sex offenders.
This is just one of the reasons why Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez hates the minnow the way he does, and possibly why he has steadfastly turned down all invitations to take "wading tours" in the Rio Grande.
metaquerque.blogspot.com /2003_06_01_metaquerque_archive.html   (1989 words)

  
 Tolerance.org: Mix It Up: Mix It Up Stories
The timing of National Student Labor Week is set to coincide with Cesar Chavez Day, celebrated on March 31 in many Southwestern states, and the anniversary of King's assassination on April 4, 1968.
Chavez is remembered for his leadership in farm worker rights and for founding the United Farm Workers organization.
During Chavez's first fast in 1968, the civil rights leader sent a telegram with this message: "Our separate struggles are really one.
www.tolerance.org /teens/stories/article.jsp?p=0&ar=91   (477 words)

  
 Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez; MIA on the APS Ethics Scandal | The News is NowPublic.com
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez; MIA on the APS Ethics Scandal
All Mayor Chavez has to do to end the scandal is to call public attention to it.
If Mayor Chavez truly believes in Character Counts, then by its tenets, he is required to stand up for what he believes in; to stand up and be counted for honest accountability to a meaningful standard of conduct.
www.nowpublic.com /albuquerque_mayor_martin_chavez_mia_on_the_aps_ethics_scandal   (504 words)

  
 KOBTV.com - Chavez: ‘APS is broken’   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Mayor Martin Chavez speaks outside an Albuquerque school.
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez on Wednesday blasted the Albuquerque Public Schools, saying the district should go to bonds to pay for new schools instead of going to the city.
Chavez named Paul Broom to be the city’s education coordinator.
www.kobtv.com /index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=24787&cat=ABQMETRO   (220 words)

  
 Kiodex - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Martin Chavez is an expert in financial engineering, decision analysis, computational complexity theory, and large-scale software architecture.
Chavez holds a PhD in Medical Information Sciences from Stanford University, an SM in Computer Science from Harvard University, and an AB magna cum laude in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard College.
He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and sits on the Board of Directors of PNM Resources (NYSE: PNM), a Fortune 600 merchant utility with headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he is Chairman of the Finance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
www.kiodex.com /AboutUs_Management_Bios_Chavez.html   (286 words)

  
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Mayor Martin Chavez said that they would be demolished because the buildings were so nasty that they weren't worth fixing or fit to live in.
The news media went on to say that the woman that lived in one of his buildings is of questionable character -she may be selling illegal drugs; however it turned out that the woman in question was a crack cocaine dealer and has been for some time.
Mayor Martin Chavez's office was accused of forging a document which is a fourth degree felony; however, the Mayor denies the accusations.
perverts_15.tripod.com /index.in_Government.html   (2622 words)

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