Santa Fe New Mexican, July 19, 2013

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State workers: Harassment impedes work

Complaints filed by homeland security employees allege intimidation, retaliation by administrators By Staci Matlock The New Mexican

The state agency charged with vetting terrorism threats and helping New Mexicans during disasters has

been embroiled in turmoil for the last year, which some employees say has hindered their ability to do their jobs. Staff members within four bureaus at the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

confirmed they have filed complaints with their bosses, the state Department of Workforce Solutions, the federal Department of Labor and the State Personnel Office. Most of the complaints are similar, alleging intimidation, harassment and retaliation by top administrators. Cabinet Secretary Gregory Myers and Deputy Secretary Anita Tal-

Potential candidate Former state Democratic Party Chairman Javier Gonzales says he’s seriously considering entering the race to become mayor of Santa Fe. LOCAL NEwS, C-1

Activists leave U.S. to test law at border

Sam Richardson, 17, of Richardson, Texas, wets a wall of the historic La Sala de San José building before he applies some mud plaster. The old dance hall in Galisteo is being restored by several community groups.

larico Statman, who are named in the complaints, have declined repeated requests for meetings and have declined to comment on the issue. Department spokesman Estevan Lujan said officials are unable to comment on personnel matters. Gov. Susana Martinez also declined to comment. One former intelligence analyst, who left the department in May after fil-

ing several complaints, said he hopes the governor will take the concerns of department employees seriously. “I have been greatly impacted and I know that good people are currently suffering from the hostile work environment at DHSEM,” Victor Marquez said in an email. “They live in constant

Please see HARASSMENT, Page A-4

Propping up a piece of history Community groups work to restore 1800s-era dance hall in Galisteo to former glory

Youth brought to states illegally plan to re-enter after return to Mexico By E.J. Tamara

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Three immigrant activists who were brought to the United States illegally as children have traveled to Mexico and plan to challenge American immigration laws by showing up at a border crossing and demanding to be allowed to back in. Under U.S. law, all three have been living in the country illegally even though they grew up in America. The three, members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance, want to draw attention to the law and the huge jump in deportations carried out under the Obama administration, and to reaffirm their attachment to the country where they were raised. “I know you’re going to think that I’m crazy for doing this, for leaving the U.S., for coming to Mexico but, to be honest, I think it is crazier that I had to wait 15 years to see my family,” Lizbeth Mateo, one of the activists, said in a video posted on the Alliance’s Facebook page.

Please see BORDER, Page A-6

The interior of the historic La Sala de San José building in Galisteo, one of five community dance halls built in the late 1800s around New Mexico, is shown Wednesday. Only three remain standing, and the Galisteo building is the only one still being used. PHOTOS BY CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

By David J. Salazar The New Mexican

‘West Side Story’ Local students revive the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in Santa Fe Performing Arts’ new production. LOCAL NEwS, C-1

Today Intervals of clouds and sun. High 83, low 63. PAgE C-5

Obituaries Steve Armenta, 73, July 13 Thomas F. Eaton III, 66, Santa Fe, July 14 Josephine Ipiotis, 86, Santa Fe, July 14

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t midday on a relatively warm Wednesday in Galisteo, a team of volunteers — local adults and teens, as well as members of a youth group from the First United Methodist Church in Richardson, Texas — worked on the 114-year-old La Sala de San José, making adobe and mudding the walls of one of New Mexico’s only remaining dance halls from the period. The building, owned by a group affiliated with the Galisteo church, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, was originally built to serve as a dance hall

PAgE C-2

Calendar A-2

Classifieds C-6, D-2

Community Partnerships, which assessed the dance hall in 2008 and has worked to raise money for the restoration, the organization began construction efforts in earnest in May. “It’s just such a part of the village and such a part of the history of the village,” said Barbara King, president of La Sala de Galisteo’s board of directors. “And there aren’t a lot left in New Mexico — it’s one of the only dance halls in New Mexico that’s still intact.” The building is one of five dance halls built in the era, according to La Sala de Galisteo’s vice

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Peters group shelves Southern N.M. casino plans Partners waiting for governor who supports venture

Margaret O. King, 99, Santa Fe, July 9 Jean Carol Hardman Seals, 84, Santa Fe, July 14

and a place for community events. Over the course of the 20th century, it served its purpose, but was eventually left vacant and crumbling. Succumbing to years of water damage, the walls became unstable, and the foundation on a corner of the building eventually buckled. Lacking funding, La Sociedad de San José, the building’s owner, couldn’t afford upkeep or repairs. In 2008, a group of community members came together to form the nonprofit La Sala de Galisteo, which has dedicated itself over the past five years to raising money to restore the building to its former glory and put it to use by the community, this time as an art space. Partnering with Cornerstones

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

Gerald Peters

Comics B-6

Santa Fe businessman Gerald Peters’ longtime dreams of getting into the gambling industry apparently are on indefinite hold.

Lotteries A-2

Opinions A-7

Police notes C-2

Interim editor: Bruce Krasnow, 986-3034, bkrasnow@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Kristina Dunham, kdunham@sfnewmexican.com

Peters and Jemez Pueblo last year filed a third application to build a $55 million casino and hotel in Anthony, N.M., between Las Cruces and El Paso. A lawyer for Peters said this week that those plans are now “dormant.” But Benny Shendo, a state senator from Jemez Pueblo and an adviser to the Jemez Pueblo Enterprise Board, said Wednesday that dormant doesn’t mean dead.

Sports B-1

Time Out B-5

Generation Next D-1

Main office: 983-3303 Late paper: 986-3010

Shendo said the partners have decided it would be best to set aside the plan until New Mexico has a governor who supports the venture. Under federal law, the governor of the affected state has to sign off on any casino the federal government approves. Gov. Susana Martinez has not formally taken a position on the casino, but in past

Please see CASINO, Page A-4

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