Santa Fe New Mexican, July 20, 2013

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Young alligator found in city Police seek owner of animal captured along Galisteo Road By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

Employees of the city of Santa Fe Animal Services Division captured a 2-foot-long

alligator after a homeowner’s dog cornered the reptile on a rainy Friday afternoon. They found the alligator’s mouth taped shut when they took the critter into custody in the 2700 block of Galisteo Road, according to Celina Westervelt, the Santa Fe Police Department’s public information officer. She said it

appeared as though the alligator had been loose for a while because its snout had started to grow around the tape. No one was injured during the creature’s capture, but Westervelt did say the animal was starving. Alligators, which are gener-

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Authorities captured a 2-foot-long alligator from a neighborhood along Galisteo Road on Friday. The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for the animal’s owner. COURTESY PHOTO

Much-needed moisture

Crowded city race threatens campaign coffers High volume of mayoral and council candidates could drain taxpayer-financed system By Julie Ann Grimm The New Mexican

As potential candidates in Santa Fe’s 2014 municipal election continue to declare their intentions, questions also are popping up about who will pay for their campaigns. Santa Fe city councilors first tapped into the city’s public campaign financing system during the last municipal election in 2012, but the contest on March 4, 2014, will mark the first time By The the system applies to nUMBeRS both a mayor’s race and four seats on the City Council. At least 11 people Minimum amount have said they will seek to be kept in public to get their names on campaign finance the ballot, and many of fund, per city code, them say they are still four months before weighing whether to election tap private funds or to attempt to qualify for the public campaign finance system. Amount a mayoral The city code calls for candidate can spend a special fund to contain at least $600,000 about four months before the election. City Clerk Amount each City Yolanda Vigil said the Council candidate is city has earmarked that allowed to spend cash from taxpayer money. But what happens if there is not enough money to cover all the qualified candidates? The ordinance that established the rules says a mayoral candidate can spend up to $60,000 — a war chest that would be significantly smaller than the amounts raised by private fundraising efforts in previous elections. Mayor David Coss, who is not seeking re-election, spent about $175,000 on his 2010 campaign, for example. Council candidates get less money, up to

$600K $60K $15K

Lightning strikes west of the Rodeo de Galisteo on Friday during an afternoon thunderstorm in the village. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

July outlook improves as storms dump rain across New Mexico The New Mexican

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uly has been a good moisture month so far in Santa Fe. Recent rains reduced wildfire risks and prompted the Santa Fe National Forest to lift all fire restrictions. Areas burned by the Tres Lagunas, Thompson Ridge and Jaroso fires remain closed due to concerns over flash floods, however. Friday’s storm dumped rain and hail across most of the state. Weathermonitoring sites measured almost half an inch of rain in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed from Friday’s rain, and Lamy received three-quarters of an inch. Hail was reported in communities south of Santa Fe. National Weather Service forecasters in Albuquerque predict slow-moving thunderstorms will continue to bring isolated

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KSFR Radio Music Café jazz series A New York State of Mind, Michael Morreale on trumpet, Tony Regusis on piano, Andy Zadrozny on bass and John Trentacosta on drums, 7 p.m., Museum Hill Café, 710 Camino Lejo, Milner Plaza, $20, 428-1527. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo

Index

Calendar A-2

Classifieds B-5

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Obituaries Lucas Emilio Randall, 31, Santa Cruz, July 17 PAge A-10

Today Intervals of clouds and sun with a thunderstorm. High 83, low 58. A flash flood swamps Avenida Azul in Eldorado on Friday after a storm. COURTESY GLORIA SILVA

PAge A-12

Aurora victims honored on eve of anniversary By Dan Elliott

The Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. — Survivors of mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut gathered with dozens of supporters Friday in a suburban Denver park to honor those killed in the massacre at an Aurora movie theater almost a year to the day after the attack. Vigil participants read a list of names of those killed in recent gun violence around the nation and talked about the pain of losing loved ones as they called for strict federal gun control laws.

Comics B-12

Lotteries A-2

“Why wait any longer?” asked Carlee Soto, whose sister was killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School rampage in Newtown, Conn. “The time for change is now.” Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which promotes tough gun laws and was founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, helped sponsor the vigil. The scene was somber, even as about 100 gun rights activists held a protest nearby to oppose new firearms restrictions as infringements on Second Amendment rights. Many wore

Opinions A-11

Police notes A-10

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

orange National Rifle Association hats and T-shirts reading, “I will not comply.” “To the families and victims of the tragedy, we offer our condolences and prayers,” said Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. “To Mayor Bloomberg and the group that would politicize this, we offer our opposition.” Brown helped organize the rally and carried a .45-caliber pistol to the park. The shooting victims, mean-

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Sports B-1

Time Out B-11

People hold up signs Friday as they gather for a rally to commemorate the anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting at Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, Colo. ED ANDRIESKI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Life & Science A-9

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