Santa Fe New Mexican, March 26

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Records detail low rents for city cops By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

At least three city employees paying bargain-basement rent to live on city property are high-ranking police officers who earn more than $60,000 a year, according to documents released Tuesday. The New Mexican received the documents as a part of a request under the Inspection of Public Records Act after publishing a report about Deputy Chief John Schaerfl, whose manufactured home sits on a plot at Ashbaugh Park, near Second Street and Cerrillos Road. Schaerfl, who makes $99,000 a year, initially said he pays about $50 a month to live at the park, where he pays his own utility costs and is expected to provide public safety services. City officials also confirmed that amount. The documents released Tuesday, however, indicate Schaerfl pays just $20 a month to live at the park, under his agreement with the city. Schaerfl told a reporter in a previous interview that he has been living at the site since 2002. Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales said last week that it may be time to re-examine a policy that allows

S.F. dropout rate declines

Mudslide death toll rises

Birth control divides court

Public school district says rate fell last year to lowest percentage in the past decade. PAGe B-1

Searchers find more bodies as old warning surfaces, raises questions. PAGe A-3

Justices weigh rights of for-profit companies against those of female employees. PAGe A-6

Taxpayers on hook to fix sinking Railyard building

Poll: AG King is top threat to Martinez Group says governor has lead, would likely win if election were held today By Steve Terrell

The New Mexican

are no longer flush with the foundation, forcing business owners to install temporary ramps to prevent people from tripping and to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. “Subsidence is evident on all four sides of the building,” city documents state. “Subsidence is a big deal. It’s caving in on itself,” City Councilor Patti Bushee said Monday after the city’s Railyard projects administrator, Robert Siqueiros, requested nearly $69,000 for an engineering study.

Attorney General Gary King would be the strongest contender against incumbent Gov. Susana Martinez, and she remains slightly ahead in the governor’s race if the election were held today, according to a poll released Tuesday by Public Policy Polling. According to the first national poll for New Mexico races made public this year, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and Martinez would handily win in their respective races for re-election. But some Democrats say the poll shows Martinez is vulnerable. And despite the decent numbers for the governor, the state GOP denounced the poll as “skewed” with “cooked numbers.” A news release from the party pointed out that the sample of voters surveyed in the recent poll was only 28 percent Republican. Statewide registration numbers as of Jan. 31 show 31 percent of New Mexico voters are Republican, while 47 percent are Democrats. PPP is a North Carolina-based Democrat-affiliated company. The poll shows Martinez beating Attorney General Gary King 47 percent to 42 percent. She leads all the other Democratic candidates by double digits. Udall, a Democrat seeking his second six-year term in the Senate, leads both GOP candidates Allen Weh and David Clement by 20 points or better. Both Martinez and Udall have approval ratings of more than 50 percent. The poll shows Martinez getting 80 percent approval from Republicans, 51 percent from independents and 30 percent from Democrats in New Mexico. Potentially troubling for King is the fact that only 29 percent give him a favorable rating, while 35 percent said

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Please see ReNTS, Page A-4 ABOVE: Subsidence is evident on the west side of the Market Station building in the Railyard. BELOW: Businesses in the building have had to add entrance ramps to compensate for subsidence around the structure. PHOTOS BY CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

Today Mostly sunny and windy. High 62, low 34. PAGe A-8

Obituaries Rebecca Jocelyn Henderson, 70, March 4 Arthur E. Salas, Feb. 10

Marianita Sanchez, Santa Fe, March 19 Eugene T. Rodriguez, 52, March 23 PAGe B-2

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Thomas H. Guthrie The author discusses and signs copies of Recognizing Heritage: The Politics of Multiculturalism in New Mexico, 6 p.m., Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 988-4226.

Index

Calendar A-2

Classifieds C-3

Correcting Market Station subsidence issues could cost as much as $400,000 By Daniel J. Chacón

The New Mexican

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wo years ago, the city of Santa Fe paid $3.6 million to buy part of a Railyard building to avoid a lawsuit with the developer. Now that building at 500 Market St. is sinking into the ground, and because of a settlement that the city struck with the developer, taxpayers will be on the hook to fix it at a cost of up to $400,000. Evidence of the damage is visible all around the building. The sidewalks have sunk a few inches into the ground and

Santa Feans join APD protest By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican

A group of Santa Fe residents joined a Tuesday protest against Albuquerque police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill homeless man during a confrontation March 16. After video of the incident from an officer’s helmet camera was released over the weekend, Albuquerque groups, Santa Fe residents and state senators spoke against the shooting, saying that police needed more training. The protest, which started in downtown Albuquerque and ended with a march to the Albuquerque Police

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Department, came after Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry called the incident “horrific” earlier this week. About 10 Santa Fe residents carpooled to the demonstration after decorating their cars with black streamers and tape that spelled out messages like “RIP James Boyd,” referring to the 38-year-old who was shot. Others wrote on their windows “APD Another Person Dead” — a reference to Albuquerque Police Department’s acronym. The demonstrators drove with their lights on for the funeral-style caravan to the

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George Robinson tapes a message on his car before he and other Santa Feans headed to Albuquerque to voice concerns about police there killing a mentally ill man on March 16. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

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