The santa fe new mexican, sept 19, 2013

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Man with long ties to PRC picked for chief of staff post

Cultural exchange

A Tibetan monk with ties to Santa Fe returns to teach Buddhism. LOcAL, A-6

Martinez led Transportation Division when it was under fire over bus crash

Record stocks

Investors cheered the Fed’s surprise decision to keep the economic stimulus program in place. PAge A-2

By Staci Matlock The New Mexican

The Public Regulation Commission on Wednesday hired a man as its new chief of staff who was in charge of the agency’s Transportation Division during one of its

most troubling episodes. PRC members unanimously tapped Severo “Vince” Martinez, who has a long history with the agency and replaces Johnny Montoya in the $90,000-a-year job.

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Flood forces dozens out

Vince Martinez

S.F. cop accused of rape won’t face charges Officer who filed report quits department, says she felt ‘forced out’ By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

Fidel Serano, left, and Jose Perez use a canoe Wednesday to help their Chili, N.M., neighbors whose properties were flooded by a raging Rio Chama after heavy rains in the Jemez Mountains. PHOTOS BY JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Rio Chama breaks its banks north of Española, submerging homes in Chili By Tom Sharpe

The New Mexican

CHILI, N.M. eavy rains caused the Rio Chama to overflow its banks Wednesday, leaving houses, trailers and vehicles partly submerged and displacing at least a dozen families from a low-lying area long U.S. 84 north of Española. Residents said the floodwaters began to rise between noon and 1 p.m. By 6 p.m., as the waters began to subside, residents and others were using canoes and rafts to retrieve their belongings from the flooded residences. No injures were reported. The displaced families were directed to the Beatrice Martinez Senior Center, where volunteers from the American Red Cross of New Mexico were setting up a shelter. Some flooded-out residents blamed Rio Arriba County road crews, the state Department of Trans-

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A Santa Fe police officer who alleged a colleague raped her has resigned from the department, she said Wednesday, and the veteran detective she accused won’t face criminal charges. The woman, 31, who had served for about two years with the department, said she felt “forced out.” She said many factors contributed to her decision, but foremost is that the man she accused is still employed. The woman repeatedly described the detective as a man she had trusted before the incident, which made his continued employment all the more uncomfortable, she said. It is the policy of The New Mexican not to identify crime victims, and the woman spoke on that condition. John Day, the woman’s attorney, also said Wednesday that District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco will not bring criminal charges against the detective because of a lack of evidence. “It’s terrifying,” the woman said. “Not just for me, but for the prospect of what someone like that can do to other women if unchecked.” The victim also said she disagreed with Pacheco’s findings. “She didn’t get the whole story,” the woman said.

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Santa Fe Pro Musica season opener Neighbors comfort one another in Chili, a community about five miles north of Española along U.S. 84. The flash flood submerged about a dozen homes.

InSIde N.M. examines road, water systems. PAge A-6 u Colo. searches door to door. PAge A-10

Pianist Conrad Tao, music of Bach, Ravel and Rachmaninoff, 7:30 p.m., St. Francis Auditorium, New Mexico Museum of Art, $20-$65, ticketssantafe.org. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo

Snared in gun debate, Starbucks walks the line Ad campaign says firearms aren’t welcome, but steers clear of ban By Candice Choi

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Starbucks has always set itself apart by taking strong positions on progressive political issues. Now that reputation has landed the company in the middle of the

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heated national debate over gun laws. On Thursday, the Seattle-based company will run full-page ads in major newspapers, telling customers that guns are no longer welcome in its cafes. But Starbucks is stopping short of an outright ban, exposing the fine line it needs to walk on a highly divisive issue. “We are not pro-gun or anti-gun,” CEO Howard Schultz said in an interview, noting that customers will still be

An employee of the Starbucks store on San Francisco Street in downtown Santa Fe hands a coffee to a customer. The company will launch an ad campaign Thursday telling latte lovers their guns aren’t welcome.

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Comics B-12

Lotteries A-2

Opinion A-11

Police notes A-10

Editor: Ray Rivera, 986-3033, rrivera@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Cynthia Miller, cmiller@sfnewmexican.com

Sports B-1

Time Out A-8

Scoop A-9

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

Today Thunderstorms. High 80, low 54. PAge A-12

Obituaries Myron L. Stein, 85, Los Alamos, Sept. 17 Roberta “Bobbie” Escudero , 70, Santa Fe, Sept. 15 PAge A-10

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