Policing the Police & New Mexico's Water Solutions

Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with headlines from around the state including background on a proposed 'mansion tax' Santa Fe voters will consider Tuesday. The, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis about delays in council’s handling of citizen oversight for APD. That’s as Mayor Tim Keller is pushing to transfer authority over the system away from the council. The mayor cites staffing woes, a lack of training for police oversight board members and other problems to justify his proposal. Councilor Davis responds and explains why he thinks citizen oversight should be independent from the city’s executive branch.     Over the past decade, former New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission director Norman Gaume has urged lawmakers to fund state water agencies and protect the water resources. Now, as president of New Mexico Water Advocates, he talks with Our Land’s Laura Paskus about the 2023 Water Security Planning Act, some of the serious problems around the state and the need for community-driven solutions.  Host: Lou DiVizio    Segments:   Policing the Police Correspondent: Jeff Proctor Guest:  Pat Davis, president, Albuquerque City Council    New Mexico’s Water Solutions are Possible—but not Easy  Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest:  Norman Gaume, NM Water Advocates  For More Information: New Mexico Water Advocates  New Mexico Water Policy and Infrastructure Task Force Report (2022)  NM’s water challenges are ‘significant’ – Our Land   New Mexico Water Planning Program  "Bulletin 164 — Climate Change in New Mexico Over the Next 50 Years: Impacts on Water Resources” - New Mexico Tech's 2022 Report