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SFPS settles prom-search suit for $475K The settlement does not include Associated Security Industries of New Mexico, the Albuquerque company hired by the district in 2011 to search students before the prom. Then Capital High senior Candice Herrera and her younger sister, Tiffany Herrera, who was a minor at the time, filed a lawsuit in 2011 alleging their constitutional rights had been violated by “overly intrusive searches” at the prom. Candice Herrera, an honor student,
Capital High grad, sister: 2011 pat-downs ‘intrusive’ By Staci Matlock The New Mexican
Santa Fe Public Schools has paid a former high school student and her sister $475,000 to settle claims that their rights were violated during body searches performed by security guards at the 2011 Capital High School senior prom.
Capital High School graduate Candice Herrera, left, her mother, Theresa Herrera, and lawyer Reed Colfax speak in 2011 about a suit they filed against Santa Fe Public Schools over a prom search. JANE PHILLIP NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO
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Burglar caught on camera is sentenced A man caught on camera attempting to break into a home is sentenced to four and half years in prison. PAGE A-7
1846 report reveals rich N.M. history
‘Bachelor’ show says ‘yes’ to Santa Fe
GREEN CHILE SMACKDOWN
A lieutenant was given the task of mapping the newly acquired state.
Second Street burger named ‘Reigning Chomp’
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Episode expected to be filmed here in October By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican
Santa Fe has snagged The Bachelor. ABC is scheduled to film an episode of the popular dating show in Santa Fe in October, Randy Randall, director of the city’s convention and visitors bureau, said Friday. “They have done a scouting trip,” Randall said. “They really are so interested that it highlight the beauty and the best that we have to offer.” In July, Randall asked to spend $50,000 — but up to $100,000 — to lure the show to Santa Fe. The City Council Chris Soules narrowly approved of Iowa is the request on a 5-4 the latest vote. bachelor on Randall said the the ABC series city will pitch in The Bachelor, $50,000, not the which is set to full $100,000. The film in Santa money, which comes from the Fe in October. city’s lodgers tax fund and can only be used for marketing and promotion, will be spent by ABC to offset production, travel and other costs. The state Tourism Department is kicking in an additional $50,000. “I’m very pleased that Santa Fe is the type of place that they would want to be at. I’m very pleased that they’re so concerned to ensure that it only shows the best of Santa Fe. And I’m pleased that we’re going to get this kind of exposure for this fairly minimal investment,” Randall said. The city’s date with The Bachelor — first reported Friday by online blogger OneHeadlightInk — has
Clinic’s patient records stolen Santa Fe Family Health reports theft from July By Bruce Krasnow The New Mexican
TOP: Second Street Brewery chef Jason Gleichman divides hamburgers during the Green Chile Cheeseburger Smackdown on Friday. Second Street’s ‘Original Alien Burger’ won the top prize. ABOVE: People enjoy the flavor of the competition at the Railyard. PHOTOS BY LUKE E. MONTAVON/THE NEW MEXICAN
Bragging rights handed out at 2nd showdown By Anne Constable The New Mexican
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ome of the patties were made of exotic meats like bison or yak. One included bacon in the mix. The buns were house made, sometimes with cheese or chile. The cheese ranged from sharp cheddar to runny Brie. One burger was even topped with a relleno. And the fresh, green New Mexico chile packed some punch. Mine Shaft Tavern chef Marlon Segura rushes to put the finishing Eight burgers competed Friday touches on hamburgers. His burger won the People’s Choice Award. evening for bragging rights in the second Green Chile Cheeseburger Burger” from Second Street Brewbacon, fried red onion and chipotle Smackdown held at the Farmers ery. It featured a blue corn chile Market Pavilion. mayonnaise. relleno with pepper jack cheese, The judges’ choice — “Reigning Chomp” — was the “Original Alien more green chile, guacamole, Please see BURGER, Page A-4
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One of the busiest medical clinics in Santa Fe has reported a security breach affecting patients who were treated at Santa Fe Family Health Center during two weeks in July. The clinic, 2801 Rodeo Road, released a statement Friday afternoon saying the breach occurred July 14 for patients who had office visits between June 30 and July 13. “We are sorry to report to you that on July 14, Santa Fe Medical Group became aware of a breach to your personal health information,” the company said in a statement. An unidentified man entered the clinic at about 3 a.m. July 14, according to the statement. “There was a theft of voicerecorded files from the providers, as well as cash and checks taken from the safe of Santa Fe Family Health. No credit card information was stolen,” the clinic said. The clinic is owned by Atrinea Health, a company founded by Dr. Philip Briggs, a physician who started practicing in Santa Fe and has since opened offices statewide.
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Border Patrol spent $700,000 to build each house Homes in Arizona town average about $90,000
Houses used by Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Ariz., were built for $7000,000 per home, a watchdog group says. The average home costs $90,000.
By Astrid Galvan The Associated Press
AJO, Ariz. — Some people here call it Sesame Street. Others call it Legoland. They’re referencing the boxyshaped, brightly colored houses built by the government for U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and agents who work in and around this small former copper-mining town near the Mexican border.
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who say the government spent nearly $700,000 per house in a city where the average home costs less than $90,000. The report by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection overspent by about $4.6 million on new houses and mobile homes. The agency spent about $17 million for land, 21 two- and three-bedroom houses and 20 mobile homes. Construction was completed in December 2012. Critics are calling it a classic case of government waste.
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Lyle Lovett and His Large Band The Downs at Santa Fe, 27475 W. Frontage Road. Texas singer/ songwriter, 7 p.m., $12-$76. 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org.
Obituary Wilson C. Smith, 87, Los Alamos, Sept. 4 PAGE A-10
Today Cool and partly cloudy. High 74, low 49. PAGE A-12
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