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In November Santa Fe citizens will vote to elect a new mayor and city councilors
TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE CITY COUNCILOR FORUM FROM SEPTEMBER 3RD, CLICK HERE
The Santa Fe New Mexican, KSFR, KSWV, and Santa Fe Community College are inviting residents to complete a survey that gauges potential voters’ views on a variety of topics. The survey will be available on The New Mexican, KSFR, and KSWV websites until the field of councilor and mayoral candidates is finalized Aug. 26.
The New Mexican, KSFR, KSWV, and Santa Fe Community College are partnering to provide civically focused information on issues, candidates and the voting process for the 2025 Santa Fe Local Elections.
This survey focuses on the city elections and issues. Results will be compiled into a story.
The locally owned media outlets and community college also will host public forums with candidates at Santa Fe Community College.
Public forums are planned for councilor candidates Sept. 3 (Livestream Here) and mayoral hopefuls Sept. 17 (Livestream Here) in the Jemez Rooms on the community college’s main campus. Both events are free, open to the public, begin at 5:30 p.m.
Click here to take the survey
TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE CITY COUNCILOR FORUM FROM SEPTEMBER 3RD, CLICK HERE
The Santa Fe New Mexican, KSFR, KSWV, and Santa Fe Community College are inviting residents to complete a survey that gauges potential voters’ views on a variety of topics. The survey will be available on The New Mexican, KSFR, and KSWV websites until the field of councilor and mayoral candidates is finalized Aug. 26.
The New Mexican, KSFR, KSWV, and Santa Fe Community College are partnering to provide civically focused information on issues, candidates and the voting process for the 2025 Santa Fe Local Elections.
This survey focuses on the city elections and issues. Results will be compiled into a story.
The locally owned media outlets and community college also will host public forums with candidates at Santa Fe Community College.
Public forums are planned for councilor candidates Sept. 3 (Livestream Here) and mayoral hopefuls Sept. 17 (Livestream Here) in the Jemez Rooms on the community college’s main campus. Both events are free, open to the public, begin at 5:30 p.m.
Click here to take the survey
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The Forum is KSFR's Public Affairs show where important issues of the day are discussed in a hard hitting but civilized manner. Hosted by noted broadcaster Jim Falk, former president of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, a sister organization of Global Santa Fe where he now serves as vice chairman. Since 2019, he has been the host of Perspectives Matter…a McCuistion Program, a weekly public affairs program that airs on KERA, the PBS station for North Texas. He produces and hosts the podcast, WorldNow with Jim Falk, which is presented by Global Santa Fe and the World Affairs Council of Connecticut.
He is graduate of Washington and Lee University and earned in MA in Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia with a focus on international law and Middle East Politics. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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