Albuquerque Police have charged 12 people for criminal trespassing.
Here are their names:
Evan Barela Andrea Blackerby Jeffrey Brock Ryan Brown Daniel "DJ" Buenviaje Kline Casburn Celina Espinosa Bailey Huffmon William Montgomery Chance Paroz Christopher Saiz Eden Silverthorn
And here are the facebook pictures that got everyone in trouble:
Some of the most effective tips I receive come from government insiders. From executive assistants, clerks, to even administrators, they are people who trust me to protect their confidentiality.
While I spend a lot of time looking for government wrongdoing and waste myself by combing over things like expense reports and purchasing databases, it also helps if I have someone with direct knowledge of impropriety and unnecessary spending.
I believe it's also necessary for me as a reporter to focus even more on government spending habits given the fact every single government agency has been told to cut spending.
So please, you can send me a tip to my email at the upper right corner of the screen.
Sometimes the best government watchdogs come from the inside. ------------------------------ jeremyjojola.com
As a result of my story on Danielle Duran, this press release was just issued by the Governor's Office today:
Governor Bill Richardson Issues Directive Regarding State Employee Leave Without Pay
SANTA FE- Governor Bill Richardson today announced he is implementing a new policy for Executive Departments and Agencies regarding employee leave without pay. The new policy requires Cabinet Secretaries and Agency Directors to get the approval of the State Personnel Office on all requests for extended leave without pay.
In addition, Governor Richardson has directed Economic Development Secretary Fred Mondragon to reverse his recent decision allowing a classified employee within the department extended leave without pay to work on a political campaign.
“I don’t believe this type of extended leave without pay sends the right message to the public or state employees,” Governor Richardson said. “Budget cuts combined with my hiring freeze have created high vacancy levels within state government and bigger workloads for state employees. We should not be requiring those employees to pick up even more work for employees who could otherwise be doing their jobs.”
Reading the report indicates that Pinon told investigators she forgot that her daughter was in the van while taking her other 4-year-old daughter to an appointment at SIPI.
From the report (initials refer to Pinon's children):
"Stephanie stated that the first thing she saw upon returning to the vehicle was JP's purple shirt. Stephanie then stated that is when she remembered that JP had gone with her and EP."
According to the explanation attached to the above document I requested, the county has to make these payments because a community center and some athletic fields sit within the Paako Community. ------------------------------ jeremyjojola.com
Here's a story of mine about City of Albuquerque spending during a budget crisis:
Some folks are taking issue with the story saying what was purchased is no big deal and that the report is "lame." (see the comment thread here).
By the tone of the anonymous comments, it almost seems as if I was the guy spending taxpayer money to buy these items. Perhaps what I did is far worse.
I'd like to take this moment to sincerely apologize for my actions as a reporter (I'm weeping deeply as a type this).
I confess to the following crimes against journalism:
Highlighting documented purchases in the public record
Questioning the city why these purchases were made
Providing a response from the city
Quoting a government watchdog group
Televising all of this in a report
Providing the public purchasing documents online
Boy, did I really mess up. I apologize for that. Shame on me.
I should know our local governments can be trusted without question and definitely should not be bothered with trivial spending matters in the middle of a budget crisis.
I should know that the majority of taxpayers don't care about how their money is spent, who's spending it, and why.
My bad.
I'm really sorry. I messed up big time.
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jeremyjojola.com
Wow. I'm a real jerk in the video below. I'll be the first to admit it. But that's how I get when I'm asked to give up my rights to gather news elements where reporters and photographers are permitted and protected by law to do so.
Too many soldiers have died to protect our First Amendment rights spelled out in the constitution for me to give up easily. After all, I can't expect law enforcement officers or security guards to protect that right for me. Not only do news articles, broadcasts, and photos define a journalist, but so should his or her convictions to protect freedom of the press no matter how petty the access issue.
And so today I found myself trying to explain the right to gather news on public property to some security guards first, and then to a sheriff's deputy who was summoned like a teacher on yard duty by a tattle tale student who didn't get his way.
Below is one of the UNM Hospital security guards who didn't want the media shooting video of a crime scene right in front of the emergency room entrance. He summoned the Bernalillo County deputy after I refused to leave the public sidewalk where other members of the public were standing and walking.
Eventually the deputy who was summoned walked away knowing the press can't be restricted from shooting video on public property. He was a pretty cool guy who I sense was just trying to do a favor for UNM Hospital Security. He acted professionally and wasn't aggressive despite our disagreement. A lot of officers could learn from this guy. Props to him.
We were gathered on the public side walk. Below is the video I shot with my cell phone.
Some of the most effective tips I receive come from government insiders. From executive assistants, clerks, to even administrators, they are people who trust me to protect their confidentiality. 
For the sake of transparency and understanding of what happened, 
