Santa Fe nearly nixes beer at baseball games

From Capitol Report New Mexico.com - It was the local government equivalent of a ninth-inning nail-biter, but the Santa Fe City Council on a 5-4 vote approved an ordinance late Wednesday evening (Nov. 9th) that clears the way for a newly-acquired minor league baseball team to sell beer at a public ballpark. Mayor David Coss cast the deciding vote on a resolution that for weeks has deeply divided this city that prides itself on its liberal ethos. “If they were voting on medical marijuana at the ballpark, it probably pass unanimously,” one Santa Fe resident cracked before the city council session. Instead, 44 city residents stepped to the podium and voiced their opinions to the council, with many of the speakers exceeding the 2-minute limit placed on comments. Read more

Santa Fe nearly nixes beer at baseball games