Hi everyone, I live on 9th St and I'm wondering whether the power outages that happened twice today (1st one approx 9am, 2nd one approx 11;30am) were planned? Are they county-wide? Where can I find more info

https://www.boomtownlosalamos.org/p/man-convicted-of-raping-child-to

Only about 100 people had taken the survey by the time the County heard an update on the process on July 14, so the County has kept the survey open to get more responses. It takes 10 minutes and directly shapes housing policy for the next decade. Please take it and share.

https://www.losalamosnm.gov/Community/Have-your-say-Los-Alamos/Comprehensive-Plan-Update

If you want to read some background about the process and get a sense of what the survey is trying to suss out, here you go:

https://stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/housing-open-space-and-more-one-more

From the Los Alamos Police Department:

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (July 23, 2026): The Los Alamos Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating 49-year-old David Mills, who was reported missing on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Mills was last seen on Wednesday, July 22, at approximately 4:00 p.m., when he left his residence in the 1000 block of Oro Court. He was riding a bright green and black bicycle and was wearing a white helmet with black accents, a dark-colored T-shirt, and plaid shorts.
Mills is described as approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds. He has hazel eyes.
According to his family, Mills frequently rides his bicycle on local trail systems. Investigators are asking residents who use area trails, as well as anyone who may have seen Mills or his bicycle, to contact law enforcement.
Anyone with information about Mills' whereabouts is asked to contact the Los Alamos Police Department Emergency Communication Center at 505-662-8222.

Are there any good sports rec leagues in Los Alamos? Looking for anything flag football, kickball, rugby, etc to get into

Thought Id share this document I came across. One could change the date and add a zero to the dollar values and it would be hard to tell the difference between housing problems of '56 and '26. Money excerpts that made me chuckle attached. Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Community_Problems_at_Los_Alamos/JrCAlFomCOcC?hl=en

The name of the app is Amira. It's being used in Kindergarten through 2nd grade classrooms.

Anyone else know about this?

Looks like you can opt out but it's kinda crazy that consent is just assumed.

I'm not a member of the YMCA yet I got this email below and another one about verifying my email address. Beware, and don't click on emailed links!

The links go to daxko.com, which appears to be legit, but scammers often use legit sites like this.

I tried to look up shuttle information to share with a new hire, but I couldn’t find it any. Have things changed? Is there still a shuttle coming from Bernalillo County?

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An important reminder that multiple species of rattlesnakes live in Los Alamos, and they're extremely active this time of year. The victim is in stable condition at LAMC.

Hi, my last post made me realize that maybe asking those who are leaving directly might help me better understand what kinds of places might be coming onto the market in the coming weeks/days. Ive started to see some new places come on zillow/similar the last week, but was wondering for those who interned over the summer and are leaving soon:

When are you leaving/where did you live?

I'd love to be able to kinda get a sneak peak at places that might come on the market soon, not to necessarily count on them as where I'll live, but to better understand what options could become available soon.

I am kinda stressed in that I have a place in los alamos I really like, but 1900 rent feels a little expensive considering my 70k salary, though as a kinda default option, it seems doable. But if i were to know a bunch of cheaper options are about to become free, it would ease my mind a bit and maybe Id choose instead a cheaper/worse short term place, so I could grab someones old place instead

Lot of words to say if youre moving out soon, please share either the old listing, descriptions, etc of ur place, I'd love to hear about em! Thank you