Alamosa Daily Digest Friday, May 08, 2026
Ty's Take
The data center moratorium down in Saguache County is the kind of decision that ripples across the whole valley, whether folks realize it or not—when your neighbor starts saying no to certain kinds of growth, you're all thinking about what that means for your own backyard. Meanwhile, El Pomar comes through with grant money for local nonprofits doing the harder work of actually holding communities together, which is the kind of foundation investment that sticks around long after the ribbon cuttings. Up here in Alamosa, La Puente's wrestling with the encampment reality at ground level while the seismic monitors keep ticking away underground, measuring the restlessness beneath us that nobody asked for. The valley's been attracting people looking for clean air and high altitude living for years now, and that pull is only getting stronger—which means every decision about what we build, what we allow, and how we take care of people who have nowhere else to go, that all matters more than it did five years ago.
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Alamosa News
El Pomar Foundation awards grant to Saguache County organization
The El Pomar Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to ScSEED, a Saguache County nonprofit dedicated to environmental sustainability and community development. The funding will support ScSEED's general operations as it continues its work on projects ranging from downtown revitalization to youth...
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Valley Courier
Saguache County places moratorium on data center projects
Saguache County commissioners have implemented a moratorium on new data center projects to allow time for developing appropriate land use regulations. The pause gives county officials a chance to establish guidelines before approving future rural data center developments.
Move to the San Luis Valley for your health
An 1897 Saguache County promotional pamphlet discovered in archives highlights how the San Luis Valley marketed itself as a health destination during the tuberculosis epidemic that drew thousands to Colorado. The region's thin air and sunshine were heavily promoted as healing benefits at a time...
Earthquake activity in the SLV
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the Colorado-New Mexico border Thursday morning, 11 miles south of Weston, with tremors felt across the San Luis Valley and into surrounding regions. The USGS recorded eight earthquakes in the northern New Mexico area since April and estimates a 27 percent chance...
La Puente faces grilling at homeless encampment work session
La Puente, a local nonprofit, defended its operations during a county work session examining the growing homeless encampment issue in the area. The organization disputed claims that its existence is directly responsible for people camping on private property in the community.
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