As the municipal races in New Mexico’s capital city ramp up ahead of the Nov. 4 election, candidates are sounding off on the local housing market and vacation rentals that dot the streets of Santa Fe.

Mayoral hopeful Justin Greene, a Santa Fe County commissioner, has been at the center of such discussions because he and his wife operate three short-term rentals in a northern neighborhood of the city near the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, city data shows.

Another mayoral candidate — City Councilor Michael Garcia — has taken a couple of swipes at Greene over his operation of short-term rentals at candidate forums, saying he believes Greene “is more interested in earning a major profit off short-term rentals than providing permanent housing for permanent residents here in San

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