Brad Wollenson’s dog, Lily, stood with him while he panhandled Friday morning in a median at the intersection of St. Francis Drive and Cordova Road.

“I don’t know what I’d do without her,” Wollenson said of the 2-year-old pit bull mix, whom he’s had with him for most of her life.

Wollenson said he’s attentive to Lily’s needs while panhandling and doesn’t like to keep her in the street with him for too long.

“If it’s too hot out, I won’t have her out there,” he said. “If it’s cold, I’ll have a bunch of blankets. If I think she’s unhappy, I’m not going to have her out there anyway.”

Keeping animals in medians could soon be illegal in Santa Fe under an ordinance recently introduced before the City Council.

Along with prohibiting animals in medians for “longer than it takes to cross the s

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