CITY TO VOTE ON MOU WITH COUNTY AND DOWNTOWN DEBT PLAZA FOUNDATION
On Tuesday, April 14 our City Council will vote on agenda item 32, authorizing the City manager “to sign a Non-Binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by and between CITY OF…
WILLIAM STAFFORD THURMOND TO MAYOR OF EL PASO
Mayor, I want to express my sincere disappointment with the direction of your administration and the lack of follow‑through on commitments made during your campaign. Many of us remember the…
COUNTY COMMISSIONER CANDIDATES GO ON THE RECORD
Yesterday our own Max Grossman, Chief Instigator of the El Paso Taxpayer Revolt, was hosted by George Saenz at a dinner meeting of building contractors and other professionals who wanted…
TOMMY GONZALEZ IS CITY MANAGER OF MIDLAND BUT MOONLIGHTS IN PECOS FOR $9,500/MONTH
Tommy Gonzalez was City Manager of El Paso from 2014 until February 28, 2023, when he was fired without cause. His final salary was $424,595 plus benefits. We reported that…
“PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF HAVING THEIR POCKETS PICKED”
Both the Republican and Democratic parties of El Paso County oppose public funding for the Debt Plaza. This is another outstanding report by Jesus Baltazar of KTSM 9 News.
MAYOR TO KTSM ON PROPERTY TAX: “WE HAVE A LOT TO DO IN THAT AREA”
Today the Mayor gave his “State of the City” speech before the political and business elite of El Paso. After thanking his political allies for about five minutes, asking them…
EL PASO CHAMBER ANNOUNCES MAYOR JOHNSON HAS “SOLD OUT”
This was posted by the El Paso Chamber earlier today. No, we did not add the “SOLD OUT” sign. That was them and we couldn’t agree more! So our sellout…
EL PASO DEMOCRATIC PARTY OPPOSES PUBLIC FUNDING FOR DEBT PLAZA
Minutes ago, the El Paso County Democratic Party voted overwhelmingly to oppose public funding for the proposed Debt Plaza over Interstate 10. The resolution was drafted by Don Driscoll, Democratic…
CITY COUNCIL “DISCRETIONARY FUND” EXPENDITURES IN FY 2025
Yesterday we reported that our eight City Council representatives are collectively holding $609,540 in “discretionary funds,” which are routinely used to purchase popularity at taxpayer expense. Each city representative automatically…
CITY REPS HOLDING $609,540 IN “DISCRETIONARY” SLUSH FUNDS
At the start of each fiscal year, $10,000 of “discretionary funds” are automatically deposited into the account of each of the eight members of City Council. These funds are supposedly…