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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On February 12, City CFO Robert Cortinas gave a presentation to the Financial Oversight and Audit Committee on the current state of the City’s debt. The City owes $843,920,00 in…
The deceptive 2012 Quality of Life Bond not only provided for “Museum, Cultural, Performing Arts and Library Facilities” (interpreted to include a multipurpose basketball arena), but also for “aquatic centers,”…
We have seen this happen time and again. A 30-something nobody runs for City office on a progressive platform and claims to stand for the working people of El Paso,…
