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…
CITY GO AND CO BOND DEBT DECREASED $300M IN FY 2023-26
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…
CITY WATER PARKS MORE THAN 62% IN THE RED, UTILITIES OFF THE BOOKS
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,”…
CITY REP NINO SHOWERED WITH OLIGARCHY CASH
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,…
FOSTER, DE LA VEGA, AND HUNTS GAVE $34.3M TO CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
Martin Paredes published an exceptional report for El Paso News in which he documents all federal campaign contributions by Paul Foster, Alejandra de la Vega, and Woody and Josh Hunt…
DOWNTOWN DEBT PLAZA FOUNDATION LAUNCHES PR CAMPAIGN
Today the Downtown Debt Plaza Foundation launched a new PR campaign called Elevate the 10. We believe “Elevate the Debt” is a more appropriate name for their project to promote…
ESCOBAR’S MUPPETS
As everyone knows, Congresswoman Escobar strategically backs candidates for local office in order to reinforce her political agenda. Make no mistake about it. Mayor Johnson, City Rep. Chavez, and Sheriff…
DEBT PLAZA IS DOOMED
15,241 Republican primary voters (64.6%) cast their ballots in favor of Proposition 1: “We the Republican Voters and Taxpayers of El Paso City and County oppose the spending or commitment…
CITY VOTES 7-1 TO EARMARK $561K IN TIRZ FUNDS FOR DEBT PLAZA DESIGN, NO FINANCIAL PLAN FOR COMPLETION!
Today our City Council voted 7-1 to earmark $561,001 of the $10,561,001 cost for the design of the Debt Plaza over Interstate 10, with only Rep. Limon dissenting. The funds…
COUNTY DOMINATED BY RICARDO “VADER” SAMANIEGO AND HIS STORMTROOPERS
Ricardo Samaniego ran for County Judge against John Cook in 2018 on a platform of fiscal restraint. Instead he voted for record spending, including COs and tax notes, and increased…