REPRIMANDED CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ RUNNING FOR MAYOR!
It is incredible but true. We just learned that City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez appointed a campaign treasurer, Tamara Davis, and is therefore running for Mayor of El Paso. It is…
REP. BRIAN KENNEDY APPOINTED MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
During yesterday’s meeting of City Council at the 39.00 mark, Rep. Brian Kennedy of District 1 was appointed Mayor Pro Tempore after only one year and 28 days in office.…
$413 MILLION PUBLIC SAFETY BOND HAS NO CITIZEN OVERSIGHT
When the voters passed the Quality of Life Bond on November 6, 2012, authorizing the issuance of $473,225,000 in general obligation bonds for dozens of projects, the City immediately established…
INTERIM CITY MANAGER CARY WESTIN WILL NOT SEEK PERMANENT POSITION
Interim City Manager Cary Westin has announced that he will not seek a permanent position. This is sad news for our community, as he has been a very effective administrator…
ESCOBAR “LENDS” CAMPAIGN MANAGER TO RENARD JOHNSON
In a report last week, we announced that Renard Johnson is running for Mayor of El Paso and that he will represent the interests of our local business elite. We…
BOBBY FLORES FOR EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF
Of the Democratic candidates for El Paso County Sheriff, there are three serious contenders: Bobby Flores, Ryan Urrutia, and Oscar Ugarte. ESCOBAR CAMPAIGNING FOR OSCAR UGARTE Mr. Ugarte became a…
EL PASO WATER RAISES RATES FOR NINTH YEAR IN A ROW
The Public Service Board is one of the most powerful organizations in El Paso. It has maintained direct control over our water and wastewater systems since 1952. According to their…
EL PASO POPUATION GREW LESS THAN 0.5% SINCE 2012 BUT CITY GOVERNMENT SPENDS 32% MORE
The City of El Paso has only 2,868 more residents than it did in 2012 but spends 32% more, adjusted for inflation. We refer you to this excellent commentary by…
JEREMY JORDAN, HUSBAND OF REP. CASSANDRA HERNANDEZ, TAKES PETTY SWIPE AT REP. BRIAN KENNEDY
Yesterday Rep. Kennedy posted about the long awaited reopening of the Dorris Van Doren Library in West El Paso, which had 103,500 books checked out during 2022, representing 28% of…
RENARD JOHNSON: CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
We have received word from multiple sources that Renard Johnson will be the Oligarchy candidate for Mayor of El Paso, representing the interests of our local business elite. He appointed…