EPISD TERMINATES CARY WESTIN WITH ONLY 13 DAYS LEFT IN CONTRACT
We regret to report that (Ret) Col. Cary Westin, who had signed a contract with El Paso Independent School District to serve as a business consultant starting April 2, was…
IS CITY COUNCIL PLANNING TO FIRE CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR CALDERON?
The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee (FOAC) used to be chaired by Rep. Brian Kennedy. That is when Chief Internal Auditor Edmundo Calderon investigated the gas cards, P-cards and 380…
WHO WILL DEFEAT COMMISSIONER SERGIO CORONADO IN NOVEMBER 2026?
The General Election of November 2026 may seem far away, but we cannot wait to see Commissioner Sergio Coronado of Precinct 4 booted from office! By any standard, Coronado is…
CITY COUNCIL COMMITS TO “DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCING” OF DECK PLAZA
Our City Council voted 7-1, with Rep. Lily Limon dissenting, to “commit to the project’s development, implementation, construction, maintenance, management, and financing” of the Deck Plaza, which we are convinced…
JEREMY JORDAN ARRAIGNED FOR FELONY ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, SCHEDULED FOR JURY TRIAL IN JANUARY
According to County Court records, Jeremy Jordan, the husband of former City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez, was indicted for felony assault with a deadly weapon on April 15 and arraigned on…
GROSSMAN “THANKS” MAYOR FOR PROMISING LOWER PROPERTY TAXES
Dr. Max Grossman spoke before City Council at Public Comment to thank City Council and staff for recent actions and to “thank” Mayor Renard Johnson for promising to lower our…
CITY CANCELS PLAN TO REVISE FUND BALANCE POLICY
This past Friday we reported that the City planned to revise the policy governing the unrestricted fund balance, sometimes known as the rainy day fund, which currently stands at a…
COUNTY DEBT ISSUES REVEALED
In November, El Paso voters approved County Proposition A ($95,615,000 for parks and recreation), Proposition B ($26,700,000 for Medical Examiner facilities), and Proposition E ($32,710,000 for the Animal Shelter), for…
CITY COUNCIL MAY RAID THE FUND BALANCE FOR THE DECK PLAZA!
On April 15, Karina Brasgalla from Economic and International Development made a presentation to City Council recommending a contribution of $35 million toward the construction of a Deck Plaza over…
RENARD RAKES IN $40,500 FROM HIS FRIENDS
Mayor Renard Johnson spent over $1.5 million on his mayoral election, running on a promise to lower our property tax, fix our streets, and lure large businesses to El Paso.…