CITY PROVIDES “ARENA” ACCOUNTING AFTER OPEN RECORDS REQUEST
One month ago I filed an open records request with the City of El Paso as follows: “Please provide me with documentation indicating when and how much 2012 Quality of…
CITY CFO ROBERT CORTINAS TAKES TWO QUESTIONS FROM US
Yesterday at a District 2 event I had the opportunity to ask City CFO Robert Cortinas two questions, and you may view the video of our exchange here: 1. Given…
“PLACE ECONOMICS” TO HOST WEBINAR ON THE 24 REASONS HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Dear Media and Friends, PlaceEconomics, a Washington-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm with over 30 years experience analyzing the economic impact of historic preservation, will be hosted by the…
WHY DOES OUR CITY FEEL IT MUST PROVIDE US WITH ENTERTAINMENT?
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” –President Gerald Ford, August 12, 1974 Dear Friends,…
CITY’S BOND OVERVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BOAC) LACKS TRANSPARENCY
Dear Media and Friends, The City of El Paso’s Bond Overview Advisory Committee (BOAC) is charged with monitoring the City’s expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars in municipal bonds.…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY MANAGER EARNS 34% MORE THAN THE MAYORS OF NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
The media have been focusing like a laser on the merit raises of City Manager Gonzalez and City Attorney Nieman. Now Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times has published…
CITY MANAGER TO EARN SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND MAYOR APPROVES
City Manager Gonzalez will soon earn a salary of $398,401, which is slightly less than President Biden’s salary of $400,000. Gonzalez probably enjoys similar perks, less the Boeing 747 and…
AARON MONTES: CITY MANAGER’S COMPENSATION INCREASING TO $398,401 PLUS BENEFITS
Yesterday, Aaron Montes of KTSM 9 News reported that City Manager Gonzalez and City Attorney Karla Nieman, the two highest paid City employees, have earned merit raises stemming from their…
EL PASO TIMES: HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO AND CASTNER RANGE
Yesterday Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times published a piece informing El Pasoans that the Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation, published a national report…
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION: SVARZBEIN, HERNANDEZ AND RIVERA ENTER THE HALF-BILLION-DOLLAR CLUB!
With Tuesday’s 6-2 vote to publish the City’s intention to issue another $96 million in certificates of obligation without voter approval, Reps. Svarzbein, Hernandez, and Rivera have achieved the impossible.…