POLITICAL HYPOCRISY: ESCOBAR ATTACKS OPPONENTS OF UMC BOND
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The El Paso Commissioners Court was poised to rubber-stamp $346 million in certificates of obligation to fund the UMC hospital expansion, but Jacob…
“ARENA” HAS COST CITY $3.3 MILLION IN LEGAL FEES SO FAR
Elida S. Perez of El Paso Matters has revealed in a new report how the City of El Paso has spent $3.3 million in legal fees so far on their…
BRIAN KENNEDY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN WEBPAGE
Brian Kennedy is running for District 1 and he just launched his campaign webpage. It is hard to imagine a candidate for City office with more relevant and substantive experience…
LOCAL TELEVISION NEWS MEDIA FAIL TO REPORT TAX INCREASE IN EL PASO
All six of our local television news outlets reported that the City is lowering our tax rate by 4.49 cents without informing their viewers that the 13.3% increase in property…
CITY PROPAGANDA MACHINE SHIFTS INTO HIGH GEAR
The Ministry of Truth of the City of El Paso has shifted its propaganda machine into high gear. Rep. Peter Svarzbein of District 1 posted the attached City propaganda to…
EL PASO TIMES: CITY TAX RATE TO DROP BUT PROPERTY TAX BILLS TO RISE ANYWAY!
As you may have noticed, Adam Powell is the new City reporter for the El Paso Times. He replaces Anthony Jackson, who did a great job during his time in…
HYPOCRISY: THREE CITY REPS WANT TO LOWER PROPERTY TAXES 😅
City Reps. Hernandez, Salcido and Rodriguez published a column in the El Paso Times in which they brag about property tax exemptions for disabled and senior citizens and then congratulate…
OLIGARCHY LOSING GRIP ON POWER IN EL PASO: ART FIERRO ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR DISTRICT 6
In the time since I sent my email below, Art Fierro announced that he is running for City District 6 against incumbent Claudia Lizette Rodriguez. City Representative Rodriguez cast many…
CARLOS SANCHEZ OF TELEMUNDO 48: SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SEGUNDO BARRIO
Carlos Sanchez of Telemundo 48 authored an amazing report on the culture of the Segundo Barrio. He and Osvaldo Velez of the organization “Conscious Barrio” toured the neighborhood on bicycle…
OLIGARCHY LOSING GRIP ON POWER IN EL PASO
The Oligarchy is losing its grip on power in El Paso. The first sign that the tide turned against them was Ricardo Samaniego’s victory over John Cook in his race…