HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! TODAY BEGINS THE 7TH YEAR OF THE “ARENA” BATTLE
Six years ago today, on October 13, 2016, the City of El Paso announced that it would build an “Arena” in the Duranguito neighborhood. Five days later, on October 18,…
REP. CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ MEETS WITH DEE MARGO
In my recent emails I established that City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6 has been newly baptized as an Oligarch surrogate and that she received most of her…
WHERE ARE THE OLIGARCH CANDIDATES ON THE ARENA?
It is now clear where the Oligarch candidates stand on the Arena issue. Kudos to Victor Vazquez of the Westside Democrats of El Paso and Desirae Manzanares of the El…
EL PASO WATER PARKS LOST $1.3 MILLION IN 2021, TO LOSE $3.4 MILLION IN 2022
The City recently released an internal audit revealing catastrophic financial losses for our four water parks. I just submitted a guest column to El Chuqueno, which Rich Wright was kind…
OUR FOUR WATER PARKS ARE A GIANT FINANCIAL BLACK HOLE!
The City’s four water parks were built at a cost of $72 million, 31% over budget, and now have an average yearly operating deficit of $2.8 million, to be covered…
TAKE THE CITY “ARENA” SURVEY!
The City of El Paso has put out a new “Arena” survey which gauges, among other things, whether the Duranguito neighborhood should be preserved for posterity or destroyed for an…
THE “ARENA” IS A FINANCIAL TRAP
Rich Wright is running for District 8 on a platform calling for cutting spending and lowering taxes. He understands that building an “Arena” would be a financial trap. See his…
EL PASO HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: SUPPORT FOR ARENA HAS “COOLED”
Sara Sanchez of El Paso Inc published a report on the City’s latest arena feasibility study for which she interviewed Cindy Ramos-Davidson, CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. According…
ANNIE PEREZ VIDEO PROMOTING THE “MPC”
Many of you may have seen a video posted by the City on social media featuring Annie Perez of Annie’s Adventures promoting “growth” and “revitalization” in downtown El Paso and…
CITY UPDATE ON “ARENA” DEBACLE
This past Monday, September 12, on the five-year anniversary of the City’s attempt to bulldoze Duranguito, our City Council held a work session during which City Architect Daniela Quesada presented…