CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO SUSPEND THE “ARENA”AND MACC!
Dear Media and Friends: I have just learned that an item has appeared on the City Council agenda for April 28, co-sponsored by Rep. Alexsandra Annello and Rep. Claudia Lizette…
“ARENA” ORAL ARGUMENT IN THE 8TH COURT OF APPEALS IN EL PASO SET FOR TODAY AT 10:15 AM
Dear Media, Oral argument in the 8th Court of Appeals in El Paso is scheduled for today at 10:15am via Zoom. I will be represented by Lisa Bowlin Hobbs, who…
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL GOLF COURSE FULL BALANCE SHEET: $20+ MILLION IN LOSSES!
Dear Friends and Media, Tatiana Favela kindly released to me the full financial balance sheet for the Butterfield Trail Golf Course, which opened in 2007. I have added in red…
KVIA REPORT: BRYAN TO AIR VIDEO REFUTING MAYOR MARGO, SATURDAY, 6:30 PM, CHANNEL 7
Dear Friends, This past November 3, ABC-7 XTRA aired a discussion between Texas preservationist J. P. Bryan and Mayor Dee Margo over the “Arena” controversy. The following day I shared…
GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED STADIUMS ARE FAILING ACROSS AMERICA
Dear Friends, Please read this excellent report from this past Friday on the financial failure of government-subsidized stadiums in the US. “Cities across the country are scrambling to figure out…
RICH WRIGHT: THE HYPOCRISY OF PETER SVARZBEIN
Yup, couldn’t have said it better myself. Peter takes campaign donations from billionaires and even worked for billionaire Mike Bloomberg yet publicly attacks billionaires. http://elchuqueno.com/about-j-p-bryan/
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL GOLF COURSE CLOSES FOR GOOD: LOSSES DOUBLE THE REPORTED FIGURE
Dear Friends and Media, KVIA has reported that the award-winning Butterfield Trail Golf Club, which opened in 2007, has been subsidized by the City of El Paso every year since…
CITY ATTORNEY EXPLAINS WHY THE FOSTER LAND SWAP WAS CONCLUDED ALTHOUGH GREAT WOLF LODGE WITHDREW FROM THE DEAL
Dear Media: During public comment a few minutes ago, I urged City Council to ask City Attorney Karla Nieman how it is the Paul Foster land swap was concluded although…
TODAY’S “ARENA” DEBATE: EL PASO TIMES
EL PASO TIMES Aaron Montes of the El Paso Times lost no time in getting out a story about today’s “Arena” discussion, the first in City Council in a very…
DEE MARGO AND PETER SVARZBEIN ATTACK J. P. BRYAN IN CITY COUNCIL
Dear Friends and Media: Two dozen people called into City Council today to urge our political leaders to defund the “Arena” and instead renovate the Abraham Chavez Theater at a…