NIEMANWATCH EPISODE 2: THE WATER BILL FIASCO
In Niemanwatch Episode 1 we reported how the City’s land swap with FSW Investments LP for 2,313 acres in Northeast El Paso proceeded even though Karla Nieman assured City Council…
NIEMANWATCH EPISODE 1: THE GREAT WOLF LODGE RIP-OFF
Dear Media, Of all the stories you missed in the last five years, by far most significant was the Great Wolf Lodge land swap debacle. Most of you reported (uncritically)…
MAYOR LEESER: I DO NOT REPRESENT “ANY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, ASSOCIATION, OR GOOD OLD BOY NETWORK”
On Monday, Mayor Leeser published an open letter explaining why City Manager Gonzalez was fired “without cause” and pushing back against former mayor Dee Margo for his harsh criticism of…
THE FIRING OF CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ: OPEN LETTER TO REPS. HERNANDEZ, SALCIDO AND RIVERA
March 3, 2023 Rep. Cassandra Hernandez Rep. Isabel Salcido Rep. Henry Rivera City of El Paso 300 N. Campbell St. El Paso, TX 79901 Dear Reps. Hernandez, Salcido and Rivera:…
THE MARGOS WANT REVENGE FOR THE FIRING OF TOMMY GONZALEZ
Two days after our City Council voted 5-4 to terminate Tommy Gonzalez without cause under provision 6.1(d) of his contract, Dee and Adair Margo published a letter in the El…
CITY MANAGER GONZALEZ FIRED!
Today at 2:53pm our City Council voted 5-4, with Mayor Leeser breaking the tie, to fire City Manager Tommy Gonzalez without cause, per the terms of section 6.1(d) of his…
CONTRACT OF CITY MANAGER TOMMY GONZALEZ 11 DEC 2018
Contract between City Manager Tommy Gonzalez and the City of El Paso, dated 11 Dec 2018.
THE CASE FOR FIRING TOMMY GONZALEZ
Dear Friends and Media, Tommy Gonzalez became City Manager of the City of El Paso on June 23, 2014. So what have been his achievements during the 3,168 days he’s…
WILL CITY COUNCIL FIRE TOMMY GONZALEZ ON TUESDAY?
A few minutes ago the agenda of the February 28 City Council meeting was posted online. Reps. Kennedy of District 1 and Molinar of District 4 are co-sponsoring a item…
EL PASO TIMES: FORMER CITY REP. CLAUDIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ FINED $1,000 FOR ETHICS VIOLATIONS
Dear Friends and Media, Adam Powell of the El Paso Times reports that former city rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez has been fined $1,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission for multiple…