COUNTY BOTCHES SEGUNDO BARRIO HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Friends, I regret to report that the County Commissioners Court, on a 3-2 vote, has moved to omit about half of Segundo Barrio from the planned Segundo Barrio Historic…
MAYOR MOVES TO PRESERVE A TROST BUILDING WHILE WORKING TO DEMOLISH ANOTHER TROST BUILDING
Dear Friends and Media, Item 4.1 of the current City Council agenda authorizes Mayor Margo “to sign and submit an application, and all required documentation, to the Texas Historical Commission…
KVIA REPORTS 22% COVID-19 FATALITY RATE IN CIUDAD JUÁREZ
Dear Friends, KVIA and the Associated Press are reporting that the COVID-19 fatality rate in Ciudad Juárez has reached 22%, with “282 recorded deaths and 1,281 confirmed cases to date.”…
REGIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS TOP 60,000 SINCE MARCH 1
Dear Friends, KVIA is reporting that the COVID-19 death toll in El Paso stands at 57. There are 883 active cases and more than 1,100 El Pasoans have recovered. The…
CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS “CONTACT TRACING” OF EL PASOANS
Dear Friends and Media: Item 11.5 on today’s City Council Agenda reads as follows: “Discussion and action to direct the City Manager to research and allocate eligible CARES Act COVID-19…
SUPPORT EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER
Dear Friends, As local unemployment reaches levels that exceed even the Great Depression, please remember to do what you can to help the less fortunate in our community. I recommend…
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS TOP 50,000 IN EL PASO COUNTY
Dear Friends, The unemployment rate in El Paso County two months ago was approximately 4%. The El Paso Times is reporting that in March and April, unemployment insurance claims spiked…
CITY ANNOUNCES COVID-19 WILL IMPACT BUDGET $86.4M IN FY 2020-2021, 400 EMPLOYEES FURLOUGHED
Dear Friends and Media, Aaron Montes of the El Paso Times covered today’s budget discussion during the City Council Work Session. The City announced that the budget impact from COVID-19…
MARKET IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CITY PENSIONS REACHES $58 MILLION IN FY 2020
Dear Friends, Tomorrow, during the Work Session under agenda item 8, City Council will be told that the market impact of COVID-19 on the pensions of approximately 4,400 plan participants…
MAYOR CLAIMS COVID-19 BUDGET IMPACT COULD REACH $100 MILLION IN FY 2021
Dear Friends, As I have reported previously, CFO Robert Cortinas estimates that the budgetary impact of COVID-19 will be approximately $32.5 million during FY 2020 (ending September 1). This is…