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…
SIX EL PASO HOTELS HAVE CLOSED, SO FAR…
Dear Friends and Media, The Hilton Garden Inn El Paso Airport Hotel closed its doors one month ago. That was followed a week or two ago by the Holiday Inn…
28,500+ EL PASO UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED SINCE MARCH 1
Dear Friends, KVIA is reporting that more than 28,500 El Pasoans have filed for unemployment since the beginning of March, while the lines at our local food banks get longer…