Local politics
Yesterday we reported that our eight City Council representatives are collectively holding $609,540 in “discretionary funds,” which are routinely used to purchase popularity at taxpayer expense. Each city representative automatically…
At the start of each fiscal year, $10,000 of “discretionary funds” are automatically deposited into the account of each of the eight members of City Council. These funds are supposedly…
We have seen this happen time and again. A 30-something nobody runs for City office on a progressive platform and claims to stand for the working people of El Paso,…
Martin Paredes published an exceptional report for El Paso News in which he documents all federal campaign contributions by Paul Foster, Alejandra de la Vega, and Woody and Josh Hunt…
As everyone knows, Congresswoman Escobar strategically backs candidates for local office in order to reinforce her political agenda. Make no mistake about it. Mayor Johnson, City Rep. Chavez, and Sheriff…
Ricardo Samaniego ran for County Judge against John Cook in 2018 on a platform of fiscal restraint. Instead he voted for record spending, including COs and tax notes, and increased…
The Public Service Board (PSB) is the most powerful board you’ve never heard of. They govern El Paso Water and make all the major decisions about local public land and…
On February 15 we shared the five-year financial outlook of City CFO Robert Cortinas, who predicts a widening gap in the General Fund budget in FY 2027-2031 amounting to a…
Family nurse practitioner Annette Griego is challenging Commissioner Sergio Coronado of Precinct 4 in the current Democratic Primary. Coronado is an extreme tax-and-spend “progressive” who increased his own salary 16.2%…
We received this mailer from Commissioner Sergio Coronado promoting himself without citing a single specific achievement. Maybe we did not look hard enough, but we did not read anything about:…
