CITY REP NINO SHOWERED WITH OLIGARCHY CASH
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,…
ESCOBAR’S MUPPETS
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…
CITY REP ACEVEDO APPOINTS EDWARD ESCUDERO TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
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…
KFOX14: MAYOR’S PROMISE TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX MORPHS INTO PROMISE TO “KEEP THE TAX BURDEN AS LOW AS POSSIBLE”
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…
$66M FOR STREETS, LEVERAGED WITH DEBT AND HIGHER TAXES
Don’t think for one second that the $66M comes from general operating revenue. It is borrowed against 30-year bond debt, so please be sure to thank your children for the…
THE CITY’S BOGUS RECYCLING PROGRAM
We received this from a City of El Paso employee who has more than a decade of experience in the Environmental Services Department: “The recycling program started in 2007 under…
WASTE AT THE CITY’S FACILITIES & MAINTENANCE DIVISION
According to the City webpage, the Facilities and Fleet Maintenance division maintains over 180 buildings and 2,500 vehicles. The division has 130 employees and oversees an operating budget in excess…
MAYOR PROMISES TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX, BUT ONLY AFTER NEW BUSINESS COMES TO EL PASO…
At Rep. Lily Limón‘s District 7 end-of-year community forum three days ago, Mayor Renard Johnson told the crowd he would lower our property tax. This was followed by a polite…
WE ARE TIRED OF THE MAYOR’S GRATUITOUS PHOTO OPS AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO LOWER OUR PROPERTY TAX AS HE PROMISED REPEATEDLY!
With all due respect, we don’t care how many hands Johnson shakes or how many babies he kisses. All we want is for him to lower our property tax as…
BACKROOM DEALING IN OUR LOCAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Another excellent investigative report from Martin Paredes. Fyi, Richard Genera appeared on the political scene a few years ago as a candidate for City Council running on a fiscally conservative…