BOTH D2 CANDIDATES WANT THE CITY TO SUE TEXAS OVER SB4
Regardless of what one thinks of SB4, should our City commit money and resources to litigate an issue that is not within its purview? On January 20, one of these…
DISTRICT 2 RUN-OFF ELECTION ATTRACTS NEW VOTERS
As we reported in November, the special election to replace Rep. Alexsandra Annello on City Council will cost up to $600,000, and this was just corroborated by Adam Powell of…
CASSANDRA RECEIVES $1,500 CAMPAIGN DONATION FROM POLICE UNION
Agenda item 13 of the next City Council meeting reveals that embattled City Rep. Cassandra Hernandez of District 3 has received a donation of $1,500 from the El Paso Municipal…
CITY CLIMATE CZAR NICOLE FERRINI TO BE HOSTED BY CITY REP. CHRIS CANALES TOMORROW AT 5:30PM
We have reported extensively about how City Manager Tommy Gonzalez created the Office of Climate & Sustainability just before he was fired, appointing Nicole Ferrini as its head. Flush with…
CITY’S “CLIMATE ACTION MASTER PLAN” TO RECEIVE AT LEAST $1,000,000 PER YEAR FROM THE GENERAL FUND
The voters of El Paso approved Proposition C on November 8, 2022, issuing $5.2 million in general obligation bonds “for renewable energy and resource use efficiency improvements and planning.” Last…
THE EL PASO TAXPAYER REVOLT WILL NOT ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATE FOR CITY DISTRICT 2
As you know, we believe that Judy Gutierrez was the best candidate for City District 2, but she was eliminated in the December 9 election since she won only 24.29%…
VERONICA CARBAJAL CLAIMS SHE “INFLUENCED” CITY COUNCIL TO FIRE CITY MANAGER TOMMY GONZALEZ
We invite you to read the excellent commentary by Christopher Hernandez: Carbajal faces fellow progressive Joshua Acevedo in the runoff election for City District 2. Early voting began on January…
THERESA CABALLERO WRITES TO THE EL PASO TIMES TO DEFEND MAX GROSSMAN
DISAGREEMENT ON MAX GROSSMAN’S ‘GROWING INFLUENCE’ “I write in response to letter writer Miguel Garcia, who criticizes a private citizen, Max Grossman, for criticizing his government. Garcia is concerned about…
HOW WAS NICOLE FERRINI CROWNED “CLIMATE OFFICER” OF THE CITY OF EL PASO?
On November 8, 2022, Proposition C passed with only 50.63% voter support, mandating “the issuance of $5,200,000 General Obligation Bonds for renewable energy and resource use efficiency improvements and planning.”…
“THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY IN THE LAST YEAR”
We warned you about it last week. Today our City Council, under agenda item 18, voted to sign a four-year contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. of Chicago, paying them…